About Us

Family Owned and Operated Licensed Accounting and Tax Practice

Established in 1968
[License # 066.003841]

President and Shareholder:   Arthur B. Hoffmann, CPA
Director of Client Relations and Treasurer:   Jean A Hoffmann Lewis
Corporate Secretary:   Eileen A. Hoffmann

In February 1964, Arthur B. Hoffmann received his Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree with a major in Accountancy from De Paul University, Chicago, Illinois. He passed the CPA examine in 1968.

Arthur Hoffmann first became interested in accounting when taking a bookkeeping class in his junior year at St. Patrick High School, Chicago, Illinois.

“Arthur B” is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants [AICPA] and the Illinois CPA Society [ICPAS]. He is a licensed certified public accountant [License # 065.007253]. This license is issued by the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Division of Professional Regulation.

Arthur B. Hoffmann’s professional experience includes nine and one-half years with a national CPA firm, ten years as chief financial officers of two Catholic hospitals located on the Westside of Chicago, Illinois. He also served as chief financial officer of various entities before developing his part time accounting practice into a full time accounting practice in 1986.

In 1995, Jean Lewis joined Hoffmann + Hoffmann CPAs LTD as Director of Client Relations. Jean Lewis is a graduate of Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois [Bachelor] and Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois [Masters]. Jeanie has also completed Doctoral classes at Loyola University and attended Law School at De Paul University, Chicago, Illinois.

Jeanie provides the following services to the clients of Hoffmann + Hoffmann CPAs LTD: computerized accounting, preparation of payroll tax returns, preparation of sales tax returns, preparation of individual income tax returns and preparation of the Illinois Secretary of State Annual Report [a/k/a the franchise tax report]. She also corresponds with taxing authorities on behalf of clients.

Like her father, Jean was first introduced to accounting while attending high school. She received the Outstanding Achievement Accounting Award from Marillac High School in Northfield, Illinois.

Eileen A. Hoffmann is a graduate of Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois.

Eileen has now retired from her responsibilities as administrator of Hoffmann + Hoffmann CPAs LTD. She remains a consultant to Hoffmann + Hoffmann CPAs LTD regarding major policies.

Eileen also monitors the firm’s compliance with professional ethics standards.