Accounting Services for the Illinois Valley

Kilday Baxter & Associates is a full-service certified public accounting firm based at 755 W Walnut Street in Oglesby, Illinois. From this one office we serve individuals, families, and businesses across the Illinois Valley — Oglesby, Peru, LaSalle, Spring Valley, Utica, Ottawa, and the surrounding towns along the Illinois River and the I-39 / I-80 corridor.

We’re a small firm on purpose. Our partners and staff work directly with the clients whose books, taxes, and payroll they handle, and we prefer conversations to portals. If you can drive to our door, we would rather see you across the desk than exchange emails.

What we do

Our practice covers the accounting work most Illinois Valley businesses and households actually need:

• Tax preparation for individuals, small businesses, S-corps, partnerships, farms, estates, and trusts.
• Tax planning to reduce next year’s bill, not just file this year’s return.
• Bookkeeping — monthly, quarterly, or catch-up work when the books have fallen behind.
• Payroll processing, tax deposits, and quarterly filings.
• QuickBooks setup, training, and ongoing support — ProAdvisor certified.
• Business consulting for owners weighing entity choices, buy/sell decisions, or succession.
• Financial statement preparation for bank loans, bonding, and internal use.

Who we work with

Our clients are the businesses that make the Illinois Valley run: manufacturers, tradespeople, medical and dental offices, farms and ag suppliers, restaurants and retailers, professional service firms, non-profits, and the individuals and families who own and work at them. Peru’s American Nickeloid, Maze Nails, and Carus Corporation set the tone for how long a well-run Illinois Valley business can last — we work with owners who plan on that same time horizon.

Local coverage

See how we support businesses and households in specific Illinois Valley cities:

• Accounting services in Peru, IL
• Tax preparation in Peru, IL

More city pages coming as we roll out coverage across LaSalle, Spring Valley, Ottawa, Utica, and the wider Illinois Valley.

Talk to a CPA

Call us at (815) 883-3500 or send a message. Our Oglesby office is a short drive from Peru, LaSalle, and the rest of the Illinois Valley — and we are happy to work with clients across Illinois and neighboring states remotely when that’s the better fit.