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To: BWAC who wrote (48520)6/28/2001 1:39:08 PM
From: Ian@SI  Respond to of 70976
 
OT re goodwill,

I believe in the specific instances being discussed, prior goodwill write offs were sufficient to take full advantage of tax laws and rates. It will clearly affect some ratios such as Price/Book; and it will affect future headline numbers for earnings, etc.