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CJBS

Paulette Cihlar Celebrates 10 Years at CJBS

Please join us in congratulating CJBS team member Paulette Cihlar on her 10th anniversary at the firm! As a manager, she works on tax preparation and review and has expertise in Trusts and foreign income taxation, as well as forensic accounting. We caught up with Paulette to talk about her work milestone and more: Tell […]
December 17, 2021
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Susan Gu Celebrates 15 Years at CJBS

Please join us in congratulating CJBS team member Susan Gu on her 15th anniversary at the firm! As a manager who works primarily in the tax and accounting departments, she focuses on tax consulting, preparation, and reviews, as well as financial statement compilation.   We caught up with Susan to talk about her work milestone and […]
December 3, 2021
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Eaman Shebley

Looking For Silver Linings As We Navigate the Covid-19 Pandemic

Over the past year, I’ve written a series of blogs about life and work during the Covid-19 pandemic. Most of these posts highlighted the importance of finding balance in  difficult times —  for example, by having systems in place to maintain productivity (and stay sane) and making the best use of technology to facilitate that. I  also included advice on how to maintain a happy family life while working […]
August 25, 2021
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Summer Staff Promotions

Congratulations to our CJBS team members who were recently promoted! Even with the challenges presented by Covid-19, these collaborative and resilient professionals adapted to a changing environment and excelled at serving our clients every day.  In our tax department, Sophie Chen, who focuses on business and individual tax returns, was promoted to Senior Staff Associate. Sophie’s dedication to […]
August 12, 2021
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Evan Melissa Davis

How To: Start a New Job During The Pandemic

My first day of work as an administrative assistant at CJBS in August 2020 was unlike any other first day I’ve had — not because of the people or the office, but because I started in the middle of a worldwide pandemic. The CJBS office had recently reopened after being closed during the beginning of […]
June 25, 2021
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Michael Blitstein, CPA

My Year in Sweatpants

In the past the beginning of March has always meant certain things to me – we have endured the worst weather of another Chicago winter and spring is close; the groundhog has seen his “tax” shadow so there is only six more weeks of tax season; golf season will soon be here; and a funny John Belushi bit about March coming in like a lion (worth the YouTube search).
March 11, 2021
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