Mary Burke Baker

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Professional Biography

Mary Burke Baker is a government affairs advisor in the Washington, D.C. office. Mary focuses on federal tax matters affecting businesses—including domestic and multi-national corporations and all types of pass-through entities—and individuals. Her practice covers tax policy, tax reform, regulatory and other guidance, tax administration and technical tax issues, with particular emphasis on the OECD and the European Union, accounting methods, energy and medical device issues, and FBAR compliance matters for individuals.

Mary consults with and advises Congressional, Treasury and IRS staff on tax reform and international tax policy issues. She stays abreast of current tax policy developments on the Hill and around the world and keeps clients up-to-date, together with political insights and analysis regarding the significance of these developments.

More Legal and Business Bylines From Mary Burke Baker

The Department of Treasury Releases Direct Pay Guidance on Clean Energy Tax Credits - (Posted On Tuesday, April 09, 2024)
FY2025 Budget Supports Biden Administration's Focus on Fairness in the Tax Code - (Posted On Thursday, March 21, 2024)
Tax Credit Revolution: US Treasury and IRS Propose Section 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit Regulations [Podcast] - (Posted On Thursday, January 18, 2024)
US Treasury Department Releases Proposed Section 45V Hydrogen Tax Credit Regulations - (Posted On Friday, December 29, 2023)
Highlights of Section 45V Tax Credit Proposed Regulations - (Posted On Wednesday, December 27, 2023)
Treasury and IRS Propose Regulations for Inflation Reduction Act's Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program - (Posted On Monday, June 12, 2023)
Domestic Content Guidance Offers Much Needed Answers but Also Raises Uncertainty About Qualification Requirements - (Posted On Friday, May 19, 2023)
EU Reaches Agreement on Historic Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism - (Posted On Friday, December 16, 2022)
Welcome to The Tax Credit Revolution: New Opportunities for The Energy Industry in The Inflation Reduction Act - (Posted On Thursday, August 18, 2022)
U.S. Department of Energy and Capitol Hill Advance Hydrogen Priorities - (Posted On Wednesday, June 16, 2021)

Tax Law

Opportunity Zones Tax Regulations

Mary Burke Baker is a government affairs counselor with K&L Gates, and she was named a 2019 National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader for her content contributions covering Opportunity Zone Tax Regulations. Stemming from the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, these new incentives have understandably generated considerable analysis, and Burke-Baker, along with her colleagues Edward Dartley and Adam Tejeda, have provided expert interpretation of the provisions in several articles across 2019.