Michael Rousell is a Director in FGMK’s Tax Practice and brings nearly 20 years of public accounting experience. He specializes in private client services, providing tax compliance, planning, consulting, and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, family offices, private equity groups, and closely held businesses.
Michael has extensive experience advising clients on complex individual, partnership, trust, estate, and gift tax matters. He works with sophisticated business structures, including multi-tier partnerships, corporate consolidations, and international businesses with U.S. subsidiaries, as well as companies with multistate and international operations. Michael also has significant experience managing large, multi-entity engagements and helping clients develop tax strategies designed to preserve wealth and support long-term business objectives.
Throughout his career, Michael has served clients across a variety of industries and ownership structures, with particular experience supporting high-net-worth individuals, family offices, entrepreneurs, private equity groups, real estate investors, and nonprofit organizations. His background also includes working with entrepreneurial and private equity-backed businesses and providing tax guidance across federal, state, local, and international matters.
Michael joined FGMK in August 2026 after serving as a Managing Tax Director and Senior Tax Manager in BDO USA’s Private Client Services practice. He previously held a leadership role at Brockway Gersbach Franklin & Niemeier, P.C. (BGFN) and worked at PKF Texas and Lee & Company CPAs, LLC.