ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., Dec. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Porte Brown LLC, a rapidly expanding Chicago area accounting and consulting firm, is pleased to announce its merger with Brown, Kaplan + Liss (BKL). The Evanston-based public accounting firm is notably one of the largest such firms along the north suburban Lake Michigan shoreline. The professionals from BKL, now operating under the Porte Brown name, will continue to service clients in their downtown Evanston location at 500 Davis Street.
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Brown, Kaplan + Liss dates back to 1962 and is known as an industry leading, reputable firm providing accounting, assurance, attest, tax, planning and consulting services for businesses, business owners, trusts, estates and individuals in many fields, each of which has its own unique tax and regulatory circumstances.
"We are very excited about the new opportunities to work together with the talented team of Brown, Kaplan + Liss," said Bruce Jones, Managing Partner of Porte Brown. "We have known BKL for years and just recently started to discuss a merger. Once we started to share our philosophies of client service, investing in top talent and the importance of supporting local businesses and communities, we knew it was a perfect fit."
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
847-956-1040
Email
www.portebrown.com