Manufacturing & Distribution
A Proactive Advisor for Manufacturers and Distributors
Brown Edwards’ advisors help you anticipate emerging trends and meet new challenges to keep your company running smoothly. Our team of industry-experienced CPAs work with manufacturing and distribution clients to improve your operational goals through strategic tax planning and consulting services which result in performance improvements and reduced tax liabilities.
Not only do we provide you with industry expertise, resources, and timely advice and consultation needed to succeed in this competitive environment, but we’ve also formed strategic partnerships with our clients to help them discover new opportunities. Whether you are a small start-up or a large multi-national company, we offer a wide range of strategic solutions to make your company more efficient, competitive, and profitable.
Who We Serve
Textiles & Apparel
Food & Beverage
Medical
Shipping & Logistics
Furniture
Sporting & Recreation
Wood, Paper,
& Printing
Why Choose Brown Edwards
Experience Matters
Manufacturer and Distributor Clients
Brown Edwards’ manufacturing and distribution CPAs and business advisors serve the needs of over 245 manufacturers and distributors in the Mid-Atlantic – helping them prepare for what’s next.
Our industry expertise allows us to move beyond traditional tax and assurance and provide a comprehensive suite of services that help our clients thrive. From process improvement, information risk management and financial benchmarking to transaction advisory services, retirement planning and outsourced accounting services, we partner with clients to achieve success.
Our team stays on top of changes in the industry through participation in the following organizations:
Tailored Solutions
Tax Planning & Strategies
Tax Planning & Strategies
- State & Local Tax (SALT)
- International Tax
- Section 199 Deduction
- R&D Tax Credits
- 179D Tax Credit
- Empowerment Zone Tax Credit
- Employment Tax Credits
- Cost Segregation Study
- Historic Tax Credits
Outsourced Accounting & Advisory
Outsourced Accounting
& Advisory Services
- Fractional CFO
- Fractional Controller
- Payer Contracts
- Payroll & Bookkeeping
- Forecasting Modeling
- Benchmark Reporting
Audits & Assurance
Audit & Assurance Services
- Internal Audit
- External Audit
- IT Audit
- Physical Inventory Audit
- LIFO Report
- AUP
- Reviews
- Component Audit Services
- Historic Tax Credit Audits
Employee Benefit Plans
Employee Benefit Plan Services
IT Services
IT Services
- IT Audit
- IT Services
- Software Selection
- Cybersecurity Testing
- General IT Consulting
Business Valuation
Business Valuation Services
- Succession Planning
- Merger & Acquisition
- Buy Outs
- Estate Planning
- ESOP Valuations
Thought Leadership
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Data Ethics FAQs for Manufacturers
Data Ethics FAQs for Manufacturers Today’s manufacturers are all on the road to Industry 4.0, exploring ways they can use emerging technologies to enhance every part of their business, from increasing the accuracy of demand forecasting to improving factory safety
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Three Tax Credit Opportunities for Manufacturers Under the IRA
Three Tax Credit Opportunities for Manufacturers Under the Inflation Reduction Act In 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a broad piece of legislation featuring provisions to advance clean energy production and domestic manufacturing capacity. Changes to tax
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Contact Our Manufacturing and Distribution Team
Partner, Manufacturing Practice Leader
Megan Meador, CPA
Megan is a Partner with over 15 years of experience in both public accounting and the private sector with both public and private companies. Megan worked with a national top 5 firm, providing assurance services primarily with institutions regulated by the SEC, as well as other local manufacturing and benefit plan clients. In addition, Megan has also previously worked for a publicly-traded coal company in various accounting and reporting roles. At Brown Edwards, her focus is primarily on A&A within the sectors of energy, mining, and manufacturing. She also has performed various consulting engagements for new entities, including opening balance sheet compilations for newly acquired and formed companies.ncil
Partner, Manufacturing Practice Leader
Melissa Stanley, CPA
Melissa is an assurance partner in the Roanoke office and has over 25 years of accounting experience. Prior to joining Brown Edwards, Melissa was a partner in one of the top 20 firms in the nation where her practice concentrations were in not-for-profit organizations, employee benefit plan audits, and a variety of closely-held businesses, including manufacturers, real estate holding companies, manufacturers, distributors and service organizations.
Melissa is the co-niche leader of the K-12 and Not-for-Profit Niches at Brown Edwards. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Lynchburg College. She is a licensed CPA in the Virginia Commonwealth and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Virginia Society of CPAs, and is part of the Feeding Southwest Virginia Board of Directors.
David W. Reardon, CPA
Partner
David W. Reardon, CPA
Partner
Jacob Favaro, CPA, CFP®
Partner
Jacob Favaro, CPA, CFP®
Partner
Jared D. Brown, CPA
Partner
Jared D. Brown, CPA
Partner
Mark W. Tuck, CPA
Partner
Mark W. Tuck, CPA
Partner
Norman D. Yoder, CPA
Partner
Norman D. Yoder, CPA
Partner
Patrick Murtaugh, CPA
Partner
Patrick Murtaugh, CPA
Partner
Robert “Rob” E. Adams, CPA, CGMA
Partner
Robert “Rob” E. Adams, CPA, CGMA
Partner
Valerie R. Ellis, CPA, CGMA
Partner
Valerie R. Ellis, CPA, CGMA
Partner
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