Michio Suzuki
Partner, Tax
Since joining KPMG in 1997, Michio has been providing tax compliance and consulting services to numerous Japanese clients and has represented many Japanese clients before the IRS and various state authorities. Michio is responsible for a broad range of Japanese-owned clients doing business in the United States as single entities or in joint venture, and has extensive experience with a wide range of complex tax matters relating to his clients’ businesses.
Michio’s current and past clients include leaders in the pharmaceutical, telecommunication, global manufacturing, oil & gas, and financial services industries. He has advised on many transactions and provided both tax due diligence and tax structuring advice in several industries.
Michio is a frequent speaker at seminars on various tax issues affecting Japanese-owned companies doing business in the United States and is a coauthor of KPMG’s Q&A U.S. Tax Handbook. He holds a BA degree from Aoyama Gakuin University, a BA degree from the University of Kansas, and a Master of Accounting & Information Systems degree from the University of Kansas. Michio is a Certified Public Accountant in Kansas.