Our Partners: Margaret Borla

Margaret Borla specializes in multi-state tax compliance and is a leader of the Porte Brown foreign and international tax team. She manages, mentors, and trains new staff at Porte Brown while maintaining a strong focus on new tax laws and planning opportunities for clients. She is based out of the firm’s Elgin office. Margaret works with privately held companies with revenues ranging from under $1 million to $100 million annually across multiple industries and with individual clients. She has more than seventeen years of public accounting experience, as well as thirteen years of experience working for private companies in various sectors. She is a licensed CPA and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Illinois CPA Society. She is currently a member of the IL CPA Society SALT Committee.

Margaret is a QuickBooks ProAdvisor with advanced certifications in QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online. She received her bachelor’s degree in professional studies in 2008 and her master’s in accounting in 2010 from Roosevelt University. Margaret is also a member of the Polish American Chamber of Commerce and the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce. Her fluency in Polish is an added benefit to her Polish-speaking clients. She currently resides in Bartlett, Illinois.

Expertise

Federal & State Income Tax Preparation

Preparation of Financial Statements

Multi-state Tax Research

Accounting Technology & Systems Support

Accounting Processes, Training & Consulting

Business Start-up & Consulting

Education

MSA, Accounting, Roosevelt University

BPS, Accounting, Roosevelt University

Certifications

Certified Public Accountant

Civic and Professional Involvement

American Institute of Certified Public Accounts: Member

Illinois CPA Society: Member

Polish American Chamber of Commerce: Member

Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce: Member