Bernie joined hk CPA in 2018, upon its inception, after qualifying as a CPA with another local firm in Sydney in 2017. He has developed his practice with a focus on providing superior client service while maintaining a high level of precision and expertise. He has advised and assisted clients with a variety of accounting and taxation issues such as new business incorporation and set up, asset rollovers upon incorporation, corporate re-organizations, the winding down of a corporation and other tax planning strategies throughout the life cycle of a business.
Bernie completed CPA Canada’s In-Depth Tax Program in 2020. Taxation of owner-managed organizations is a particular area of expertise and knowledge.
Born and raised in Howie Center, Bernie has his sights set on building a practice of corporate clients that want to grow the community and become leaders in the Cape Breton business landscape. Bernie serves as Vice-President of the CBU Alumni Association Board of Directors as well as the Treasurer of the Three Brothers Project Society Board of Directors, an organization with a community-minded focus on men’s mental health and fitness.