Partner Mary Comazzi Selected to Join the National Business Aviation Association Tax Committee

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has selected Mary Comazzi to serve as a member of the Tax Committee. The Committee works with the IRS, U.S. Department of Treasury, Securities and Exchange Commission, and state tax authorities on key policy issues for business aviation, particularly federal and state tax policies that affect the ownership and operation of business aircraft. The Tax Committee has formed several working groups by subject matter expertise. Comazzi serves on the Committee's Aircraft Transactions working group.

Previously, Comazzi was a member of the Tax Committee Planning Group.

She is co-chair of Barnes & Thornburg's Aviation practice group and has deep experience structuring aviation transactions, including domestic and foreign-based aircraft purchases and sales, aircraft leasing agreements, and joint and fractional ownership agreements. Comazzi also advises on timeshare and interchange agreements, personal and executive use policies, Federal Aviation Administration registrations, Cape Town Convention and International Registry matters, hangar rental and ownership arrangements, airport lease agreements, management and charter matters, and customs compliance.

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