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

COVID-19: Affiliation & Aggregation Considerations for the Paycheck Protection Program and the Employee Retention Credit - (Posted On Friday, May 29, 2020)
COVID-19: Taking Stock of Tax Benefits Available in a Pandemic Economy - (Posted On Wednesday, May 27, 2020)
COVID-19: Tax Implications of Paycheck Protection Loan Forgiveness - (Posted On Wednesday, April 29, 2020)
COVID-19: CARES Act Employer Payroll Retention Tax Credit - (Posted On Friday, April 24, 2020)
COVID-19: Tax Considerations in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic - Part 1 - (Posted On Friday, March 20, 2020)
Grassley: “Targeted Tax Relief” Being Considered to Counter Economic Effects of Coronavirus Spread - (Posted On Tuesday, March 10, 2020)
Opportunity Zone Final Regulations: First Impressions - (Posted On Friday, December 20, 2019)
A Winning Combination: Uncle Sam’s Excess Property Inventory and the Opportunity Zone Tax Incentive - (Posted On Wednesday, November 27, 2019)
What the Fork?: New IRS Guidance on Cryptocurrency Transactions May Confuse Taxpayers, but Makes Sense When Terminology is Translated - (Posted On Thursday, October 31, 2019)
The End of Capital Gains As We Know It? Wyden Releases Proposal Profoundly Changing How Capital Gains Are Taxed - (Posted On Wednesday, September 18, 2019)

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.