Robert T. Tighe, CPA, MST Principal Robert.Tighe@tkocpa.com

Designations Certified Public Accountant, Illinois Certified Quickbooks Professional Advisor Education Concordia University Dominican University, BS Degree in Accounting De Paul University, Masters of Science in Taxation Memberships American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Illinois CPA Society Board Member, Illinois CPA Society Governmental Report Review Committee Treasurer, St. Peter Lutheran Church, Schaumburg Board Member, Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates Traveling Vietnam Wall Committee, Inc. Professor, Concordia University Chicago

Bob is a founding shareholder of the firm, and is the Principal in Charge of the construction, manufacturing and distributions division of the firm. His area of concentration is in accounting, general business planning and tax consulting for middle-market and closely held businesses.   Prior to establishing Tighe, Kress & Orr, Bob was with Arthur Andersen LLP and RSM McGladrey in Chicago. Bob believes in maintaining close contact with each of his clients and their business. For many years, he has worked with prominent construction, manufacturing and distribution clients in the Chicago area, which has enabled him to consult on very complex issues. Bob’s accomplishments include helping his clients’ structure new tax entities to reduce liability and reduce taxes. He has handled complex compliance and consulting areas of work to include:  C Corporation, S Corporation, partnerships, trust and individual type returns. He has in-depth experience with QuickBooks and Peachtree and has on many occasions acted as an internal CFO/Controller for the business he supports.  On many occasions he has been able to “setup” a client so that they were able to do the majority of their accounting within their organization.  He has also been involved in organization and liquidation of foreign and domestic companies and consulting on tax-free reorganizations, often saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax.  Bob’s experience also includes conducting and overseeing numerous IRS and states audits, most of which resulted in “No Change” letters from the IRS.   Bob is very involved in the community and uses his expertise in Non-for-profit accounting and auditing to provide volunteer services to a local church where he serves as the Treasurer.  In that role he is very involved in all financial decisions of a multi-million dollar organization and consults regularly on budgetary and long-term planning issues.  He has many years of governmental and non-for-profit audit experience and currently is involved with over 20 audits annually.  Bob currently teaches the MBA Financial Accounting course at Concordia University Chicago and sits on the Illinois CPA Societies Governmental Report Review Board. Knowing his clients as individuals and their goals as business owners has enabled Bob the ability to help clients minimize their taxes and optimize profits.  Bob prides himself with “listening” to the clients needs so that he can really provide the best possible solutions to their business needs.  Bob attributes his success to open dialogue, frequent communication, and understanding the benefits of teamwork and goal setting.   Away from the office, Bob enjoys coaching youth sports, golfing, and playing with his 8 year old son.  Bob was an officer in the Army reserves for close to 10 years and has served in Iraq.  He resides in Hoffman Estates with his wife, Chrissy, and their son, Johnny.

Keith W. Orr, CPA, MST Principal Keith.Orr@tkocpa.com

Designations Certified Public Accountant, Illinois Education De Paul University, BS Degree in Accounting De Paul University, Masters of Science in Taxation Memberships American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Illinois CPA Society Board Member, Elgin Community College Accountant Advisory Board Committee Member, Boys and Girls Club of Elgin Fundraising Committee

Keith is a founding shareholder of the firm, and is the Principal in charge of general accounting, business development and the auditing division of the firm. His area of concentration is helping his client base develop a strong accounting foundation and a solid tax planning strategy.   Prior to establishing Tighe, Kress & Orr, Keith was with American Express Tax and Business Services and a Fortune 50 business in the Chicagoland area.  Keith believes a strong accounting/tax practice is one that gets to know its clients on an individual basis and helps them maximize their finance potential by implementing good planning and continual communication. Keith’s accomplishments include helping his clients’ structure new tax entities to reduce liability and reduce taxes. He has handled complex compliance and consulting areas of work to include:  C Corporation, S Corporation, partnerships, non-for-profit, trust, estate, and individual type returns. He has in-depth experience with QuickBooks, Peachtree, Oracle, Hyperion Financial Management, and Microsoft excel.   Keith helps many not-for-profits develop a strong financial base and meet all of their reporting requirements while being cognizant of their strict financial budgets. Keith is involved in varying organizations geared toward helping the community.  He assists with the Boys and Girls Club in fundraising and is on the advisory board to help set the accounting curriculum for Elgin Community College. Away from the office, Keith enjoys sports, golfing, and spending time with his family.  He resides in Carol Stream with his wife, Jennifer, and their sons, Westly, Matthew and Colin.

Brenda L. Reynolds, CPA Principal Brenda.Reynolds@tkocpa.com

Designations Certified Public Accountant, Illinois Education Elgin Community College Northern Illinois University, BS Degree in Accounting Memberships American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Illinois CPA Society

Brenda joined Tighe, Kress & Orr, formerly known as Michael C. Walsh & Associates, P.C., in 1983.  Her concentration is in auditing non-for-profits and governmental entities, general accounting and payroll/sales tax.    Brenda has worked as a Certified Public Accountant within Elgin for the last 30 years.  She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University, Elgin Community College and Larkin High School in Elgin. She takes great pride in her work and treats her clients like family, making sure that each and every need is taken care of and that the client leaves with the best result possible.    Brenda’s accomplishments include working hand in hand with her clients to create a real-time accounting environment which enables the client to make more informed decisions.  In many cases, she has had to start from very little detail to get the records updated.  Her attention-to-detail and vast knowledge has, in many of her audits, save the non-for-profit/governmental entity thousands of dollars analyzing revenue sources and providing good business advice.  Brenda is an expert in payroll and sales tax and has recently saved a client over $20,000 dollars on the sale of some of their assets.  For 25 years, she has handled complex compliance and consulting areas of work to include:  C Corporation, S Corporation, partnerships, non-for-profit, trust, estate, and individual type returns.  She has a vast knowledge of 1031 and 1033 exchanges and has coached many clients through them.   As a compliment to her professional life, Brenda is an active life-long member of the Community United Methodist Church of South Elgin where she has chaired the youth mission for 11 years. She enjoys listening to Country and Christian music, walking, home repair projects and spending most of her spare time with her family. Brenda has lived in South Elgin her entire life. Brenda and her husband Steve have twin daughters Cori and Nici, son-in-laws Randy and Jeff, granddaughter Savannah and grandson Grayson.

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