Meet the Team

Emily Chou, CPA 516-754-8340| vcard

Emily Chou is a senior tax professional at Dabidat & Chou. She has extensive knowledge of financial management and taxation. Throughout her career, Emily has provided comprehensive accounting and tax services to multi-state and high net-worth businesses and individuals, along with trusts and estates. Her clientele represents a broad range of industries, including professional sports teams, high-end photography, media & entertainment, and real estate.

Emily is focused on the continued analysis and development of strategies designed to maximize tax savings for clients across the board. She is also a veteran of representing clients at federal and state government tax examinations, including cases involving income, TEFRA, as well as sales and use tax audits.

Emily served as a staff accountant at a New York accounting firm and quickly rose to the position of Tax Manager. Her success reflects her commitment to provide clients with the highest quality of service; and to conduct herself with integrity and accountability, abiding by the highest professional and ethical standards.

Emily holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY. She is a member of the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) and is licensed to practice in New York State. Emily has conversational fluency in Mandarin and Spanish.

Mike Dabidat, CPA 646-267-7843 | vcard

Mike Dabidat’s comprehensive professional experience and training gives him the leadership skills and knowledge to effectively and efficiently tackle today’s most critical business issues. He began his accounting career in 2002 as a staff accountant at a New York accounting firm and quickly worked his way up the ranks to become senior manager. In that position, Mike was responsible for overseeing the firm’s audit and collateral examination department; at the same time—as an auditor, business and tax advisor, and wealth manager—he provided expert support to the firm’s top management, as well as leading clients and lending institutions.

Throughout his career, Mike has conducted and overseen exemplary completion of financial statement audits and reviews, as well as numerous collateral examinations of companies, ranging from service organizations to manufacturers, distributors and retailers. In the process, he has fostered strategic alliances with senior bank executives, while his leadership skills and professional abilities have significantly benefited the clients’ bottom lines.

As a go-to field examiner, he has been called upon to assess and articulate the borrowers’ financial condition, collateral integrity, and lenders’ exposure. In recognition of his abilities and experience, Mike has been enlisted by senior bank executives to assist them with distressed clients, as well as liquidation proceedings involving insolvent clients.

Mike received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting in 2002 from Hunter College of the City University of New York. A Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York, he is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.