Phone: 305.670.3370
Fax: 305.670.3390
Mobile: 305.299.7350

Elgin F. Polo, CPA, ABV, CVA is a partner at Kabat, Schertzer, De La Torre, Taraboulos & Co., LLC. Elgin has been in the public accounting profession since 1997.
Elgin is recognized as a court-appointed neutral forensic accountant in both Miami-Dade and Broward County courts, where he also has served as an expert witness in commercial disputes. His civil litigation experience includes lost profit analysis, business valuations, settlement negotiations, purchase or sale of a business and shareholder disputes.
Elgin also specializes in forensic accounting and valuation matters for matrimonial dissolution cases. He works with the separating parties and their attorneys to provide income and expense evaluations, asset and liability analysis, property distribution, alimony and child support computations, client representation in mediations and expert witness depositions.
Elgin provides business and accounting guidance to small businesses in the areas of retail establishments, real estate investments and professional services.
Elgin is a certified public accountant in Florida and New York. He is also a certified valuation analyst, accredited in business valuation and a Supreme Court certified family mediator. He is also an adjunct professor in accounting at Florida International University.
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) – Past Chapter Chair, Past Board of Governor’s
Member-at-Large
Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)
Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)
Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator
Florida Bar Family Law Section
Collier County Bar Association
Keiser University – Board Member and School of Accounting Adjunct Professor
Florida International University – Member, Master of Accounting Course Development Team for Fraud Examination; Past Adjunct Professor
Business Networking International (BNI) – Past Secretary and Treasurer
“Top CPAs in Litigation Support” – South Florida Legal Guide
University of Miami – Master’s Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Taxation
Binghamton University – Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
Areas Of Expertise
- State & Local Tax Consulting
- Reviews of Returns Prepared by Others
- Retirement Planning
- Representation Before the IRS and Other Taxing Authorities
- Purchases and Sales of Businesses
- Preparation of Tax Returns for Individuals, Corporations, Partnerships and Estates And Trusts
- Personal Financial Tax Planning
- Payroll, Sales and Use-tax Reporting
- Payroll Issue Management
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Marital Law, Including Pre- and Post-nuptials, Divorce, Spousal and Child Support, and Post-divorce Budgeting and Tax Planning
- Loss of Earnings Claims
- Litigation and Settlement Negotiations
- International Taxation
- Individual, Corporate And Partnership Tax Planning
- Income Tax Planning
- Fraud
- Form 990 and 990-T Filings
- Form 5500 Filings
- Family Business Tax Planning
- Estate and Gift Tax Planning
- Embezzlement of Funds
- Divorce
- Commercial Litigation
- Collateral Audits
- Business Valuations
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency