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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
 
Second Quarter
 
First Six Months
(Dollars in millions)
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
$
 
%
 
$
 
%
 
$
 
%
 
$
 
%
Provision for income taxes and tax rate
$
57

 
18
%
 
$
84

 
20
%
 
$
112

 
19
%
 
$
144

 
19
%


Second quarter and first six months 2019 effective tax rates include adjustments to the tax provision to reflect amendments to and finalization of prior year's income tax returns in foreign jurisdictions. In second quarter and first six months 2018, the Company recognized an increase to the provision for income taxes of $10 million from an adjustment of the provisional net tax benefit recognized in fourth quarter 2017 resulting from the Tax Reform Act and tax impact of outside-U.S. entity reorganizations as part of the transition to an international treasury services center. The adjustment increased the one-time transition tax on deferred foreign income resulting from the Tax Reform Act. First six months 2018 effective tax rate included the impact of the U.S. corporate tax rate reduction resulting from the Tax Reform Act.

The U.S. Department of Treasury has issued a number of proposed regulations related to implementation of the provisions of the Tax Reform Act and certain states may issue clarifying guidance regarding state income tax conformity to the current federal tax code. Finalization of these regulations in 2019 or future periods may result in changes in the period of enactment to the amounts currently reported in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.