Mary K. Thomas

Mary K. Thomas, CPA, JD

Mary Thomas

Partner-in-Charge, International Services
Certified Public Accountant, Texas


Phone:
972.448.6965
E-mail: mary.thomas@weaverllp.com 
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Professional Experience

  • 28 years of combined tax and accounting experience that includes more than 15 years of international tax and IRS examination experience
  • Practice emphases on global restructuring and refinancing strategies; cross-border transactional planning and management; transfer pricing compliance, documentation and planning; strategic re-sourcing of income and expenses; global VAT, custom duties and tariff compliance/planning; and IRS audit controversy services
  • Private sector experience with a medical device manufacturer/distributor as manager of transfer prices and director of international tax
  • Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) Program experience by negotiating both unilateral and bilateral APA transfer pricing agreements
  • Three years experience working for Big 4 advising on Transfer Pricing matters

University and Continuing Personal Education

  • Juris Prudence Doctorate, Washington College of Law at American University in Washington DC
  • Master of Taxation, University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, University of Texas at San Antonio

Professional Awards, Activities and Memberships

  • Member, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) and Dallas Chapter
  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

Publications

  • The Advance Pricing Agreements (APA) Program in 2010, Baker Tilly International’s transfer pricing alert, August 12, 2011
  • IRS scrutinizing U.S. source income reports, Fort Worth Business Press, August 8, 2011
  • Guest Voices: An IRS offer to come clean, San Antonio Express-News, August 2, 2011
  • FinCEN issues FBAR final rules for June 30 filers, Fort Worth Business Press, May 16, 2011
  • Impuestos Corporativos de EU - Desde la perspectiva de un no residente (U.S. Corporate Income Taxes from the Perspective of a Nonresident), PLAYERS of Life – San Antonio, January/February 2011
  • IRS Releases Final Schedule UTP, incorporates Draft Schedule Comments, Fort Worth Business Press, November 2010
  • Some tips for dealing with IRS Schedule UTP in 2010, Fort Worth Business Press, August 2010
  • IRS Schedule UTP to Require Uncertain Tax Position Disclosures, Fort Worth Business Press, August 2010
  • Hire Sets New Requirements for Foreign Account Reporting, Fort Worth Business Press, May 2010
  • FBAR Filing Provisions Require Immediate Attention From Taxpayers with Foreign Holdings, Fort Worth Business Press, February 2010
  • Transfer pricing transactions face greater IRS scrutiny, Fort Worth Business Press, November 2009
  • IETU's tax structure in Mexico is complicating life for investors, Houston Business Journal, March 2008
  • Tax Regulations Keep Pace with Fast-Growing Global Economy, Business Survival Guide, April 2007
  • China’s New Tax Regime, Dallas Business Journal, March 2007
  • Planning for Transfer of U.S.-Based Intellectual Property to Related Entities, Journal of Taxation, June 2002
  • Recent Developments in and Revelations from the Advance Pricing Agreement Program, Tax Management Inc., Vol. 43, No. 7, April, 2002