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9 of 36 accounting firms ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.
Between them, the 36 accounting firms on this page cover tax (11), accounting (9), real estate (5) and business services (5). They also list work in Michigan and Illinois. 36 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
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Q4 2026 edition
9 of 36 accounting firms ranked on evidence held on 12 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.
Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.

Real Estate · Business Services · Non Profit
FGMK is a Chicago professional services firm that offers assurance, tax and advisory work.
Why #1: Based in Chicago, USA · In business 60+ years · Family-owned, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Real Estate · Business Services · Non Profit
Dugan & Lopatka, also written D+L, is a certified public accounting firm serving the Chicago area.
Why #2: Based in Chicago, Illinois, USA · In business 52+ years · Family-owned, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Cendrowski Corporate Advisors is an accounting and advisory firm serving the cannabis industry around the Great Lakes.
Why #3: Office in Chicago · Founded 1983, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Kerry Van Isom & Associates is an accounting and tax practice in the Chicago area. Kerry Van Isom founded it in 1985 and worked as a tax accountant there for about thirty years.
Why #4: Based in Chicago area, United States · Founded 1985, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Also in Dundee and Illinois
Labor Network is a family-founded staffing firm in the Chicago area.
Why #5: Based in Chicago area, Illinois · In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Real Estate · Property · Also in Lincoln
Cawley Chicago, now presenting itself as Cawley CRE, is an independent commercial real estate firm owned and run from Chicago.
Why #6: Based in Chicago, United States · Founded 1998, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Real Estate · Business Services · Financial Services
Eilts & Associates, Inc is a certified public accountancy and consulting practice serving Chicago and its suburbs. It works with both businesses and private individuals.
Why #7: Based in Chicago, Illinois area · In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

James G Flannery CPA LLC is an accounting office serving individuals and small businesses in Chicago and the north-west suburbs of Illinois.
Why #8: Based in Chicago, Illinois · In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Tax · Also in United States
Davis Tax Services is a tax and financial consulting practice in Chicago, Illinois.
Why #9: Based in Chicago, Illinois, United States · In business 12+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Financial Services · Legal · Partners
IDEX Consulting is an independent recruitment and business growth consultancy that began in the general insurance market in 2006.
On record: Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

Tax · Accounting · Government · Also in Wisconsin and Los Angeles
Calibre CPA Group, PLLC is an American accounting and advisory firm with offices in the Washington DC, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles areas.
On record: Office in Chicago · Team of 200+, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

Also in Texas
Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski is an accounting firm whose tax, audit-style accounting and consulting work supports organisations building fairer communities across the United States.
On record: Team of 200+, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

Business Services · Financial Services · Tax
Legacy Professionals LLP is a certified public accounting firm with a narrow specialism.
On record: Based in Chicago, Minnesota and Indiana, USA · Team of 185+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

Also in Bradford
Bradford Allen Realty Services is a commercial real estate company with its roots in Chicago and projects in Illinois and Florida.
On record: Based in Chicago, Illinois

Bridge Personnel Services is a staffing and recruiting agency that places candidates in contact centre, financial services and non-clinical healthcare roles.
On record: Based in Chicago area

Medical
Build Accounting is a certified public accounting firm in Chicago that concentrates on startups, including Delaware C corporations from formation onwards.
On record: Based in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Cagan Management's listing describes a residential property management service trading as Real Property Management Chicago Group.
On record: Based in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Casey Resources, trading as Casey Accounting & Finance Resources, is a staffing firm that recruits accounting and finance professionals.
On record: Based in Chicago, United States

Cutrara Consulting is an independent management consultancy in Chicago, Illinois, taking on projects across the United States.
On record: Based in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Elevate CPA Group is an outsourced accounting and tax firm for the financial services industry.
On record: Office in Chicago

Emerging Business Solutions Group, known as EBS, is a Chicago firm that manages financial and business operations for small organisations.
On record: Based in Chicago, USA · Owner-run

Fairview Realty Group Ltd manages rental homes for investors in the Chicago metropolitan area.
On record: Based in Chicago area, Illinois

GNP Realty Partners is a group of Chicago real estate businesses that serves building owners and investors.
On record: Based in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Grant's Financial Services is an accounting firm serving individuals and businesses in and around Chicago, Illinois.
On record: Based in Chicago, Illinois, United States
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