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Rachel C. Hardin
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Peoria, Illinois Licensed in Missouri
Rachel C. Hardin is a certified public accountant based in Peoria, Illinois, with over 15 years of experience in tax planning and consulting. Her expe...
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Deborah Hess-Brown
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Peoria, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Deborah Hess-Brown is a certified public accountant with extensive experience serving clients in various business structures, including S-Corps, partn...
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Jamee Read
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Peoria, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Peoria, Illinois, Jamee Read is a certified public accountant with over 7 years of experience in providing tax and accounting services to div...
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Patsy G. Hasty
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Peoria, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Patsy G. Hasty is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) based in Peoria, Illinois, offering accounting and tax services to family-owned enterprises and...
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Russell W. Courter
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Peoria, Illinois Licensed in New York
Russell W. Courter is a certified public accountant based in Peoria, Illinois, with over 20 years of experience in tax and financial matters. His prof...
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Kevin I. Tuft
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Peoria, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Peoria, Illinois, Kevin I. Tuft provides a variety of accounting services to his clients, drawing on over 20 years of experience. His firm sp...
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Nicholas Currier
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Peoria, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Nicholas Currier is a certified public accountant based in Peoria, Illinois, with over 15 years of experience serving various business structures and...
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Kristin Romolo
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Peoria, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Kristin Romolo is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) based in Peoria, Illinois, with over a decade of experience in providing accounting ser...
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Mark Schmitt
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Peoria, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
A certified public accountant based in Peoria, Illinois, Mark Schmitt has over 15 years of experience providing expert General Accounting & Advisory s...
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James Clarahan
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Peoria, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
James Clarahan is a certified public accountant with over 15 years of experience serving clients in the Peoria, Illinois area. His expertise includes...

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.