Bernard is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA). He holds a Masters degree in commercial law. He was in public practice at Mazars for 28 years, initially as tax consultant and later as tax partner. He currently runs Sacks Advisory, a consulting firm that offers business and tax advisory services.  Bernard specialises in Corporate Taxation and Value-Added Taxation.  He is also extensively involved in consulting on exchange control matters and expatriate tax consulting. Bernard has been involved in various corporate restructure transactions, including assisting clients with the implementation of such restructure transactions. His extensive business experience has become invaluable to clients in dealing with both the business and tax aspects of such transactions. Bernard is furthermore involved in remuneration structuring, personal financial planning, and estate planning.  He has extensive knowledge and experience with the taxation of trusts and serves as trustee to a number of trusts. He also serves as director of various companies.