01.16.19
New Sales Tax Regime Casts a Wide Net
The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark June 2018 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair opened the door for states to impose sales tax collection obligations on out-of-state sellers without a physical presence in the state.

08.20.18
A Recipe for Online Success: Five Key Ingredients for Shaping Your Restaurant’s Social Media Strategy
Restaurants often talk about establishing a social media presence. However, most restaurants already have such a presence, whether they know it or not. It’s likely that people are discussing your restaurant on Facebook, sharing photos of your food or decor on Instagram, and posting reviews to sites like Yelp and Foursquare.

03.19.18
The Impact of Tax Reform on Restaurants
The Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017 is the most dramatic change to the U.S. tax code in over 30 years. Tax reform will have a significant impact on both restaurants and employees. On the surface, it appears that the lower tax rates will result in increased demand from consumers who will have more […]

09.26.13
Making the Affordable Care Act Affordable for Your Company
Robert Swenson and Anita Wescott will be presenting at a President's Resource Organization seminar on September 26, from 8:00-10:30 a.m. entitled, "Making the Affordable Care Act Affordable for Your Company," which will be held at the Mission Hills Country Club.

01.02.19
ORBA Ranked Among Crain’s 2018 Largest Accounting Firms
CHICAGO — Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA), a full-service accounting, tax and business consulting firm, has been ranked as one of the largest accounting firms in Chicago, according to an annual survey published by Crain’s Chicago Business. This year, ORBA ranks as the 18th largest accounting firm with 147 professional staff members.

07.30.18
ORBA Named Among Top 200 Public Accounting Firms for 2018 by INSIDE Public Accounting
CHICAGO – Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA), one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, has been named as one of the country’s Top 200 Firms for 2018 by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA). ORBA is ranked #125 on the list in the annual report. IPA 100, 200 and 300 firms are ranked by U.S. net revenues […]

07.11.18
ORBA Elects New Directors
CHICAGO — Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA), one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, is proud to announce that Adam Pechin, CPA, MST, and Thomas Vance, JD, LLM, have been promoted to Directors of the firm effective July 1, 2018. “We are excited to have Adam and Tom join our growing group of young, […]

02.11.19
Supreme Court to Address the Power of States to Tax Trusts
More than $120 billion of our nation’s income flows through trusts, and the Supreme Court will hear a case that may clarify how much states are able to tax.

01.31.19
2019 Tax Calendar
To help make sure that you do not miss any important 2019 deadlines, we have provided this summary of when various tax-related forms, payments and other actions are due.

01.29.19
IRS Provides QBI Deduction Changes Just in Time for Filing
The tax law signed in December 2017 included a dramatic cut in corporate tax rates and also a generous deduction for the qualified businesses income (QBI) of businesses that operate as pass-through entities (PTE)— sole proprietors, S corporations and partnerships (including LLC electing to be S corporations or partnerships).

01.02.19
Various Media – Crain’s Business Ranks ORBA Among Chicago’s Largest Accounting Firms
ORBA was recently mentioned in the media for being ranked 18th out of the 25 largest accounting firms in Chicago, listed by Crain’s Chicago Business. Reporting media include MarketWatch, Pittsburgh Business Times, the Daily Herald, Daily Penny Alerts and Chicago City Room. Click here to view the official press release.

07.30.18
Various Media – ORBA Ranked Among IPA Top 200 Public Accounting Firms
ORBA was mentioned in the media for being named among the Top 200 Public Accounting Firms of 2018 by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA). Reporting media include: Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch, Chicago Business News, the Daily Herald, and Chicago CityRoom  

07.13.18
Various Media – ORBA Elects New Directors
ORBA  is proud to announce that Adam Pechin, CPA, MST, and Thomas Vance, JD, LLM, have been promoted to Directors of the firm effective July 1, 2018. Reporting media include Accounting Today, the Washington Business Journal, the Triangle Business Journal, Yahoo! Finance, the Daily Herald, and Chicago City Room. Click here to view the official press release.

01.02.19
ORBA Ranked Among Crain’s 2018 Largest Accounting Firms
CHICAGO — Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA), a full-service accounting, tax and business consulting firm, has been ranked as one of the largest accounting firms in Chicago, according to an annual survey published by Crain’s Chicago Business. This year, ORBA ranks as the 18th largest accounting firm with 147 professional staff members.

07.30.18
ORBA Named Among Top 200 Public Accounting Firms for 2018 by INSIDE Public Accounting
CHICAGO – Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA), one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, has been named as one of the country’s Top 200 Firms for 2018 by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA). ORBA is ranked #125 on the list in the annual report. IPA 100, 200 and 300 firms are ranked by U.S. net revenues […]

07.11.18
ORBA Elects New Directors
CHICAGO — Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA), one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms, is proud to announce that Adam Pechin, CPA, MST, and Thomas Vance, JD, LLM, have been promoted to Directors of the firm effective July 1, 2018. “We are excited to have Adam and Tom join our growing group of young, […]