Biography

Wakako has worked in public accounting since 2007 and focuses on international tax. She resolves all types of international tax issues, including helping clients compute foreign tax credits, enabling international entities to satisfy United States tax reporting requirements, assisting with tax structuring, ensuring earnings are properly repatriated, and helping multinational companies comply with transfer pricing. Wakako also assists with tax issues that arise during an acquisition, including managing the due diligence process.

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • The Foreign-Derived Intangible Income Incentive
    (Moss Adams Webcast, April 2019)
  • Anti-Deferral Provisions – Contract Manufacturing, Holding Companies, Check-the-Box Rules
    (Praxity North American International Tax Conference, November 2015)
  • Taxing the Cloud: Federal and State Tax Implications of Cloud Computing
    (Praxity North American International Tax Conference, November 2015)

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, New York State Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association

Education

  • BA, business and law, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
  • JD, law, New York Law School

Insights from Wakako Byer

Baker Tilly US, LLP, Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Moss Adams LLP and their affiliated entities operate under an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiaries, and Baker Tilly US, LLP and its affiliated entities, trading as Baker Tilly, are members of the global network of Baker Tilly International Ltd., the members of which are separate and independent legal entities. Baker Tilly US, LLP and Moss Adams LLP are licensed CPA firms that provide assurance services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and consulting services to their clients and are not licensed CPA firms. ISO certification services offered through Moss Adams Certifications LLC. Investment advisory offered through either Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC or Baker Tilly Wealth Management, LLC.