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Tax cuts and jobs act of 2017, incomplete accounting, change in tax rate, provisional income tax expense (benefit).

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Tax cuts and jobs act of 2017 incomplete accounting provisional income tax expense benefit.

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Tax cuts and jobs act of 2017 incomplete accounting provisional income tax expense benefit for reversal of reserve.

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, incomplete accounting provisional income tax expense benefit, payment period.

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

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The amount of income tax expense or benefit for the period computed by applying the domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations.

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Amount of unrecognized tax benefits.

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Amount accrued for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return.

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