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Showing 31 to 40 of 101 CPAs in Oak Park, Illinois
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Adam Blossfield
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Oak Park, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Oak Park, Illinois, Adam Blossfield is a certified public accountant with over 20 years of experience in providing accounting services to fam...
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Daniel C. Finnegan
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Oak Park, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Daniel C. Finnegan is a certified public accountant located in Oak Park, Illinois, with over 20 years of experience in accounting and taxation. His ar...
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Megan Sullivan
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Oak Park, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Megan Sullivan is a certified public accountant based in Oak Park, Illinois, with over 15 years of experience in the field. Her areas of specializatio...
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Aimee Gloude
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Oak Park, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Aimee Gloude is a certified public accountant (CPA) based in Oak Park, Illinois, with over 15 years of experience serving clients in the Chicago metro...
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Arden D. Swanson
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Oak Park, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Oak Park, Illinois, Arden D. Swanson has been providing accounting services to entrepreneurs and small to medium-sized businesses for over 20...
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Gerald F. Holman, Jr.
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Oak Park, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Gerald F. Holman, Jr. is a certified public accountant with over 20 years of experience based in Oak Park, Illinois. His practice focuses on providing...
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Mathew Briesch
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Oak Park, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Located in Oak Park, Illinois, Mathew Briesch is a certified public accountant with over 20 years of experience in serving family-owned enterprises an...
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Derrel M. Mcdavid
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Oak Park, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Derrel M. Mcdavid is a certified public accountant (CPA) based in Oak Park, Illinois, with over 15 years of experience serving family-owned enterprise...
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Margaret L. Young
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Oak Park, Illinois Licensed in Michigan
Margaret L. Young is a certified public accountant based in Oak Park, Illinois. With over 15 years of experience, she specializes in providing financi...
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Kate R. Sama
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Oak Park, Illinois Licensed in Massachusetts
Based in Oak Park, Illinois, Kate R. Sama possesses over 10 years of experience in providing accounting and tax services to family-owned enterprises a...

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.