Emilio Escandon

CPA, Principal Tax and Accounting Department

Emilio Escandon, CPA, is a principal in the Tax and Accounting Department at MBAF. Emilio is in charge of the firm's Tax Practice in the Fort Lauderdale office.

Emilio has been in practice since 1983 and brings substantial expertise in both public accounting and corporate tax practice. He successfully bridges the public and the private practice, bringing to bear significant value-added to his clients.

Emilio has assisted clients in negotiating, structuring, and performing related due diligence for transactions having a deal value of $6 billion. He has represented selling shareholders in structuring the transactions and working with the appropriate regulatory authorities including, a $1.2 billion transaction for which the tax arbitration added $200 million and for a transaction totalling $300 million. Emilio assists public and private companies with diverse tax issues including accounting methods, tax implementation of FIN 48, and treatment of stock options.

During his nine years of corporate tax experience, while serving as Senior Vice President-Corporate Tax at Intercontinental Bank, a publicly-traded $2.5 billion Super-Community Bank in South Florida, Emilio successfully established and managed the bank's Corporate Tax Department. Previously with a Big Four accounting firm, Emilio has extensive experience in proactively managing a diversified portfolio of clients.

Affiliations

Professional

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • CPA Today - Editorial Committee, Past Chair
  • Florida Institute of Certified Accountants - Federal Taxation Committee, Past Chair

Civic

  • Junior Achievement of Greater Miami - Past Chairman

Education

  • University of Florida - Bachelor of Science in Accounting