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Setsuko Zafar
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Palatine, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Setsuko Zafar is a certified public accountant based in Palatine, Illinois, with over 10 years of experience serving clients in the Chicagoland area....
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Julie Kim
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Palatine, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Located in Palatine, Illinois, Julie Kim has over 10 years of experience providing accounting services to clients across various business structures....
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Jacek Rokosz
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Palatine, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Palatine, Illinois, Jacek Rokosz provides accounting services to small and medium-sized businesses and family-owned enterprises. With over 10...
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Leslie Kivi
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Palatine, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Palatine, Illinois, Leslie Kivi is a certified public accountant with over 15 years of experience in accounting and taxation. Her areas of sp...
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Frank J. Pavlica
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Palatine, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Palatine, Illinois, Frank J. Pavlica is a certified public accountant with extensive experience serving entrepreneurs and startups, as well a...
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Nora Gile
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Palatine, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Nora Gile is a certified public accountant based in Palatine, Illinois. With over years of experience, she specializes in providing basic accounting s...
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Matthew Willems
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Palatine, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Palatine, Illinois, Matthew Willems is a certified public accountant with over 10 years of experience serving the accounting needs of small a...
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Jerome E. Brand
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Palatine, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Jerome E. Brand is a certified public accountant (CPA) serving the Palatine, Illinois area with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in small b...
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Douglas P. Mastrangeli
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Palatine, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Douglas P. Mastrangeli is a certified public accountant serving clients in the Palatine, Illinois area. With over 15 years of experience, he specializ...
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Zhaoxiang Gu
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Palatine, Illinois Licensed in Maine
Zhaoxiang Gu is a certified public accountant based in Palatine, Illinois. With over 8 years of experience, he provides expert accounting services to...

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.