INSTRUCTOR KEVIN C. HUSTON, EA, USTCP, MBA, ChFC, CLU is the president of Blue Ridge Tax Advisors, Inc., a tax, representation, and wealth-management firm in Asheville, NC. Kevin received his BS degree in Business Management from Oakland University in Rochester Michigan, and his MBA in International Business from Georgia State University in Atlanta. In addition, Kevin holds the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), and the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designations from The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Kevin is an enrolled agent with 30 years’ experience preparing tax returns, a Fellow of the National Tax Practice Institute (NTPI) and was admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court in 2013. A nationally known tax instructor over the past 25 years, he has instructed at NATP and NAEA’s National Conferences, NTPI, Drake Software tax update schools, California Society of Enrolled Agents Super Seminars, and numerous other state tax associations. He has authored several tax and financial articles for professional journals. In 2017, Kevin was awarded the NAEA Excellence in Education Award.