Securities and Exchange Commission

The amount as of the balance sheet date of the estimated future tax effects attributable to the difference between the tax basis of pension liabilities funded in advance and the basis of a prepaid pension asset determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The difference in basis of such costs will increase future taxable income when such basis difference reverses. Prepaid pension costs represented the cumulative employer's contributions in excess of net pension cost recognized, before the adoption of the recognition provisions of FAS 158. Under FAS 158, prepaid pension costs are no longer recognized in the statement of financial position.

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