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Amount of reasonable estimate for income tax expense for remeasurement of deferred tax asset from change in tax rate pursuant to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 for which accounting for tax effect is incomplete.

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Amount of tax liability from transition tax on accumulated earnings of controlled foreign corporation deemed repatriated pursuant to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, offset by Non Operating losses.

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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