Apportioned Tax Attributes. (a) Pluto shall in good faith advise Spinco in writing of the amount, if any, of Tax Attributes which Pluto determines, from time to time (including as a result of any adjustment on audit), shall be allocated or apportioned to the Spinco Group (or any member thereof) under applicable Law, provided that this Section 4.09 shall not be construed as obligating Pluto to undertake any such determination as to the amount, allocation or apportionment of any Apportioned Tax Attribute. Spinco agrees that it shall accept Pluto’s allocation or apportionment of Apportioned Tax Attributes (and Spinco and all members of the Spinco Group shall prepare all Tax Returns in accordance therewith) unless such allocation or apportionment is manifestly unreasonable or manifestly erroneous. (b) Spinco may request that Pluto undertake a determination of the portion, if any, of any Apportioned Tax Attribute to be allocated or apportioned to the Spinco Group (or any member thereof) under applicable Law, if such allocation or apportionment was not determined by Pluto pursuant to Section 4.09(a). If Pluto agrees to undertake such determination, Pluto shall in good faith advise Spinco in writing of the amount, if any, of any Apportioned Tax Attributes which Pluto determines shall be allocated or apportioned to the Spinco Group (or any member thereof) under applicable Law. Spinco agrees that it shall accept Pluto’s allocation or apportionment of Apportioned Tax Attributes (and Spinco and all members of the Spinco Group shall prepare all Tax Returns in accordance therewith) unless such allocation or apportionment is manifestly unreasonable or manifestly erroneous. Spinco shall reimburse Pluto for all reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred by the Pluto Group in connection with such determination requested by Spinco within ten (10) Business Days after receiving an invoice from Pluto therefor. (c) To the extent that Pluto determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, not to undertake a determination requested by Spinco pursuant to Section 4.09(b), or does not otherwise advise Spinco of its intention to undertake such determination within twenty (20) Business Days of the receipt of such request, Spinco shall be permitted to undertake such determination at its own cost and expense and shall notify Pluto of its determination, which determination shall be binding upon Pluto, unless such determination is manifestly unreasonable or manifestly erroneous. (d) Nothing in this Section 4.09 shall limit a Company’s rights and obligations under Section 7.01.
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Samples: Tax Matters Agreement (Viatris Inc), Tax Matters Agreement (Upjohn Inc), Tax Matters Agreement (Upjohn Inc)
Apportioned Tax Attributes. (a) Pluto J&J shall in good faith advise Spinco Kenvue in writing of the amount, if any, of any Specified Apportioned Tax Attributes which Pluto determines, from time to time (including as a result of any adjustment on audit), J&J determines in its good faith discretion shall be allocated or apportioned to the Spinco Kenvue Group (or any member thereof) under applicable Law, provided that this Section 4.09 shall not be construed as obligating Pluto to undertake any such determination as to the amount, allocation or apportionment of any Apportioned Tax Attribute. Spinco agrees that it shall accept Pluto’s allocation or apportionment of Apportioned Tax Attributes (and Spinco and all members of the Spinco Group shall prepare all Tax Returns in accordance therewith) unless such allocation or apportionment is manifestly unreasonable or manifestly erroneous.
(b) Spinco Kenvue may request that Pluto J&J undertake a determination of the portion, if any, of any Apportioned Tax Attribute (other than any Specified Apportioned Tax Attributes) to be allocated or apportioned to the Spinco Kenvue Group (or any member thereof) under applicable Law. To the extent such Apportioned Tax Attribute is required to be allocated or apportioned to the Kenvue Group (or any member thereof) under applicable Law, if such allocation or apportionment was not determined by Pluto pursuant to Section 4.09(a). If Pluto agrees J&J shall use commercially reasonable efforts to undertake such determinationa determination without engaging a third-party advisor. If J&J determines in its reasonable discretion that it cannot perform such a determination without the advice of a third-party advisor, Pluto it shall engage Xxxxx & Young LLP or another nationally recognized accounting firm to provide such advice. Kenvue shall reimburse J&J for all reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred by J&J or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such determination requested by Kenvue within 60 days after receiving an invoice from J&J xxxxxxxx. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2.08(b) shall not be construed as obligating J&J to undertake a determination with respect to any Apportioned Tax Attribute (other than any Specified Apportioned Tax Attribute) if J&J concludes in its reasonable discretion that it is not practicable in light of the information available to J&J.
(c) If J&J undertakes a determination of any Apportioned Tax Attribute (including any Specified Apportioned Tax Attribute), whether or not at the request of Kevnue, J&J shall in good faith advise Spinco Kenvue in writing of the amount, if any, of any such Apportioned Tax Attributes which Pluto Attribute that J&J determines in its good faith discretion shall be allocated or apportioned to the Spinco Kenvue Group (or any member thereof) under applicable Law. Spinco Kenvue agrees that it shall accept Pluto’s allocation or apportionment of Apportioned Tax Attributes (such determination and Spinco Kenvue and all members of the Spinco Kenvue Group shall prepare all Tax Returns in accordance therewith) , unless there is no reasonable basis for such allocation or apportionment is manifestly unreasonable or manifestly erroneous. Spinco shall reimburse Pluto for all reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred by the Pluto Group in connection with such determination requested by Spinco within ten (10) Business Days after receiving an invoice from Pluto therefor.
(c) To the extent that Pluto determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, not to undertake a determination requested by Spinco pursuant to Section 4.09(b), or does not otherwise advise Spinco of its intention to undertake such determination within twenty (20) Business Days of the receipt of such request, Spinco shall be permitted to undertake such determination at its own cost and expense and shall notify Pluto of its determination, which determination shall be binding upon Pluto, unless such determination is manifestly unreasonable or manifestly erroneousapportionment.
(d) Nothing in For the avoidance of doubt, J&J shall not be liable to any member of the Kenvue Group for any failure of any allocation or apportionment made pursuant to this Section 4.09 shall limit a Company’s rights and obligations 2.08 to be accurate or sustained under Section 7.01applicable Law.
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Samples: Tax Matters Agreement (Kenvue Inc.)