The Catholic CPA is a Chicago-based accounting practice operated by Matthew R. Plese, CPA, an Illinois-licensed Certified Public Accountant. The practice provides tax preparation, tax planning, and consulting services for individuals, families, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations. Clients throughout the United States can work with the practice remotely.
Services include individual federal and state income tax returns, small business and entity tax returns, estimated tax calculations, tax planning, and assistance with IRS and state tax notices. Matthew also assists with specialized matters such as investment income, rental properties, estates and trusts, and prior-year or amended returns.
In addition to serving the general public, Matthew works with Catholic priests, deacons, seminarians, religious institutes, parishes, schools, apostolates, and other nonprofit organizations. His experience includes clergy housing allowances, ministerial tax rules, and tax-exempt organization filings such as Form 990.