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Real Estate Investor Vs. Professional: Why It Matters

Income and losses from investment real estate or rental property are passive by definition — unless...

Operating Across State Lines Presents Tax Risks — Or Possibly Rewards

It’s a smaller business world after all. With the ease and popularity of e-commerce, as well as the...

Turning Next Year’s Tax Refund Into Cash In Your Pocket Now

Each year, millions of taxpayers claim an income tax refund. To be sure, receiving a payment from...

Do You Know The Tax Implications Of Your C Corp.’s Buy-Sell Agreement?

Private companies with more than one owner should have a buy-sell agreement to spell out how...

Individual Tax Calendar: Key Deadlines For The Remainder Of 2017

While April 15 (April 18 this year) is the main tax deadline on most individual taxpayers’ minds,...

A Timely Postmark On Your Tax Return May Not Be Enough To Avoid Late-Filing Penalties

Because of a weekend and a Washington, D.C., holiday, the 2016 tax return filing deadline for...

Saving Tax With Home-Related Deductions And Exclusions

Currently, home ownership comes with many tax-saving opportunities. Consider both deductions and...

2017 Q2 Tax Calendar: Key Deadlines For Businesses And Other Employers

Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the...

Brown Edwards 50th Anniversary

In 1967, two small accounting firms – one in Bluefield, West Virginia and the other in Roanoke,...

Who Can — And Who Should — Take The American Opportunity Credit?

If you have a child in college, you may be eligible to claim the American Opportunity credit on...