Chicago 2016 Latinos 40 Under 40

Latinos 40 Under 40

Maribel Del Real is the owner of Del Real Tax Group, which specializes in helping small business owners save money by lowering their taxable income through tax planning.

Chicago latinos 40 under 40 award Del Real is a licensed CPA in Illinois and Texas and has more than a decade of experience working with small, mid-size and large companies. She started her accounting career at ExxonMobil and left the corporate world to work in public accounting and later tax consulting.

During her tenure with PricewaterhouseCoopers and R & M Consulting, she worked with clients including BP, Abbott Laboratories, Porsche Enterprises, Morton Salt, Tetra Pak, Andrew Solutions and Anixter, among others.

Del Real earned a bachelor’s and master’s in accounting from the University of Houston. She completed her undergraduate degree summa cum laude with a double major in management information systems, and she finished her master’s with honors.

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Maribel Salazar, CPA, CTC, MSA

Maribel Salazar is a Chicago-based CPA, Certified Tax Coach, and QuickBooks ProAdvisor with nearly two decades of experience in tax planning and small business accounting. A former PwC consultant, she holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in accounting, has received multiple awards, and leads Del Real Tax Group serving clients in Chicago, La Grange, Oak Park, Oak Lawn, and Cicero.