Payroll & Sales Tax Compliance
Payroll processing and payroll tax filing for Illinois employers, together with Illinois sales and use tax compliance for businesses that sell taxable goods or services. Jacobs & Newmark handles the recurring filings, the quarterly and annual returns, and the notices that arrive when something does not match, including multi-jurisdiction situations for businesses operating in more than one Illinois taxing body.
What this covers
- Payroll processing for Illinois employers
- Payroll tax filings and deposits
- Quarterly and annual payroll returns
- Illinois sales and use tax compliance
- Multi-jurisdiction filings for businesses in more than one taxing body
- Responding to notices when a filing does not match
When people call us about this
- A payroll or sales tax notice has arrived
- You are hiring your first employee
- Payroll is being run by someone who is not sure they are doing it right
- You have started selling into a new jurisdiction
Any of these is a reason to call. We will tell you what the situation actually takes before you engage the firm.
Who handles this
Where this matters most
Closely-Held & Family Business
Wayne I. Jacobs, CPA has over thirty years in public accounting across retail, service, construction, wholesale, and manufacturing, and joined his father Irvin Jacobs, CPA in practice in 1981.
Construction, Manufacturing & Distribution
John Whiston, CPA specialized in assurance and consulting for construction, manufacturing and distribution clients, including SEC registrants, at global and national accounting firms, and is a member of the Construction Financial Management Association.
Other services
- General Bookkeeping
- Financial Accounting & Statement Preparation
- Reviews & Compilations
- QuickBooks Setup, Training & Cleanup
- Cash Flow Management
- Bank Financing & Lender Reporting
- Strategic Business Planning
- Business Succession Planning
- New Business Formation
- Business & Individual Tax Preparation
- Tax Planning
- Tax Problem Resolution & IRS Representation

Tell us about the business.
A first conversation is about what you run, how the books are handled now, and what prompted you to look. If we are the right firm we will say so, and if we are not we will say that too.
- DuPage County
- Wheaton, IL
106 E Liberty Dr., Suite 201 - Lake County
- Buffalo Grove, IL
100 Lexington Dr., Suite 210 - Hours
- Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm


