Manuel E. Pravia

CPA, Director Tax and Accounting Department

Manuel E. Pravia, CPA, is a director in the Tax and Accounting Department at MBAF. His experience since 1991 spans various industries, such as insurance and financial institutions, as well as international tax (including corporate, foreign nationals, and expatriates). He also focuses on corporate tax accounting issues (now ASC 740), an area that he dealt with extensively during his ten years of corporate tax experience at several prominent South Florida companies.

Manny is a member of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA), where he serves in the Federal Taxation Committee. He has chaired the United Way Audit Committee and sits on the Community Investment Committee. He has served on the Board of Directors of Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity and on the FIU School of Business Alumni Chapter Board. He regularly presents at continuing professional education seminars and has been an instructor for Becker CPA Review. He is an adjunct professor in the Florida International University School of Accounting.  A graduate of the University of Miami with a bachelor's degree in business administration, Manny completed his master of science in taxation at FIU, where he is a Founder of his business fraternity's chapter.

Affiliations

Professional

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI)
  • Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants - Federal Taxation Committee

Civic

  • Alpha Kappa Psi, Professional Business Fraternity - Board of Directors, Past Member
  • Florida International University - School of Business Alumni Chapter, Past Board Member
  • Ford Salute to Education Scholarship Committee
  • University of Miami Alumni Association
  • United Way of Miami-Dade - Community Investments Committee, Audit Committee Past Chair

Seminars and Publications

Education

  • Florida International University - Master of Science in Taxation
  • University of Miami - Bachelor of Business Administration