Mark Patterson is a principal emeritus with Baker Tilly. He is responsible for building and maintaining client relationships, overseeing the work of engagement teams reviewing tax planning and compliance work, approving returns and presenting work to the management and boards of clients.
Mark works with middle-market company owners to help reduce their federal and state tax obligations through advantageous tax accounting methods, such as state and federal deductions (including the Tennessee Jobs Tax Credit), federal research and experimentation (R&D) and work opportunity credits, IC-DISC for exporters, and cost segregation studies. He also assists clients on both the buy and sell sides of merger and acquisition transactions, including advising clients on exit strategies and their tax implications.
- Oversees tax engagements for clients including auto suppliers, plastic injection molders and fabricated metal product manufacturers, as well as distributors of consumer products, pharmaceuticals, building materials, office supplies, furniture and wire/cable
- Extensive experience with clients in the construction, real estate, transportation and service industries
- Provided tax consulting and compliance for American subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies
- Presenter at the Tennessee Federal Tax Conference
- Presenter on federal tax legislation, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Manufacturing CPAs
- Tennessee Federal Tax Conference, Planning Committee
- Tennessee Federal Tax Institute, president and board member
- Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA)
- Monroe Harding Inc., Finance Committee member, former board member
- Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, Board Member and Hall of Fame member