Michael Sutherland is a Partner at Fordham Business Advisors. A part of the Perpetual Group, Fordham provides Accounting, Tax & Advisory and Strategy & Planning services to a range of business clients. Having been with Fordham since 2001, Michael is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Advisor, Licensed Financial Planner (Australian Financial Services Licence) and Family Business Australia (FBA) Accredited Advisor. Michael started his career in the finance industry at one of the Big Four accounting firms in 1991 and has since transitioned his focus to private clients.At Fordham, Michael helps to improve his clients’ business performance, profits and protects them from risk including providing business planning, structuring, specialist taxation, asset protection, tax management, valuations, business buying and selling, retirement and estate planning.Michael’s experience crosses a diversity of industries, such as construction, property development, aged care, import and distribution, transport and the apparel and fashion industry.Michael holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from RMIT and is a certified Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants) and Chartered Tax Advisor (Fellow of The Tax Institute). Michael and the Fordham team are active members of numerous construction industry bodies, such as the Housing Industry Association, Master Builders Australia, Urban Development Institute of Australia and the Property Council Australia.Specialities: With 25 years in the financial industry, Michael’s specialties lie in the areas of:• Strategic Planning• Corporate Advisory• Succession Planning• Business Improvement Services• Structuring (for asset protection & tax minimisation) • Estate Planning
Listed skills include Tax, Estate Planning, Wealth, Portfolio Management, and 25 others.