Note 11 — Taxes on income from continuing operations



	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	July 1, 2018	July 2, 2017	July 1, 2018	July 2, 2017
Effective income tax rate	136.3%	13.4%	23.2%	7.4%

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”) was enacted on December 22, 2017. The legislation significantly changes U.S. tax law by, among other things, permanently reducing corporate income tax rates from a maximum of 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018; implementing a territorial tax system, by generally providing for, among other things, a dividends received deduction on the foreign source portion of dividends received from a foreign corporation if specified conditions are met; and imposing a one-time repatriation tax on undistributed post-1986 foreign subsidiary earnings and profits, which are deemed repatriated for purposes of the tax. In addition, the TCJA imposes two new U.S. tax base erosion provisions: (1) the global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI") provisions and (2) the base erosion and anti-abuse tax ("BEAT") provisions, which are explained in more detail in Note 13 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

In accordance with the applicable provisions of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, the Company included in its consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2017 provisional amounts reflecting the tax impact related to deemed repatriated earnings and the revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities. Once the Company's accounting for the income tax effects of the TCJA is complete, the amounts with respect to the income tax effects of the TCJA may differ from the provisional amounts, possibly materially, due to, among other things, additional analysis, changes in interpretations and assumptions the Company has made, additional regulatory guidance that may be issued, and actions the Company may take as a result of the TCJA.

The effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended July 1, 2018 was 136.3% and 23.2%, respectively, and 13.4% and 7.4% for the three and six months ended July 2, 2017, respectively. The effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended July 1, 2018 as compared to the prior year periods reflect non-deductible termination benefits and other costs incurred in connection with the 2018 Footprint realignment plan and a non-deductible contingent consideration expense recognized in connection with an increase in the fair value of the NeoTract contingent consideration liability. In addition, the effective tax rate for the three and six months ended July 1, 2018 includes the benefit of a lower U.S. corporate tax rate of 21.0% resulting from the enactment of the TCJA, partially offset by a tax cost associated with GILTI and other TCJA related changes. The effective tax rate for the six months ended July 2, 2017 reflects a tax benefit associated with costs incurred in connection with the Vascular Solutions acquisition.