Tony Argiz, CPA/ABV/CFF, ASA, CVA, CFE

• Assurance Services
• Automotive Dealerships
• Business Valuations
• Community Banks
• Forensic Accounting
• Commercial Litigation

• Bachelor of Business Administration, Graduate Studies in Auditing and Taxation - Florida International University
   
• National AICPA Banking School - University of Virginia

• Top CPAs in Litigation Support - 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 South Florida Legal Guide
• Key Partners Award, Litigation Support - 2009, South Florida Business Journal
• Hispanic Heritage Award - 2009, South Florida Council Boy Scouts of America
• South Florida Good to Great Awards 2008 - Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
• Business of the Year Award - 2007, South Florida Business Journal
• FIU Medallion - 2007, College of Business Administration
• FIU Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame - 2007, College of
  Business Administration
• Ultimate CEO - South Florida CEO, 2007
• Excellence in Accounting, Litigation Support 2006,
  South Florida Business Journal

As the Managing Partner since 1997, Tony has led the growth of the firm to becoming one of the top 50 accounting firms in the nation, the largest Florida-based accounting firm in the state and the 5th in the Atlantic Southeast. MBAF is also a fourteen-time honoree on the INSIDE Public Accounting annual list of the nation’s 25 best managed accounting firms. Tony was also selected  as one of the “Top Five Most Admired Peers” by the IPA 100. 

Well-known for his community and industry leadership, Tony has been involved as an engagement partner with a broad spectrum of industries which gives him unique experience and insight into all aspects of the financial well-being of his clients. Over the last 30 years, Tony has developed extensive in-depth knowledge and experience in practices involving audits, business planning, valuations, litigation cases and wealth management.

Tony is a highly respected and nationally recognized practitioner in litigation support services. A sought-after expert by law firms nationwide, Tony has developed a broad domestic and international litigation support practice.

Tony has actively served on the leading industry associations, chairing many key committees in furtherance of the accounting industry. He has served on the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Nominations Committee, on the governing body of the AICPA’s Council and on the PCP Executive Committee and its Technical Issues Committee. In 1986, Tony was appointed to Florida’s Board of Accountancy and was then elected to chair the Board and chaired its Probable Cause Panel as well.

• Certified Public Accountant - State of Florida, 1977; State of Colorado, 1987; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1991; State of New York 1997, State of Texas, 2000
• Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA)
• Accredited in Business Valuations (ABV)
• Certified Valuation Analyst (NACVA)
• Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• AICPA Nominations Committee - Past Member
• AICPA Council - Past Member
• Florida Board of Accountancy and Probable Cause Panel, Past Chairman
• Florida’s Constitutional Revision Commission, Past Commissioner
• PCP Executive committee and Technical Issues Committee - Past Member

• Orange Bowl Committee -President, 2010-2011
• United Way of Miami-Dade - Immediate Past Chair of the Board (2007-2009) and Past Campaign Chair
• AvMed Health Plans - Board Member, 2009
• Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart - Chair of the Board of Trustees
• Archbishop’s Charity and Development Drive - Past Chair
  Florida International University - Past Chairman of the Council of 100; Member, FIU Foundation Board and School of Accounting Advisory Board
• Miami Dade College Foundation - Past Chairman
• Miami City Club - Past Chairman
• The Beacon Council - Executive Committee, Past Member