Silver, Lerner, Schwartz & Fertel is a Chicago area accounting firm that caters to a wide variety of clients, from small businesses and start-ups to $100 million companies.  Founded in 1982, SLSF has grown steadily into an accounting firm of almost forty people without sacrificing the hands-on, personal approach to client service.  The SLSF staff is a tight-knit family of highly dedicated professionals demonstrated by the extremely low level of turnover among the staff as well as clients.

Like many firms, Silver, Lerner, Schwartz & Fertel offers a full range of tax and accounting services and is current with technology, trends, tax law and reporting standards.   However, in an industry perceived as, shall we say, lacking in personality, SLSF has created a comfortable, enjoyable and stimulating work environment for staff and clients by injecting creativity and positive energy into the sometimes staid world of accounting.  We take great pride in the fact that our clients do not feel like a day with the accountants is an ordeal.  Our clients enjoy our company¡­ personally and professionally.

Each client is assigned a team of responsive professionals chosen for their skill sets to best serve the needs of the client. Our uniquely low turnover rate for both our professional and administrative staffs ensures that our clients see familiar faces and consistent work.

Whether a privately held business, not for profit organization, high net-worth family with sophisticated needs or an individual with less complex needs, SLSF professionals regularly exceed clients¡¯ expectations.  This is accomplished by our commitment to become not just accountants-for-hire but rather key members of our client¡¯s team, taking a personal interest in their business, how it works and each client¡¯s business and personal financial goals.  This level of involvement is truly the benchmark of Silver, Lerner, Schwartz & Fertel.

Once part of a client¡¯s team, SLSF professionals, through personal attention and focused initiative, become trusted advisors that guide clients through complicated landscapes such as accounting and financial reporting, tax planning and compliance, wealth management and preservation and strategic planning.  Clients consider SLSF professionals as coaches, trusted confidants and mediators and our clients' loyalty to our firm is their greatest endorsement.

Please contact our managing partner, Michael L. Perlman at 847.779.6200 or at mperlman@slsf.com to begin what will surely become a long-term relationship with a highly trusted business partner.