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“In the past few years, Brown Edwards has slowly, but steadily, grown to become one of the 100 largest firms in the country by revenue, according to trade magazine Inside Public Accounting, and expects to bring in about $50 million in revenue this year. Virginia Business Magazine ranked Brown Edwards as the eighth-largest accounting firm

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In the annual Book of Lists compiled by Virginia Business Magazine, Brown Edwards was ranked as the eighth largest accounting firm in Virginia based on the number of CPAs in the state.  With those higher on the list representing national firms, Brown Edwards is now the largest non-national, independent firm in the state. CEO Jason

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PRESS RELEASE January 21, 2019   Brown Edwards & Company, LLP, a Top 100 Accounting Firm based in Roanoke, Virginia, is pleased to announce Jennifer Theimer, CPA, has joined the firm as a director in the financial institutions practice.  Prior to joining Brown Edwards, Jennifer was a Chief Administration and Risk Officer (CARO) in the

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What is tax conformity? Tax conformity is a state’s adoption of the federal definitions of income, as contained in the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (IRC). For individuals, it’s the calculation of federal adjusted gross income; for businesses, it’s federal taxable income. Traditionally, Virginia adopts those definitions as of a fixed date — usually, but not

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In April 2018, the IRS released temporary guidance on the amended limit on deductions for business interest expense for tax years beginning in 2018. Taxpayers were allowed to rely on that guidance while waiting for regulations. The IRS has now published proposed regulations that taxpayers can rely on until final regs are released. The proposed

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PRESS RELEASE November 30, 2018   Harrisonburg, VA firm Yancey Bowman, CPAs, is pleased to announce the joining of their firm with Brown Edwards, effective December 1, 2018. With this union, Roanoke, VA based Brown Edwards will have over 350 associates in 10 offices located in Blacksburg, Bristol, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, Newport News, Roanoke, and Wytheville,

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PRESS RELEASE: October 18, 2018 Brown Edwards is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Newport News practice of Dixon Hughes Goodman effective October 31, 2018.  DHG Partners Hugh Barlow and Leslie Roberts along with most of the staff located in Newport News will become part of the Brown Edwards team and a significant number

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On September 13, the House Ways and Means Committee passed three separate bills that will be the cornerstone of what is being referred to as Tax Reform 2.0. The bills focus on making permanent certain provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that affect individuals, families, and small businesses. They also promote family

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