Mark Balog, CPA
Director of Tax Services
Mark W. Balog is a Partner & Director of Tax Services with Lion & Company CPAs, LLP (“LCLLP”). Prior to merging his practice with LCLLP, Mark W. Balog, CPA, was the founding partner in the accounting firm of Mark Balog, CPA, LLC.
Mark caters to select businesses and high net worth individuals in the areas of taxation, accounting, and profitability consulting by embracing a different philosophy and approach to the business of accounting and tax with a special emphasis in the healthcare industry. As a result, he provides very different services than traditional accounting to his select clientele in an effort to create a significant impact on their quality of life and income.
Before starting his own tax, accounting, and profitability consulting practice, Mark spent over 8 years in public and private accounting. Mark’s experiences included working in the General Corporate Group as a Tax Consultant in the New York offices of Ernst & Young, LLP & Arthur Andersen, LLP. Mark also spent time working for the The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. as a Tax Analyst in their Finance Department.
Prior to entering the accounting and tax profession, Mark worked on Wall Street as a Federal Funds/Eurodollar trader for Lasser Marshall, Inc. & National Bank of Canada. In addition, Mark had engaged in several successful entrepreneurial endeavors. Mark’s unique background has enabled him to apply its intellectual capital, business experience and resources in a partnering relationship with his select clients.
Mark holds his professional license as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with the state of New York and is a current member of National Conference of CPA Practitioners (NcCPAp) and the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA). Mark received his undergraduate Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in finance and marketing, summa cum laude, from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Mark also earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) and his Master of Science (MS) in Taxation from Fordham University, Graduate School of Business, New York, NY.
