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Showing 1 to 10 of 93 CPAs in Winnetka, Illinois
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Anthony Louras
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Winnetka, Illinois 60093
Based in Winnetka, Illinois, Anthony Louras is a certified public accountant with over 20 years of experience in providing financial expertise to vari...
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Ross Straseske
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Winnetka, Illinois 60093
Based in Winnetka, Illinois, Ross Straseske provides accounting services to family-owned enterprises and small to medium-sized businesses. With over 1...
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Joseph A. Mcgowan IV
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Winnetka, Illinois 60093
Based in Winnetka, Illinois, Joseph A. Mcgowan IV is a certified public accountant with over 15 years of experience in providing accounting and tax se...
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Chanda Termes
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Winnetka, Illinois 60093
Located in Winnetka, Illinois, Chanda Termes provides accounting services to clients in the Chicago area. With over 15 years of experience, Termes spe...
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Jerold Graff
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Winnetka, Illinois 60093
Based in Winnetka, Illinois, Jerold Graff provides accounting and taxation expertise to small and medium-sized businesses, as well as family-owned ent...
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Jason Greenstein
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Winnetka, Illinois 60093
Jason Greenstein, a certified public accountant based in Winnetka, Illinois, has over a decade of experience providing tax compliance and financial ex...
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Aaron Scherer
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Winnetka, Illinois 60093
Aaron Scherer is a certified public accountant based in Winnetka, Illinois. With over 10 years of experience in accounting, Mr. Scherer provides bookk...
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Shan Nemeth
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Winnetka, Illinois 60093
Based in Winnetka, Illinois, Shan Nemeth is a certified public accountant with over 15 years of experience in public accounting. With a specialization...
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Gregory M. Ciokajlo
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Winnetka, Illinois 60093
Gregory M. Ciokajlo is a certified public accountant based in Winnetka, Illinois, offering his expertise to family-owned enterprises and various busin...
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Douglas A. Fields
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Winnetka, Illinois 60093
Douglas A. Fields is a certified public accountant (CPA) with over 15 years of experience serving various business structures, including S-Corps, part...

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.