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Porte Brown & RVG Partners Announce Merger
Porte Brown is pleased to announce its merger with RVG Partners, LLC effective June 1, 2023. The Oak Brook-based public accounting firm is widely recognized as one of the most reputable firms in the area, delivering exceptional and personalized accounting and tax services. The professionals from RVG, now operating under the Porte Brown name, will continue to service clients...
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Porte Brown Named as One of the 2023 Best Places to Work in Illinois
Porte Brown is pleased to announce the firm has been named as one of the 2023 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, benefiting the state's economy, workforce, and businesses.
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Porte Brown Recognized by Accounting Today as a 2023 Regional Leader & 2023 Firm to Watch
Porte Brown is pleased to announce the firm has been named a Great Lakes Regional Leader by Accounting Today as well as a Firm to Watch in this year’s “Top 100 Firms and Accounting’s Regional Leaders” report. This survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize, and honor the best employers in the accounting industry...
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Porte Brown Wins ClearlyRated's 2023 Best of Accounting Award
Porte Brown announced today that they have won the Best of Accounting Award for providing superior service to their clients. ClearlyRated's Best of Accounting® Award winners have proven to be industry leaders in service quality based entirely on ratings provided by their clients. On average, clients of 2023 Best of Accounting winners are 70% more likely to be satisfied than those who work with non-winning firms. Porte Brown received satisfaction scores of...
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Porte Brown Names Karnatz as New Partner
Porte Brown announces that Daniel Karnatz, CPA, CVA, has been admitted as Partner effective January 1, 2023. Karnatz leads Porte Brown’s estate and trust practice where he helps clients and professionals with estate and gift tax planning including the related tax preparation required. Karnatz operates out of the firm’s Elk Grove Village office, and he has more than seventeen years providing accounting, consulting, and income tax services...
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Porte Brown Named a Best of the Best Firm by Inside Public Accounting for the Third Year in a Row
Porte Brown is pleased to announce it was named a national Best of the Best firm by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) for the third year in a row. IPA, an award-winning news source for the accounting profession, releases annual rankings of the nation’s largest accounting firms and the prestigious top 50 Best of the Best firms.
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Chicago Accounting Firm Porte Brown Ranks in the Top 200 List of Largest Accounting Firms in the U.S. for the Eighth Consecutive Year
Porte Brown is pleased to announce the firm has been named among the top 200 largest accounting firms in the United States by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA). IPA, an award-winning news source for the accounting profession, releases annual rankings of the nation’s largest accounting firms and the select top 50 Best of the Best firms.
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Porte Brown Named as One of the 2022 Best Places to Work in Illinois
Porte Brown is pleased to announce the firm has been named as one of the 2022 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, benefiting the state's economy, workforce, and businesses.
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Porte Brown Recognized by Accounting Today as a 2022 Regional Leader
Porte Brown is pleased to announce the firm has been named a Great Lakes Regional Leader by Accounting Today in this year’s “Top 100 Firms and Regional Leaders” report. This survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize and honor the best employers in the accounting industry, benefiting the industry's economy, workforce, and businesses. Several hundred firms from across...
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Porte Brown Receives 2022 Best of Accounting Award for Client Service Excellence
Porte Brown LLC announced today that they have won the Best of Accounting Award for providing superior service to their clients. ClearlyRated's Best of Accounting® Award winners have proven to be industry leaders in service quality based entirely on ratings provided by their clients. On average, clients of 2022 Best of Accounting winners are 60% more likely to be satisfied than...
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Porte Brown Names New Partners: Chidalek & Ellis
Porte Brown announces that Abe Chidalek, CFP®, and Randy Ellis, CPA, CCIFP, have been admitted as Partner effective January 1, 2022. Chidalek is a dedicated Wealth Management Advisor for Porte Brown Wealth Management. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional who holds the FINRA Series 7, 66 and Life, Accident & Health Insurance license. He also has...
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Porte Brown Elects New Managing Partner & CEO
Porte Brown is pleased to announce the election of Joseph A. Gleba as the firm’s next CEO and managing partner, effective January 1, 2022. Gleba succeeds Bruce Jones, who assumed the role as managing partner from Thomas Porte in 2003. Jones became the first non-family member to lead Porte Brown since the firm’s founding in 1946. During his tenure, Jones expanded the firm’s...
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Porte Brown Voted a Readers' Choice Best of the Fox
Porte Brown is pleased to announce the firm’s McHenry office has been recognized as a Northwest Herald's Readers' Choice as One of the Best Accountants in McHenry County. The Northwest Herald Readers’ Choice Awards are based on votes by the public and cover a wide range of industries within the McHenry County. Thousands of Northwest Herald readers “nominated their favorite businesses from a variety of categories...
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Porte Brown Named Best of the Best Firm in the Nation
Porte Brown is pleased to announce the firm was named a national Best of the Best firm by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA). IPA, an award-winning news source for the accounting profession, releases annual rankings of the nation’s largest accounting firms and the select top 50 Best of the Best firms. The top performers within the profession are ranked on more than 50 KPI...
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Illinois CPA Society Announces 2021 Outstanding Leadership Awards Recipients
The Illinois CPA Society, one of the largest state CPA societies in the nation, recently announced the recipients of its prestigious 2021 Outstanding Leadership Awards. Porte Brown is proud of Megan Angle, CPA, Partner, and Danielle Martin, CPA, Manager, for being awarded the Distinguished Service Award and the Women to Watch - Emerging Leader Award, respectively.
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