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How do deferred taxes affect accretion/dilution analysis in an M&A model?

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Two main channels. (1) New intangible amortization from purchase accounting reduces BOOK pre-tax income post-deal; if it's a stock deal it's NOT tax-deductible, so it hurts GAAP EPS with no…

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