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Porte Brown Receives Highest Rating in Peer Review
Porte Brown is pleased to announce they have received the highest rating possible following a rigorous, independent peer review of their system of quality control for the Accounting and Auditing practices. The reviewers concluded the firm’s system of quality control for the accounting and auditing practices has been suitably designed and complied with to provide reasonable assurance...
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Porte Brown Named as One of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Illinois
Porte Brown is pleased to announce the firm has been named as one of the 2024 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 2024 Regional Leader & 2024 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 Receives Client Service Excellence Award for Third Year
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 2024 Best of Accounting winners are 50% 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 Five New Partners: Bondi, Ciechanski, Dekhtyar, Rothmann & VonDrasek
Porte Brown is pleased to announce Antonino Bondi, CPA; Danielle Ciechanski, CPA; Mark Dekhtyar, CPA; William Rothmann, CPA; and Rachel VonDrasek, CPA, MST, have been admitted as Partner. “Porte Brown is a firm that is known for pushing boundaries and embracing fresh perspectives...
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Important Announcement - Porte Brown Office Locations
On the heels of our exciting news of merging in RVG Partners, we are happy to announce the opening of Porte Brown’s new Woodridge office. This new, larger office gives us the ability to maximize efficiencies and bring together both our Tinley Park and Oak Brook teams in one central location.
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Porte Brown Named One of the 2023 Best Accounting Firms to Work for by Accounting Today
Porte Brown is pleased to announce that the firm has earned the distinction of being named one of the 2023 Accounting Today’s Best Accounting Firms to Work for. This survey competition is designed by Accounting Today and Best Companies Group to identify, recognize, and honor the best places of employment in the accounting industry. The rankings of the...
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Porte Brown Named a 2023 Top 200 Firm by Inside Public Accounting
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. Each year Inside Public Accounting ranks the “largest public accounting firms in...
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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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