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15 of 38 accounting firms ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.
Between them, the 38 accounting firms on this page cover accounting (22), tax (20), insurance (3) and reporting (2). They also list work in Illinois. 38 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
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Q4 2026 edition
15 of 38 accounting firms ranked on evidence held on 9 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.

Accounting
Accounting Associates, Inc. is a tax and accounting office with branches in Boscobel and Platteville, Wisconsin.
Why #1: Based in Boscobel and Platteville, Wisconsin, USA · Founded 1995 · professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Feld, Schumacher & Company, LLP is an accounting firm serving clients throughout Wisconsin. It has been working since 1960.
Why #2: Based in Wisconsin, USA · Founded 1960, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Accounting · Tax · Partners
Hawkins Ash CPAs is a regional public accounting firm serving clients in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Why #3: Based in Wisconsin, with offices in Minnesota too · In business 60+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Consulting Services Tax & Accounting is a tax and accounting practice in Madison, Wisconsin, based off Mineral Point Road.
Why #4: Based in Madison, Wisconsin, United States · In business 50+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Why #5: Based in Northeast Wisconsin, USA · Founded 1979 · Sole practitioner, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Accounting · Tax · Reporting · Also in Illinois
Accounting Freedom, Ltd. has worked with small businesses since 1981 from two offices, in Mundelein, Illinois and Grafton, Wisconsin.
Why #6: Based in Mundelein, Illinois and Grafton, Wisconsin, USA · Founded 1981, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Accounting · Tax
Joseph A. Schilz, S.C. is a small tax and accounting firm in the Milwaukee area.
Why #7: Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin · In business 40+ years · Family-owned, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Accounting · Tax
Donahue & Associates LLC is a CPA firm in Grafton, Wisconsin, serving clients across Ozaukee County.
Why #8: Based in Grafton, Wisconsin, United States · Founded 1988, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Accounting · Tax
Appleton, Wisconsin firm preparing tax returns and providing bookkeeping for individuals and businesses in the Fox Valley
Why #9: Based in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA · Founded 1989, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Brunette Tax & Accounting, LLC works mainly with clients in northeastern Wisconsin. Keith J. Brunette founded the firm in 1995, and its team now spans four generations of staff.
Why #10: Based in northeastern Wisconsin, USA · Founded 1995, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

D&M Accounting Services, Inc. is an accounting practice in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, that takes on outsourced bookkeeping-type work for local companies and households.
Why #11 (shared): Based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States · In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Betters & Associates, sc is an accounting practice in Waukesha, Wisconsin, founded and led by Michael Betters.
Why #11 (shared): Based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA · In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Accounting · Tax
Fox Valley CPAs is an accounting practice in Appleton, Wisconsin, established in 1997 and led by principal Kristen Voster, CPA.
Why #13: Based in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States · Founded 1997, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Beckett Tax is the trading name of Beckett Tax & Accounting, LLC, a family-owned CPA practice in DeForest, Wisconsin.
Why #14: Based in DeForest, Wisconsin · Founded 2002 · Family-owned, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Accounting · Tax
Grey Wolf Accounting & Tax Service, Inc. is a small accounting firm in Stoughton, Wisconsin.
Why #15: Based in Stoughton, Wisconsin · Founded 2003, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Accounting · Tax
Wisconsin Rapids accounting office providing tax preparation, bookkeeping, payables and payroll to local small businesses
On record: Based in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA

Accounting · Tax · Reporting
Waukesha, Wisconsin accounting firm handling tax returns, bookkeeping and business setup for small companies and families
On record: Based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

Badger & Fox Tax and Business is a tax preparation and accounting firm in Appleton, Wisconsin, working across the Fox Valley.
On record: Based in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Biesterveld & Spies, LLC. is a tax, accounting and business consulting firm in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
On record: Based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Brew City Accounting and Tax is a Wisconsin practice in Muskego that treats tax work as a continuing service rather than a single annual appointment.
On record: Based in Muskego, Wisconsin, United States

Broesch & Co., S.C. is a certified public accounting and business consulting firm in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
On record: Based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

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Business Valuation Specialists, LLC prepares independent, certified appraisals that put a figure on what a private company is worth.

Accounting · Tax · Insurance
CFO Solutions of Wisconsin, LLC offers part-time chief financial officer services to small businesses.
On record: Based in Wisconsin, United States

Diversified Management Services, Inc, often shortened to DMS, handles the books and business administration for small firms around Milwaukee.
On record: Based in Milwaukee area, Wisconsin · One-person
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