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Steven Brewer
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Virginia
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Steven Brewer is a seasoned accountant with over 15 years of experience in providing financial guidance to family-owned en...
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Paul C. Perry
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Minnesota
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Paul C. Perry is a certified public accountant with over 15 years of experience in providing financial guidance to small a...
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Kristine Putnam
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Kristine Putnam is a certified public accountant with over a decade of experience serving small and medium-sized businesse...
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Marian J. Klaus
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Ohio
Marian J. Klaus is a practicing CPA with over 15 years of experience serving clients in the Chicago area. Her professional focus includes individual a...
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Drew P. Grimm
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Indiana
Drew P. Grimm is a certified public accountant based in Chicago, Illinois. With over 15 years of experience, Grimm provides specialized services to en...
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Justin Jaet
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Justin Jaet is a seasoned accounting professional offering various services to small and medium-sized businesses. With ove...
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Michael Bahnick
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Bahnick provides expert accounting services to various business structures, including S-Corps, Partnerships, and L...
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Jeremy Schlee
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
With over 15 years of experience, Jeremy Schlee provides expert accounting services to small and medium-sized businesses and family-owned enterprises...
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Mohamed U. Shaffi
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Minnesota
Mohamed U. Shaffi is a certified public accountant based in Chicago, Illinois, with over a decade of experience serving various clients. His practice...
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Jie Yang
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Located in Chicago, Illinois, Jie Yang provides accounting services to clients in the Chicago area and beyond. A certified public accountant with over...

Illinois's substantial CPA market serves a diverse economy centered on Chicago's global financial and corporate hub. The Illinois Board of Examiners requires 150 semester hours for licensure. CPAs must complete 120 hours of continuing professional education every three years, including 4 hours of professional ethics and 15 hours annually in technical subjects.

Key Tax Considerations: Illinois has a flat 4.95% individual and corporate income tax, but high property taxes and complex local tax structures create planning opportunities. CPAs commonly handle multi-jurisdictional taxation (especially for Chicago businesses), sales and use tax compliance, property tax appeals, and helping high-income residents evaluate relocation to neighboring states with lower taxes. Recent tax law changes require practitioners to stay current on evolving requirements.

Industry Specializations: Financial services and commodities trading, manufacturing and industrial production, transportation and logistics (major rail and shipping hub), healthcare systems, technology, food processing, and professional services are primary focus areas. Chicago CPAs often specialize in derivatives and options trading taxation, municipal finance, and serving Fortune 500 corporate headquarters.

For CPA Professionals: The Illinois CPA Society provides extensive resources, particularly in the Chicago area. Chicago offers big-city opportunities with all major national firms present, while suburban and downstate markets (Springfield, Peoria, Rockford) provide alternatives with lower cost of living. The state faces fiscal challenges and out-migration of high earners, but Chicago's position as a global business center maintains strong demand for sophisticated accounting services.