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Forwarded tax alert on expected 2016 Trump administration tax changes

The passage is a routine forward of a banking firm's tax outlook memo with no specific allegations, financial flows, or misconduct. It mentions only public officials (President-elect Trump) and a bank Email chain between Richard Kahn (HBRK Associates) and Amanda Ens (Bank of America Merrill Lynch dir Discusses anticipated tax reforms under President-elect Donald Trump and Republican Congress. No s

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November 11, 2025
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House Oversight
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The passage is a routine forward of a banking firm's tax outlook memo with no specific allegations, financial flows, or misconduct. It mentions only public officials (President-elect Trump) and a bank Email chain between Richard Kahn (HBRK Associates) and Amanda Ens (Bank of America Merrill Lynch dir Discusses anticipated tax reforms under President-elect Donald Trump and Republican Congress. No s

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From: Richard Kahn Sent: 12/15/2016 5:40:04 PM To: jeffrey E. [[email protected]] Subject: Fwd: 2016 Election: Tax Changes Expected Attachments: image001.png; Untitled attachment 417590.htm; Tax Alert 2016-5.pdf; Untitled attachment 417593.htm Importance: High Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 tel 212-971-1306 fax 646-350-0954 cell 917-414-7584 Begin forwarded message: From: "Ens, Amanda" < Subject: 2016 Election: Tax Changes Expected Date: December 15, 2016 at 9:51:37 AM EST To: Richard Kahn < Rich, following up on your question from a while back about this topic. Please find a white paper attached. Regards, Amanda The election of Donald Trump as President is expected to lead to significant tax law changes. The tax changes may come in two parts: from the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) and its related taxes and from comprehensive tax reform. Since Republicans will also have majorities in both the House and Senate, such changes could be undertaken without bipartisan support. Although it is not yet known exactly what the changes will be or when they would be effective, we are issuing this Tax Alert to inform you of changes that are anticipated, based on proposals made during the campaign by both President-elect Trump and the House Republicans. We also discuss how these changes may impact your planning, both currently and in the future. Bank of America Merrill Lynch does not provide tax, accounting, regulatory or legal advice. Please consult your advisor as to any tax, accounting, regulatory or legal statements made herein. Not a product of Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) Research and should not be viewed as a research report Amanda Ens Director Bank of America Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated One Bryant Park, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10036 The power of global connectionsTm

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