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Katie Ramey
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Katie Ramey is a certified public accountant (CPA) with over 7 years of experience providing financial guidance to individuals and small businesses in...
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Jennifer Johnston
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
With over 10 years of experience serving the Chicago, Illinois community, Jennifer Johnston is a licensed CPA providing expert accounting services to...
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Beatriz Gomez
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Beatriz Gomez is a certified public accountant based in Chicago, Illinois, with over 15 years of experience providing tax and accounting services to i...
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Christopher M. Maier
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Virginia
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Christopher M. Maier provides accounting services to entrepreneurs and startups, as well as various business structures in...
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Maxwell Youngquist
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Maxwell Youngquist is a certified public accountant (CPA) based in Chicago, Illinois. With over 15 years of experience, he provides individual and bus...
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Christopher Lam
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Christopher Lam is a certified public accountant with over a decade of experience serving clients in Chicago, Illinois. He specializes in providing in...
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Marisa L. Neidig
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Virginia
Marisa L. Neidig, a seasoned accountant with over 15 years of experience in public accounting, provides expert tax planning and consulting services to...
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Kelly J. Mcgrath
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Kelly J. Mcgrath is a certified public accountant based in Chicago, Illinois, with over 10 years of experience in providing accounting and tax service...
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Sheri Qualizza
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Sheri Qualizza provides accounting services to a variety of clients, including family-owned enterprises and small to mediu...
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Christina Forrester
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Chicago, Illinois Licensed in Illinois
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Christina Forrester is a certified public accountant with a strong background in accounting and financial services. With o...

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.