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Yingjia Li
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Yingjia Li, a certified public accountant in Chicago, Illinois, has been providing accounting services to various business structures for over 15 year...
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Michael Nemes
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Located in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Nemes is a certified public accountant with over 10 years of experience in providing financial guidance and tax...
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Megan Clayton
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Megan Clayton, a certified public accountant, is based in Chicago, Illinois, and has over a decade of experience in the industry. She specializes in...
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Chase Watson
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Chase Watson provides accounting and tax services to small and medium-sized businesses and family-owned enterprises. With...
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Sergio Rodriguez
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Sergio Rodriguez is a certified public accountant with over a decade of experience providing financial guidance to small a...
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Anna Massengill
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Anna Massengill is a certified public accountant with over 10 years of experience providing accounting and tax services to...
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Nicole Schmidt
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Nicole Schmidt offers comprehensive accounting and tax services to various business structures, including S-Corps, partner...
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Josh Kuruvilla
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Josh Kuruvilla is a certified public accountant (CPA) with over 10 years of experience serving clients in Chicago, Illinois. He specializes in providi...
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Joshua Tollefson
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Joshua Tollefson is a certified public accountant with over 12 years of experience providing financial guidance and suppor...
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Chase Coffin
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Chase Coffin has over 10 years of experience as a licensed CPA, providing specialized services to entrepreneurs and startu...

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.