Most adults would probably admit to feeling overwhelmed by some aspect of their finances, and even more by preparing for the future.
It's easy to bury our heads in the sand and cross our fingers, hoping that a lifetime of hard work will have earned enough to get us through retirement.
At Hopp Accounting & Tax, we believe you should have a sound financial plan for every stage of life’s journey. We want you to relax knowing your livelihood is protected and your ideal future is on the way.
We're here to take away the overwhelm.
Our Leadership Team • Career Opportunities • Our Standards • Disclosure Statements
Our office is full of problem solvers and business consultants eager to help you and your business reach your financial goals. We’re not your standard accountants: We are technically skilled CPAs and EAs who think outside the box.
Donald E. Hopp, CPA, ABA
The managing partner of Hopp Accounting, Don has been in the business since 1991. He is a member of Ed Slott’s Elite IRA Advisor Group, America’s top IRA Experts at Ed Slott and Company, LLC.
Don never stops learning, staying abreast of changing tax law and gaining knowledge by earning Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits multiple times a year. Strongly committed to providing proactive financial advice and solutions, Don is a trusted friend and advisor to his clients.
Karla Hunter, Attorney
Karla Hunter is an attorney who focuses on business and individual taxpayer tax resolution with Hopp Accounting & Tax Service. Boasting an impressive resume, Karla has specialized throughout her career in tax resolution, with past experience that includes serving as the Director of Tax Controversy for Administer Justice as well as representing businesses with payroll tax, flow through, estimated tax, and corporate tax issues. Karla’s mission is to provide affordable solutions to businesses and individuals who find themselves in trouble with the IRS or state taxing agencies.
Hopp Accounting & Tax maintains the highest professional standards through ongoing involvement in organizations such as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), National Society of Accountants (NSA), National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) and the Independent Accountants Association of Illinois (IAAI).
We are compliant with IRS requirements and meet or exceed all hourly requirements for continuing professional education.
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Disclaimer
No Rendering of Advice: The information contained within this website is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute for obtaining accounting, tax, or financial advice from a professional accountant.
Presentation of the information via the Internet is not intended to create, and receipt does not constitute, an accountant-client relationship. Internet subscribers, users and online readers are advised not to act upon this information without seeking the service of a professional accountant.
Any U.S. federal tax advice contained in this website is not intended to be used for the purpose of avoiding penalties under U.S. federal tax law.
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Policy on disclosure of non-public personal information
This document contains important information about our concern for protecting your rights under federal privacy laws.
Hopp Accounting & Tax collects non-public personal information about you and all our clients from the information you submit on applications or other forms, and through information we obtain over the course or your business relationship with Hopp Accounting & Tax.
Non-public personal information is any personal information that cannot be found in public sources. Publicly available information would be details available from federal, state or local government records; widely distributed media (such as telephone directories or newspapers); or information disclosed to the public as required by federal, state or local law. Non-public personal information is usually obtained directly from the individual. It includes such details as the person’s date of birth, social security number, financial account numbers and balances, sources and amounts of income, and sometimes could include home addresses and telephone numbers.
Types of personal information we collect from you may include the following:
Information we receive from you on applications or other forms, such as your name, address, social security number, names of family members, assets and income.
Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates or others, such as your account balances, investments and tax information.
Information we need to prepare a financial plan, such as your assets, liabilities, income and expenses.
We will not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our clients or former clients to anyone, consistent with our professional confidentiality obligations without your verbal or written request. We may be required by law to disclose personal information about you, for example, in response to a subpoena or other court order. We may also disclose nonpublic personal information about you to affiliated and non-affiliated entities for the purposes of servicing, processing or maintaining a financial product or service for you.
Within our organization, we can provide access to your personal information only to those employees who need to know the information to provide you with our services. Authorized employees have signed a confidentiality agreement with regard to protecting your personal information. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information.
It is our policy not to share your nonpublic personal information with companies that perform marketing services.
The disclosure of non-public personal information contained in any document completed by the client for processing, in order to facilitate the commencement, continuation, or termination of a business relationship between the client and a non-affiliated third party service provider, shall be deemed as having been automatically authorized by the client with respect to the corresponding non-affiliated third party service provider.
In order to provide you with the highest quality service, we may wish to disclose nonpublic personal information about you, from one or more of the categories of personal information listed above, to Hopp Financial Consulting., affiliated entity of Hopp Accounting & Tax Service, P.C.
If we provide more than one product or service to you, you may receive more than one Privacy Notice from us.
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