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Jacob Kunkel
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Jacob Kunkel has over 15 years of experience in accounting and has been providing expert guidance to family-owned enterpri...
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Kevin Donofrio
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Kevin Donofrio is a certified public accountant (CPA) with extensive experience providing bookkeeping and financial statem...
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Steven Gross
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in New Jersey
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Steven Gross provides accounting and tax services to small and medium-sized businesses, as well as various business struct...
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Mingjun Zhou
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Mingjun Zhou is a licensed Certified Public Accountant serving Chicago, Illinois and surrounding areas. With over 7 years of experience in accounting,...
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Lauren Hopf
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Lauren Hopf is a seasoned accountant with over 15 years of experience providing financial guidance to individuals, familie...
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Robert Mulcahy
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Robert Mulcahy is a certified public accountant with over 10 years of experience based in Chicago, Illinois. He specializes in providing tax planning...
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Daniel Hoffenkamp
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Daniel Hoffenkamp is a certified public accountant with over 15 years of experience in financial services. He provides exp...
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Abbi Collins
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Abbi Collins is a certified public accountant (CPA) based in Chicago, Illinois. With over 10 years of experience, she specializes in providing basic a...
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Neha Sethia
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Neha Sethia is a certified public accountant with over a decade of experience serving clients in Chicago, Illinois. Her areas of specialization includ...
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Eric Rutherford
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Located in Chicago, Illinois, Eric Rutherford provides comprehensive accounting services to individuals and families, as well as small and medium-size...

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.