Porte Brown Named as One of the 2018 Best Places to Work in Illinois

April 13, 2018 — Porte Brown LLC is pleased to announce the firm has been named as one of the 2018 Best Places to Work in Illinois. The Best Places to Work competition is a combination survey, study and awards ceremony established to identify the top employers in the state of Illinois. This is the sixth consecutive time Porte Brown has made the list and the third time within the medium employer category. Read More »

 

How Do You Know You're Going to Outgrow QuickBooks?

March 2018 — Join Porte Brown for breakfast on March 22, 2018 to learn how Sage Intacct helps CFO's access integrated management and financial reports across their business entities - in minutes not days - to grow and drive their businesses. As the only AICPA - preferred financial management solution, Sage Intacct delivers the automation and controls around billing, accounting, and reporting that finance needs to reduce errors, stay audit-ready, and scale the business.

 

Client Insights with PAWS Chicago

February 2, 2018 — PAWS Chicago has been helping the Chicagoland region for over two decades by rescuing and helping dogs and cats. Porte Brown, a Sage Intacct partner, recently had the chance to sit down with PAWS Chicago's CFO, Alisa Brill, and discuss why they switched over to Sage Intacct and how it’s positively impacted their organization. “We knew we were too big to still be on QuickBooks and were drawn to Sage Intacct by its approach to capturing a variety of operational dimensions that would allow us to slice and dice data at the specific program, department, or vendor-level." Read More »

 

2017 Tax Reform: Last Minute Year-End Moves in Light of Tax Cuts & Jobs Act

December 20, 2017 — With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reportedly headed for the President's desk shortly, many taxpayers may be asking what they can do before year-end to best position themselves for tax savings and to avoid or soften the impact of disappearing deductions. Congress is enacting the biggest tax reform law in thirty years, one that will make fundamental changes in the way you, your family and your business calculate your federal income tax bill, and the amount of federal tax you will pay. Since most of the changes will go into effect next year, there's still a narrow window of time before year-end to soften or avoid the impact of crackdowns and to best position yourself for the tax breaks that may be heading your way. Read More »

 

For more information regarding the passage of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, Porte Brown's staff prepared  two additional articles on different aspects of the new law and how the changes may affect you: "Action Before Year End"  Read More »  and "New 2018 IL Income Tax Credit: Invest in Kids Tax Credits"  Read More »

 

Porte Brown Staff Recognized – Emerging Leader

October 27, 2017 — It is with great pride that Porte Brown would like to congratulate manager Beth Navrotski, CPA, MST, for her recent selection for the CCH Wolters Kluwer Emerging Leaders Program. Beth was selected as one of the top 10 young professionals at the most recent CCH Users Conference. The program focuses on educational sessions designed to help them grow as professionals, better manage their areas of responsibility within their businesses and progressively rise as leaders within their firms. Read More »

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