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Top Accounting Firms in Chicago

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.

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FGMK
Real Estate · Business Services · Non Profit
FGMK is a Chicago professional services firm that offers assurance, tax and advisory work.
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Why #1: Based in Chicago, USA · In business 60+ years · Family-owned, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Dugan & Lopatka
Real Estate · Business Services · Non Profit
Dugan & Lopatka, known in shorthand as D+L, works from the Chicago region as a CPA firm.
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Why #2: Based in Chicago, Illinois, USA · In business 52+ years · Family-owned, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Cendrowski Corporate Advisors
Cendrowski Corporate Advisors is an accounting and advisory firm serving the cannabis industry around the Great Lakes.
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Why #3: Office in Chicago · Founded 1983, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Kerry Van Isom & Associates
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.
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Why #4: Based in Chicago area, United States · Founded 1985, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Labor Network
Also in Dundee and Illinois
Labor Network is a family-founded staffing firm in the Chicago area.
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Why #5: Based in Chicago area, Illinois · In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Cawley Chicago
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.
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Why #6: Based in Chicago, United States · Founded 1998, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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Eilts & Associates
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.
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Why #7: Based in Chicago, Illinois area · In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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James G Flannery CPA LLC
James G Flannery CPA LLC is an accounting office serving individuals and small businesses in Chicago and the north-west suburbs of Illinois.
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Why #8: Based in Chicago, Illinois · In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Davis Tax Services
Tax · Also in United States
Davis Tax Services is a tax and financial consulting practice in Chicago, Illinois.
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Why #9: Based in Chicago, Illinois, United States · In business 12+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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IDEX Consulting
Financial Services · Legal · Partners
Recruitment and business growth advice are the two halves of IDEX Consulting, an independent UK consultancy.
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On record: Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Calibre CPA Group, PLLC
Tax · Accounting · Government · Also in Wisconsin and Los Angeles
Calibre CPA Group is a certified public accounting firm that arranges its work around organizations most general practices treat as a side line: trade and professional…
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On record: Office in Chicago · Team of 200+, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski
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.
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On record: Team of 200+, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Legacy Professionals
Business Services · Financial Services · Tax
Legacy Professionals LLP is a certified public accounting firm with a narrow specialism.
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On record: Based in Chicago, Minnesota and Indiana, USA · Team of 185+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Bradford Allen Realty Services
Also in Bradford
Bradford Allen Realty Services is a commercial real estate company with its roots in Chicago and projects in Illinois and Florida.
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On record: Based in Chicago, Illinois
Bridge Personnel Services
Bridge Personnel Services is a staffing and recruiting agency that places candidates in contact centre, financial services and non-clinical healthcare roles.
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On record: Based in Chicago area
Build Accounting
Medical
Build Accounting is a certified public accounting firm in Chicago that concentrates on startups, including Delaware C corporations from formation onwards.
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On record: Based in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Cagan Management
Cagan Management's listing describes a residential property management service trading as Real Property Management Chicago Group.
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On record: Based in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Casey Resources
Casey Resources, trading as Casey Accounting & Finance Resources, is a staffing firm that recruits accounting and finance professionals.
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On record: Based in Chicago, United States
Cutrara Consulting
Cutrara Consulting is an independent management consultancy in Chicago, Illinois, taking on projects across the United States.
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On record: Based in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Elevate CPA Group
Elevate CPA Group works as a tax partner for firms in the financial services industry.
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On record: Office in Chicago
Emerging Business Solutions Group
Finance and operations management for small businesses, with a niche in film tax credits, is the work of Emerging Business Solutions Group, known as EBS, in Chicago.
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On record: Based in Chicago, USA · Owner-run
Fairview Realty Group Ltd
Owners of rental homes in the Chicago metropolitan area can give day to day management to Fairview Realty Group Ltd, a property management and leasing company in Illinois.
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On record: Based in Chicago area, Illinois
GNP Realty Partners
GNP Realty Partners is a group of Chicago real estate businesses that serves building owners and investors.
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On record: Based in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Grant's Financial Services
Grant's Financial Services is an accounting firm serving individuals and businesses in and around Chicago, Illinois.
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On record: Based in Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Top Accounting Firms in Chicago

FGMK

Dugan & Lopatka

Cendrowski Corporate Advisors

Kerry Van Isom & Associates

Labor Network

Cawley Chicago

Eilts & Associates

James G Flannery CPA LLC

Davis Tax Services

IDEX Consulting

Calibre CPA Group, PLLC

Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski

Legacy Professionals

Bradford Allen Realty Services

Bridge Personnel Services

Build Accounting

Cagan Management

Casey Resources

Cutrara Consulting

Elevate CPA Group

Emerging Business Solutions Group

Fairview Realty Group Ltd

GNP Realty Partners

Grant's Financial Services

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