Zapken & Loeb L.L.P. is a full-service Certified Public Accounting firm licensed in NY. All of our CPAs hold valid NY State CPA Certificates.
Our Firm:
Howard Zapken, CPA
Partner
Howard Zapken has over 35 years of experience in working with real estate, construction, wholesale/distribution, not for profit and financial services including attorneys. He has worked with a broad array of corporate clients and high net individuals. Alongside his accounting career, Mr. Zapken is also a Certified Financial Planner.
Mr. Zapken graduated from Queens College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and economics. Mr. Zapken is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the New York State Society of CPAs.
Stanley Loeb began his career in public Accounting in 1981. Mr. Loeb specializes in the manufacturing, retail sales, real estate, and not-for-profit areas. His emphasis is in auditing and reviews of financial statements and management consulting services, including the review of controls and systems for a variety of medium to large size corporations.
Mr. Loeb is a member of both the New York State Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. He also serves on various committees in the New York State Society of CPAs.
Jeffrey lsaacson is responsible for work on various field assignments for audit, review and compilation engagements, and providing services for various clients on a regular basis. His client base includes governmental, service, wholesale, manufacturing, and real estate investment clients. He also plans, coordinates and supervises pension plan audits for various firms.
Mr. Isaacson is a member of the New York State Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs.
Steven Bandini specializes in both corporate and personal taxation with over 25 years of practice in the real estate, service and manufacturing industries. He also has extensive experience assisting individuals and their families with tax consulting, planning and compliance. Mr. Bandini has worked with some of the largest regional accounting firms in the New York metropolitan area.
Mr. Bandini is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and also a Certified Financial Planner.
Tanvi Shah started her career in public accounting in 2001. Ms. Shah developed a niche in real estate and gained extensive experience in varied industries at one of the nation's top 25 accounting and advisory firm. Clients represented by Ms. Shah included but were not limited to wholesale distributors, service industries, law firms, surgical centers, nonprofit organizations and franchising businesses. She works closely with clients as trusted advisor for financial decision making. Ms. Shah has expertise in financial reporting on both GAAP and income tax basis, evaluating and reviewing operations and internal controls to identify areas of exposure and develop ways to strengthen controls and increase efficiencies, developing financial models to help guide management in their decision making and special purpose financial projects.
Ms. Shah received her license as a certified public accountant in 2004. Ms. Shah earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from University of Mumbai in India. She was ranked 40th all over India by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in the intermediate examination of Chartered Accountant of India. Ms. Shah is a member of NYSCPA.
Gary Epstein has 40 years of experience as a CPA in both Private Industry and Public Accounting. After graduating from Brooklyn College with a degree in Accounting in 1975, he joined Touché Ross, now Deloitte, one of the nation's premier accounting firms, where he was responsible for both accounting and tax on his clients. He completed a MS Degree in Taxation at LIU-Brooklyn in 1979. After this time at Deloitte, Gary was the CFO for several small industry leaders as he gained valuable business skills while providing financial expertise and guidance. In 2004, he returned to his roots in public accounting managing a very successful small tax and accounting practice, Gary Epstein CPA PC, providing valuable services to individuals, businesses, trusts and estates as well as consulting on business strategies. Clients represented by the firm included but were not limited to: Real Estate, Restaurants, Caterers, Doctors, Lawyers, Retail, Construction, Service Providers, and Manufacturers.
Mr. Epstein is a member of the NYS Society of CPAs and the National Conference of CPA Practitioners.
Kevin Levine has over 30 years of experience in public accounting, specializing in the area of taxation. Mr. Levine advises clients across a wide range of business sectors, including real estate, professional services, hedge funds, sports and entertainment, manufacturing, not-for-profit and many others.
He works with an array of clients – including high net worth individuals and their families, executives, and closely held businesses – on federal, state and local, interstate, and international income, estate and sales tax issues. He also guides clients through tax controversies at every level. For clients thinking about retirement, he consults on approaches to maximize wealth transfer to descendants through tax deferral and other strategies.
Mr. Levine is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and has an M.S. Degree in Taxation from Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus.
Kevin Lin has been in public accounting since 2008. Mr. Lin specializes in business and personal planning utilizing tax strategies that works best for them personally and on a business level. Mr. Lin likes to work closely with his clients in order to provide the quality and professional advising on the year end planning as well as various counseling on their financial matters. Mr. Lin works with a broad array of corporate clients and high net worth individuals in the United States and overseas. Businesses and individuals are constantly operating in a global market in which Mr. Lin would be the trusted advisor no matter where the business or individual is located. Mr. Lin also has advanced computer and software skills and knowledge to lead the way into a technological world.
Mr. Lin is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.
