Mackenzie McNaughton

With experience in a broad range of tax issues, Mackenzie is able to provide comprehensive advice to both tax-exempt organizations and taxable companies. She has particular expertise with advising tax-exempt organizations with taxable subsidiaries, organizations with unrelated business income-generating activities, and organizations requesting rulings from the IRS. In addition, Mackenzie has extensive experience working with U.S.-based and foreign-based healthcare organizations, higher education organizations, non-government organizations, faith-based organizations, and private foundations.

Prior to joining Dorsey, Mackenzie was a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young and a Senior Tax Law Specialist with the IRS. While at the IRS, Mackenzie coordinated with other IRS technicians, Chief Counsel, and Treasury personnel in the Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE) and Large Business and International (LB&I) divisions to draft taxpayer guidance and create IRS systems and procedures to implement significant new tax legislation including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Her clients benefit from her experience and connections at the IRS, which she uses in her legal advice and in trainings she provides to clients.

Mackenzie is a Senior Attorney in Dorsey’s Health Transactions & Regulations Group and Non-Profit & Tax Exempt Organizations Group.