Carey Dagenhart, CPA

Carey Dagenhart is a CPA and Partner at Wilson Lewis, based in the firm’s Duluth office. She has more than 26 years with the firm and provides income tax and business consulting services to businesses, individuals, and organizations throughout the Atlanta area.

Carey’s work spans the full range of income tax and consulting needs. She serves corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies, as well as trusts and estates, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals. That breadth lets her advise business owners on both their companies and their personal tax planning, so strategies work together rather than in isolation.

Carey joined Wilson Lewis in 2000 from an Athens, Georgia firm that specialized in estate and trust accounting. That foundation still shapes her practice, giving her a strong perspective on trust and estate matters and on the long-term planning that families and business owners need. She was named Partner in 2003, just three years after joining the firm, and has helped lead Wilson Lewis through more than two decades of growth.

Carey also writes for Wilson Lewis Insights, helping clients understand tax and regulatory changes as they happen. Her articles have covered:

• Georgia’s 2026 income tax cuts and targeted relief from the Sine Die legislative session
• The accelerated end of clean energy tax incentives under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
• The Department of Labor’s reinstated 80/20 rule for employers with tipped workers

Carey earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business.