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Alicia Starc
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Alicia Starc is a certified public accountant with over a decade of experience in providing financial guidance to family-owned enterprises and entrepr...
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Charles A. Barone
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Ohio
Charles A. Barone is a certified public accountant (CPA) based in Chicago, Illinois. With over 15 years of experience in basic accounting services, in...
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Sean Douglas
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Sean Douglas has been a certified public accountant for over 15 years, with a focus on serving family-owned enterprises an...
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Marlow A. Bernard
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Maine
Marlow A. Bernard has over 15 years of experience providing financial guidance to individuals and families in the Chicago, Illinois area. With a stron...
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Benjamin Ulman
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Benjamin Ulman is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) practicing in Chicago, Illinois. He has over a decade of experience serving entrepreneu...
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Staci Kuiper
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Staci Kuiper is a certified public accountant with over 10 years of experience in financial services. Her expertise lies i...
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Jill Bedenbaugh
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in South Carolina
Jill Bedenbaugh is a certified public accountant based in Chicago, Illinois, with over 15 years of experience providing accounting and tax services. S...
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Michael Tuttle
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Michael Tuttle is a certified public accountant with over 15 years of experience in providing accounting services to family-owned enterprises and indi...
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Robert Pioso
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Robert Pioso, a certified public accountant (CPA) based in Chicago, Illinois, has over a decade of experience in providing financial guidance to a div...
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John Fenton
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, John Fenton has been providing accounting expertise to clients for over 20 years. His service offerings include general ac...

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.