STATHAM CHEESMAN PTY LTD

Bill Sheehan
Partner

Specialisation: Taxation and Business Services, Rural Policy Development

Bill was born in Roma and has an extensive rural background, having been brought up on a family property at Injune and owning a cattle and sheep property at Dirranbandi for 20 years.

He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1976 during five years with Coopers and Lybrand in Brisbane, Sydney and Townsville and then pursued rural interests as a grazier from 1980 to 1995 when he joined Statham Cheesman Pty Ltd.

Bill specialises in rural and business advisory services and rural taxation policy development.

His hands-on primary production background and professional expertise provide a solid base of specialist rural accounting and related knowledge.

Areas of expertise include:

• Taxation Planning and Consulting

• Business Benchmarking and Feasibilities

• Business Plans

• Succession Planning

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Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce (University of Queensland)

• Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia

• Registered Company Auditor

• Registered Tax Agent

• Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia

• Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

His past appointments include membership of:

• The Federal Government's Canberra-based Agricultural Finance Forum 1998 - 2013

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia

  • National Rural and Regional Issues Group Chair 2004 - 2013

  • Qld Regional Council 1998 - 2012

  • Qld State Chairman 2010

Bill was a former Maranoa Graziers Association President in 1990/91, and United Graziers Association Councillor from 1987 to 1991. He was also member of the final UGA Taxation Committee from 1995 to 1999, prior to the formation of AgForce.

In 2013, he was a member of the ICAA/NZ Council Working Group during the successful merger discussions with the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants.