WILMINGTON, NC, February 23, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Brian J. Barlow has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

There are accountants, and then there are architects of wealth. Brian J. Barlow, Founder and Managing Partner of TaxGuyBri & Associates, belongs firmly in the latter category. Recognized as a Marquis Who's Who inductee for his distinguished contributions to the fields of tax strategy, wealth advisory, and business financial leadership, Mr. Barlow has spent more than a decade doing what most firms in his space never attempt: delivering institutional-grade financial strategy directly to the business owners who need it most.

The Firm's Defining Difference

Most accounting firms tell business owners what they owe. TaxGuyBri & Associates tells them how to owe less — and how to build more. Under Mr. Barlow's leadership, the firm's defining offering is what most firms never deliver: proactive tax planning and wealth strategy that puts business owners ahead of their tax obligations rather than behind them. The firm's full platform extends across accounting and bookkeeping, tax preparation, tax resolution and IRS controversy solutions, business compliance advisory, and strategic business consulting — all engineered around a single outcome: the financial dominance of the business owner.

Mr. Barlow leads a team that includes credentialed former IRS professionals — a strategic asset that gives clients an unmatched advantage when navigating the tax code, resolving disputes, and structuring their affairs for maximum efficiency. This is not a generalist practice. It is a precision operation built for serious business owners who expect serious results.

Forged Under Pressure

Mr. Barlow did not inherit his position. He built it — from nothing, through conditions that would have stopped most people entirely. Upon graduating from the Fox School of Business at Temple University in 2016, he committed himself entirely to his firm, choosing his office over a home and his clients over comfort. He operated in that office around the clock, forgoing everything that wasn't essential, sustained by nothing but discipline and an absolute refusal to accept the alternative. In those years, he learned something that cannot be found in any curriculum: that the willingness to outwork, out-sacrifice, and out-think the competition is itself a strategy — and an undefeatable one.

He came from circumstances that gave him no advantages and no shortcuts. That distance — between where he started and the firm he commands today — is not backstory. It is the source code of everything TaxGuyBri & Associates stands for. Mr. Barlow also navigated his entire career with a significant visual impairment, a reality that demanded a level of precision, adaptability, and mental acuity that now defines the standard of excellence his firm delivers every day. By age 33, he had eliminated every dollar of debt and built a firm positioned to dominate its market. That is not luck. That is architecture.

A Career Built on Mastery

Mr. Barlow's professional foundation reflects a deliberate, relentless accumulation of expertise. He began as a Tax Accountant at Delaney, Roe & Co. CPAs in Havertown, Pennsylvania, mastering the full range of individual, partnership, and corporate tax engagements. He advanced to Senior Accountant at Sibelco Group in Holmes, Pennsylvania, where he sharpened his command of multi-entity operations and systems-driven financial management across a complex private-sector manufacturing environment. He then took on the role of Tax Manager at South Atlantic, LLC in Wilmington, North Carolina — overseeing tax compliance across 12 entities spanning ten states, directing consolidated federal and state filings in collaboration with RSM US LLP, and building the company's tax department infrastructure from the ground up.

Each chapter was not a stepping stone. It was a deliberate investment in the depth of knowledge that today makes Mr. Barlow one of the most formidable tax and financial advisors in his region.

Academic Credentials

Mr. Barlow holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the Fox School of Business at Temple University — one of the nation's most prestigious business programs — and an Associate in Applied Science in Business Management from Delaware County Community College, where he earned an Academic Gold Award for a perfect 4.0 GPA and was inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for academic distinction. He was further recognized in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. He is currently pursuing his MBA, deepening the strategic business leadership credentials that will power the next phase of his firm's expansion.

Civic Leadership

Mr. Barlow's sense of duty extends beyond client results. A committed advocate for America's veterans, he has held multiple elected positions within the Sons of the American Legion — serving as Adjutant for Squadron 507 in Norwood, Pennsylvania, and as Finance Officer for the 8th District. He has contributed to financial literacy and entrepreneurship education through pro bono advisory work and remains an active alumnus of Temple University.

Personal

Mr. Barlow resides in Wilmington, North Carolina, with his wife. His Catholic faith anchors his values and informs his approach to business — a commitment to integrity, excellence, and service that his clients experience in every engagement.

What Comes Next

Mr. Barlow's vision is not incremental. He is building TaxGuyBri & Associates into a multi-office advisory powerhouse — expanding from Wilmington into the Raleigh-Durham Triangle and ultimately across the Southeast region. His growth strategy is deliberate and sophisticated, centered on strategic acquisition of retiring CPA practices, the completion of his MBA, and his forthcoming CPA licensure. The destination is clear: a firm recognized as the premier wealth strategy and tax advisory practice for business owners in the Southeast — and a Managing Partner operating at the absolute pinnacle of the profession.

Mr. Barlow has never done anything the easy way. That is precisely why his clients win.

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