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Daniel Degnan
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Daniel Degnan is a certified public accountant with over 15 years of experience in providing general accounting and adviso...
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Lindsey Duff
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Ohio
Lindsey Duff is a licensed certified public accountant (CPA) serving clients in Chicago, Illinois. With over a decade of experience in public accounti...
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Robert Kim
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Robert Kim is a certified public accountant based in Chicago, Illinois, with over 10 years of experience serving individuals and families, as well as...
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James Ouderkirk
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, James Ouderkirk has nearly two decades of experience serving the accounting needs of entrepreneurs and startups, as well a...
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Dana Miller
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Dana Miller is a certified public accountant (CPA) based in Chicago, Illinois, with over 15 years of experience in providing financial guidance. Mille...
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Jordan Friel
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Jordan Friel has over 15 years of experience providing expert accounting services to a diverse range of clients. As a cert...
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Jeanette G. Zemsky
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Kentucky
With over two decades of experience, Jeanette G. Zemsky provides expert financial guidance to clients in Chicago, Illinois. Her practice focuses on se...
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Julie Brady
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Julie Brady is a certified public accountant (CPA) with over a decade of experience in tax planning and consulting, payrol...
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Julie Mills
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Julie Mills is a seasoned accountant based in Chicago, Illinois, with over 10 years of experience providing financial guidance to individuals and fami...
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Allison Mcintosh
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Allison Mcintosh is a seasoned accountant with over 10 years of experience in the industry. Her professional background en...

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.