This excerpt taken from the KO 8-K filed Feb 9, 2010. Effective Tax Rate
The reported effective tax rate for the quarter and full year was 19.5% and 22.8%, respectively. The underlying effective tax rate on operations for both the quarter and full year was 23.0%. The variance between the reported rate and the underlying rate was due to the tax impact of various separately disclosed items impacting comparability.
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The Company anticipates that its underlying effective tax rate on operations for the full year 2010 will be in the range of 23.0% to 23.5%. Our estimated underlying effective tax rate does not reflect the impact of significant or unusual items and discrete events, which, if and when they occur, are separately recognized in the appropriate period.