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Showing 21 to 30 of 112 CPAs in Evanston, Illinois
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Rhonda Armstrong
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Evanston, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Evanston, Illinois, Rhonda Armstrong is a certified public accountant with over 20 years of experience in the field. She provides expert tax...
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John L. Dentzer
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Evanston, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
With over 20 years of experience in public accounting, John L. Dentzer provides tax planning and consulting services to individuals and families in th...
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Heather Clark
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Evanston, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Heather Clark is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) based in Evanston, Illinois, with over 15 years of experience in accounting and taxation...
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James Keeley
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Evanston, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Located in Evanston, Illinois, James Keeley has over 15 years of experience providing accounting services to small and medium-sized businesses and ind...
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Anqi Zhang
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Evanston, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Anqi Zhang is a licensed Certified Public Accountant with over 5 years of experience serving clients in the Evanston, Illinois area. Her practice focu...
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Nadezhda Evstiounina
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Evanston, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Nadezhda Evstiounina is a certified public accountant based in Evanston, Illinois, with over 10 years of experience providing accounting services to v...
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Linda H. Forman
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Evanston, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Linda H. Forman resides in Evanston, Illinois, and has more than 15 years of experience in public accounting. With a specialization in basic accountin...
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Patrick Dolan
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Evanston, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Evanston, Illinois, Patrick Dolan provides accounting services to family-owned enterprises and small to medium-sized businesses, supporting t...
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Xiaomin Wang
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Evanston, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Xiaomin Wang is a licensed CPA based in Evanston, Illinois, with over 15 years of experience in tax planning and financial consulting. She specializes...
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Jacek Wlodek
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Evanston, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Located in Evanston, Illinois, Jacek Wlodek provides accounting services to small and medium-sized businesses, as well as family-owned enterprises. Wi...

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.