Tax Advisers - Deloitte

South Africa
Ian MacKenzie
Webber Wentzel Bowens
10 Fricker Road Illovo Boulevard
Johannesburg 2196 South Africa
PO Box 61771 Marshalltown 2107
Docex 26 Johannesburg
South Africa
Tel: (27) 11 530 5000; (27) 11 530 5266 (direct)
Fax: (27) 11 530 5111; (27) 11 530 5120 (direct)
Email: ianm@wwb.co.za
Website: www.wwb.co.za
Ian MacKenzie joined Webber Wentzel Bowens in 2003 as head of corporate tax. He
was previously the head of the tax consulting practice of Ernst & Young, having been a
tax partner in that firm for 25 years.
He has had 29 years’ experience in advising major listed groups on tax issues, with
particular reference to mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructures, BEE
transactions, structured finance transactions, cross-border trade and investment
structures, securitizations and objections and appeals. His industry experience covers
banking, manufacturing, mining and fast-moving consumer goods and services. He was
recognized as one of the leading tax advisers in South Africa in World Tax 2005 and 2006,
published by International Tax Review, and in Chambers and Partners’ 2006 survey of law
firms.
He has lectured on tax matters on various university courses and at public seminars, is
a past chairman of the SA Chamber of Business tax committee and a past president of
the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Ian qualified as a chartered accountant (SA) in 1973 and obtained a higher diploma in
tax law from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1975.
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