The best accountants in Chicago, IL.
622 firms, compared.
Every dot is a firm. The green ones are vetted.
If you own a Chicago business set up as an S corporation or a partnership, Illinois can tax the business as well as you. The state's individual income tax is a flat 4.95% of net income, the rate in effect since July 2017. Illinois also charges a personal property replacement tax on business net income. That tax is 1.5% for partnerships and S corporations and 2.5% for other corporations. Freelancers are the largest specialty among firms on this page, with 22 firms listing them. If your business has partners or S corporation status, ask any accountant you talk to how they handle the replacement tax.

Everything you need from a CPA and nothing you do not, aimed at small business owners and families who want a real partner rather than someone they hear from once a year. You work directly with a dedicated CPA who knows your name and your numbers.

A financial partner for breweries, bars and restaurants, and genuinely nothing else. They run the 13-month calendar, industry KPIs and hospitality tax credits as standard, which is the kind of thing a generalist will not even suggest.
Chicago accounting at a glance
476 solo · 106 small · 40 mid-size or larger
The other 305 have no CPA or EA on the IRS register.
172 tax planning · 118 bookkeeping · 89 payroll
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