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ome ° ACA has to be completed first — and it was a mistake to tackle this before tax reform. Obamacare difficult with only 52 seats in the Senate but Ryan has gone too far to back away from ACA and refocus on tax reform as a priority. McConnell’s ACA target is mid- “Apri and then they can start to focus

djustment tax (VAT) vs. border adjustment tax, Woo favors a 5% VAT over BAT 3) Why there is a <10% chance current proposal of BAT will get passed / Paul Ryan/Keven Brandy’s proposal implies USD will appreciate +25%. Ryan is telling retailers this will happen but this is completely unrealistic and has seri

higher yields) offers the best risk- reward after recent moves. Regards, Amanda Amanda Ens Director Bank of America Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated One Bryant Park, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10036 Phone: ii \Vobilc: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014719 --- PAGE BREAK --- Bank of America Merrill Lynch Awards

up the bills. Either is likely to hurt Republican support in these states. Tax reform: BAT won’t kill it The proposed border adjustment tax in the Ryan-Brady plan has been attracting a lot of attention lately. Although we have concerns about some specific aspects of the proposal (which we will discus

imports are subject to VAT. These facts together make it very apparent that both the case for tax reform and support for tax reform are very strong. Paul Ryan said on January 26 after the Republican retreat in Philadelphia that they “aspire” to pass tax reforms by August. Bankof America <> Merrill Lynch Ca

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arkets. Much has been written on the timing, funding and process by which corporate tax reform could be enacted. In this report, we use House Speaker Paul Ryan’s Blueprint proposal as a starting point in quantifying the impact of corporate tax reform on the S&P 500, with some scenario analysis to account for

thus remain parked offshore, allowing corporations to avoid the tax hit associated with bringing them back to the US. Both Trump and the House (under Ryan) have proposed a mandatory tax of overseas earnings of US firms’ foreign subsidiaries at reduced rates, such that this cash can be brought back and p

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eing reversed is the kind of thing which Alastair Ryan (our banks strategist) lies awake at night dreami

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ch should be an attractive tailwind to DOV’s Energy segment. Tax Policy: Our estimates are based on 29% tax rate in ‘17/18. We calculate that under Ryan’s proposed plan, we can see about 19% upside to EPS. We estimate that under Trump’s proposed plan, we can see about 24% upside to EPS. Catalysts: J

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