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IEEPA Tariffs Invalidated: What the Accounting Says About Your Recovery

The Supreme Court's recent ruling that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) did...

The Best Growth Advice for Manufacturers: What Really Matters

Recently, Brown Edwards, Penn Stewart, and First Bank and Trust Company hosted a manufacturing...

Taxpayers Are Receiving IRS Notices Demanding Bank Account Information: Be Alert for Scams

Upon filing 2025 federal income tax returns, some individual taxpayers have received IRS Notice...

Balancing Capability and Cost: Strategic Equipment Investment in Construction

Part 5 of our 10-part series on Construction Accounting Pitfalls

Mid-Year HR & Payroll Compliance Update

Virginia & Maryland Employers: What to Know for July 1, 2026, and Beyond As we passed the July 1...

GASB 103: An Extreme Makeover for Government Financial Reporting

If you've ever watched HGTV, you know how satisfying a good transformation can be. That's exactly...

Are You Audit Ready? What Every Plan Sponsor Should Know

Employee benefit plan audits can sometimes feel overwhelming for the HR professionals, payroll...

Top 10 Tax Planning Strategies for 2026

The rules are still shifting, the economy is still sending mixed signals, and “wait and see” is no...

Retirepath VA - The Biggest Retirement Problem You've Never Heard Of

What Virginia Is Doing To “Help” Folks Save for Retirement Virginia has implemented a new program,...

How a Retirement Plan Can Go Wrong: An Introduction to Plan Compensation

Back in the day, compensation was simpler. Hourly wage or annual salary was the main difference....