A Top 25 Chicago CPA & Consulting Firm

Warady & Davis LLP, headquartered in north metropolitan Chicago, Illinois, provides a full range of audit, accounting, tax and consulting services and solutions to privately-held businesses, owners, high net-worth individuals and their families.

W&D serves clients in a wide variety of industries located in the state of Illinois, Wisconsin, throughout the United States and internationally. Client revenues may range from start-up enterprises to $500,000,000+ in annual revenue.

Work with the one of the best accounting firms in Chicago

For the third time running, Warady & Davis LLP is proud to be named a “100 Best Accounting Firms to Work for 2016” nationally by Accounting Today, a “Best Place to Work for Millennials” in America by Best Companies and The Center for Generational Kinetics, and a “Best Place to Work in Illinois” by The Daily Herald.

Together we create an exceptional, cohesive team of people who are passionate about what we do and are committed to our clients’ success and to each other.

(*source: Crain’s Chicago Business, The Daily Herald Business Ledger, Accounting Today and Best Companies – 2016)

“They go above and beyond to help me.”
– Real Estate Developer and Owner

“A trusted business partner and invaluable resource.”
– Nationwide Transportation Company

“Promises = fulfillment and commitment. Thank you.”
– Disaster Recovery and Clean-Up Business

“Excellent, Always Available, Easy to Work with and an Invaluable Advisor.”
– National Distribution Company

“Incredible understanding of our business. Tailors advice to our needs.”
– U.S. and International Manufacturing Company

Capabilities and Expertise

Warady & Davis, Chicago CPAs & Consultants, provides industry experience backed by in-depth audit, accounting, tax and consulting knowledge. Our capabilities, expertise and service offerings are commensurate with large regional and national accounting firms. Check out our spotlighted areas of expertise:

Industry Spotlight

Real Estate

Real Estate
Warady & Davis’ real estate clients have developed, managed, leased and operated developments comprising thousands of multi-family and residential housing units and millions of square feet of commercial, retail and hospitality real estate. We help them build from the ground up, supporting all of their audit, accounting and tax needs. Read More »

Privately Held and Family Businesses

Privately-Held and Family Owned Businesses
For most owners, your business is both your passion and represents a significant percentage of your assets. This requires a careful mix of personal and business planning. W&D specializes in working with privately-held and family-owned businesses from start-ups to $500+ million in annual revenue. Our approach closely integrates accounting, audit and tax services. Read More »

Construction

Real estate & construction are W&D's oldest and largest practice groups - serving clients across generations of ownership in the areas of audit, accounting, tax and consulting. Since 1949, our team has helped contractors, developers, builders and subcontractors face industry challenges and achieve success. Read More »

Manufacturing & Distribution

W&D knows how profitable and successful manufacturers and distributors operate in the U.S. and internationally. We're proud to have grown with our distinguished clientele - organizations both large and small - producing and distributing products of all types in a wide variety of industries and countries. Read More »

Complete List of Industries Served >>

Service Spotlight

Audit & Accounting

Audit & Accounting Services
Quality decision making begins with dependable, fairly presented financials that provide a clear picture of the health of your organization. W&D’s audit services provide accurate, meaningful information backed by unbiased, objective financial resources. W&D’s reputation, quality and independence provide third party credibility and confidence to lenders and investors. Read More »

Business Succession Planning

Business Succession Planning
Less than a third of all family-owned businesses successfully make the transition to the second generation. We help owners develop exit strategies that allow them to retain their assets and succession plans that aid them in passing control to the next generation in a way that preserves the continuity of the business or realizes value through sale. Read More »

Proactive Tax Services

W&D provides a high level of specialized tax knowledge for you, your family and your business including complex tax structuring, partnerships and flow-through entities, multi-state tax issues, sales and use tax, tax planning, compliance and preparation, state and local income tax, tax structuring and organization, research, estate and succession planning, international taxation and IRS audit representation. Read More »

Employee Benefit Plan Audit

Employee benefit plans - which must follow complex regulatory requirements form multiple government agencies - are under greater scrutiny than ever before. Warady & Davis LLP audits numerous employee benefit plans and understands what it takes to be in compliance. Plans served range from investments of less that $1 million to more than $30,000,000+ Read More »

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