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Chicago Accounting Firm Porte Brown Names Kelly Switt as New Partner

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., Jan. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Porte Brown LLC, www.PorteBrown.com, a Chicagoland accounting firm providing accounting, audit, tax, technology and wealth management services, announces that Kelly Switt, CPA has been admitted as Partner.

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Switt brings more than 13 years' experience to her new role and provides tax consulting and accounting services for closely held businesses and individuals. She works closely with the Internal Revenue Service, the Illinois Department of Revenue and the other various agencies in situations where a client is under audit. Kelly is a member of Porte Brown's State & Local Tax (SALT) Practice Group, acts as the Accounting Internship Scholarship Program Coordinator (AISP) and is involved in the training of new staff as well. Switt graduated from Elmhurst College with a B.S. in Accounting. She is a member of the Illinois CPA Society, a QuickBooks Pro-Advisor and currently serves on the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce.  Switt grew up in the Orland Park, IL and now resides in Arlington Heights.

"Kelly is a hardworking, dedicated member of the Porte Brown team. She is an energetic multitasking professional that is able to balance her many supervisory and client responsibilities and still has time to serve on several boards and committees," said Bruce Jones, Managing Partner. "The entire firm is proud of her many accomplishments and congratulates Kelly as she celebrates this new milestone in her career."

About Porte Brown
Porte Brown LLC is a full service accounting and consulting firm headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village, Illinois. For more than 65 years, Porte Brown has focused on providing the highest level of service to individuals, businesses and organizations throughout the region. In addition to the traditional accounting services such as tax planning and preparation, audit, business valuations and retirement plan administration, Porte Brown also provides strategic consulting and leading-edge technology implementation for clients in cloud and non-cloud environments. Wealth management services provided by Porte Brown Wealth Management LLC*.

Porte Brown serves accounting and consulting clients from offices in Illinois, Indiana, Texas and Oregon. For more information, visit www.portebrown.com or call 847-956-1040.

*Securities offered through 1st Global Capital Corp., Member FINRA, SIPC
Investment advisory services offered through 1st Global Advisors, Inc.

Contact: Pam Metzger, Email, 847-956-1040
www.portebrown.com