About The Firm

SDG Accountants provides world-class tax and accounting services to those with international interests, such as expats, multinationals, and high-net-worth individuals. We understand that hiring a tax generalist to handle specialized international tax issues is not sufficient. What sets SDG apart is our in-depth knowledge of U.S. and Canadian tax law as well as the Tax Treaty.

Sami Ghaith, MBA, Enrolled Agent
Founder & Managing Director

Sami Ghaith, MBA, Enrolled Agent

Sami Ghaith, MBA, is the owner of SDG Accountant LLC. Sam is a licensed Quickbooks Pro Advisor and is a Tax Preparer to Represent taxpayers in front of the IRS. He has taken various in-depth tax courses focused on 1040, 1120-S, and 1065 tax planning. He has worked for multiple high-net-worth private family offices and is diligent in his approach to creating winning tax strategies for his clients.

Naturally, Sam is an entrepreneur at heart and is passionate about helping small businesses to grow and maintain success. Due to his tech-savvy skills, he is always good at recommending great digital solutions for his clients to streamline their businesses. In his prior roles, he’s worked for reputable large accounting firms and gained deep insight into providing excellent consulting services. In his free time, Sam loves to travel to new countries, attend sporting events and try great food!

Mebby Mengele
Senior Manager, Reporting & Analysis

Mebby Mengele

Mebby Mengele specializes in corporate finance and business consulting services across a wide variety of industries including Real Estate, Tech, Crypto, Web3, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing, and Banking. Currently pursuing the CFA Charterholder designation, Mebby has extensive experience in Private Equity and Investment Banking. Most recently, he held the position of Global Director at Royal York Property Management, Canada’s leading property management and leasing company, overseeing more than 22,000 properties valued at over $10.1 billion.

Prior to this, Mebby was part of Citigroup, where he advised multinational conglomerates on restructuring, capital raising in debt and equity markets, refinancing alternatives, special purpose acquisition companies, and mergers and acquisitions. His work contributed to over $50.0 billion in transaction value, including high-profile deals such as the $26 billion Rogers and Shaw merger.

Karen Larson
Bookkeeper & Office Manager (U.S. Taxation)

Karen Larson

Karen Larson is an accountant from London England. Karen worked for Miksch & Company CPA as a bookkeeper for 20 years before the company was acquired in January 2022 by SDG Accountant, LLC.

Karen continues to provide bookkeeping to clients and is excited to continue providing the same professional attention to detail as before. Prior to leaving England, Karen worked for the Bank of England in the fraud department. She also worked for 6 years at Harris Semiconductor, managing the OEM Military Spec department.

Karen loves to travel and has spent many years living in various countries, including Morocco, Spain, Thailand and volunteering on a Kibbutz in Isreal.

Karen Larson
Administration & Tax Preparation

Karen Larson

Almira Kate is a skilled professional with experience in accounting and administrative support. She took up Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Financial Management.

Prior to joining SDG Accountant, Almira honed her abilities by working as an administrative assistant and accounting staff for various small and medium-sized corporations. Currently, she leverages her financial expertise as an administrative support and tax preparer at SDG, where she also assists with bookkeeping tasks.

Jermaine Jade
Administrator & Office Manager

Jermaine Jade

Jermaine is a Customer Service Professional with more than a decade of experience in providing support to clients. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.

Specializing in admin work, he is passionate about giving clients easy and seamless transactions.

A motorcycle enthusiast and entrepreneur. He enjoys long rides and camping on weekends.