Certain Adjustment Payments. For purposes of determining the Gross Up, Executive shall be deemed to pay the federal income tax at the highest marginal rate of taxation (currently 39.6%) in the calendar year in which the payment to which the Gross Up applies is to be made. The determination of whether such Excise Tax is payable and the amount of the Excise Tax shall be made upon the opinion of a national accounting firm selected by Executive and reasonably acceptable to the Company. If such opinion is not finally accepted by the Internal Revenue Service upon audit or otherwise, then appropriate adjustments shall be computed (with interest at the rate required to be paid by Executive under the Code and with Gross Up, if applicable) by such tax counsel based upon the final amount of the Excise Tax so determined, and (a) any additional amount due Executive as a result of such adjustment shall be paid to Executive by the Company in cash in a lump sum within 30 days after such computation, or (b) any amount due the Company as a result of such adjustment shall be paid to the Company by Executive in cash in a lump sum within 30 days after such computation. The Gross Up payment shall be subject to the six month delay of payment described in Section 6.10, but shall be made by December 31 of the year following the year in which the Executive remits the related taxes.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Mesa Air Group Inc), Employment Agreement (Mesa Air Group Inc), Employment Agreement (Mesa Air Group Inc)
Certain Adjustment Payments. For purposes of determining the Gross Up, Executive shall be deemed to pay the federal income tax at the highest marginal rate of taxation (currently 39.6%) in the calendar year in which the payment to which the Gross Up applies is to be made. The determination of whether such Excise Tax is payable and the amount of the Excise Tax shall be made upon the opinion of a national accounting firm selected by Executive and reasonably acceptable to the Company. If such opinion is not finally accepted by the Internal Revenue Service upon audit or otherwise, then appropriate adjustments shall be computed (with interest at the rate required to be paid by Executive under the Code and with Gross Up, if applicable) by such tax counsel based upon the final amount of the Excise Tax so determined, and (a) any additional amount due Executive as a result of such adjustment shall be paid to Executive by the Company in cash in a lump sum within 30 days after such computation, or (b) any amount due the Company as a result of such adjustment shall be paid to the Company by Executive in cash in a lump sum within 30 days after such computation. The Gross Up payment shall be subject to the six month delay of payment described in Section 6.10, but shall be made by December 31 of the year following the year in which the Executive remits the related taxes.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Mesa Air Group Inc), Employment Agreement (Mesa Air Group Inc), Employment Agreement (Mesa Air Group Inc)
Certain Adjustment Payments. For purposes of determining the Gross Up, Executive shall be deemed to pay the federal income tax at the highest marginal rate of taxation (currently 39.6%) in the calendar year in which the payment to which the Gross Up applies is to be made. The The, determination of whether such Excise Tax is payable and the amount of the Excise Tax shall be made upon the opinion of a national accounting firm selected by Executive and reasonably acceptable to the Company. If such opinion is not finally accepted by the Internal Revenue Service upon audit or otherwise, then appropriate adjustments shall be computed (with interest at the rate required to be paid by Executive under the Code and with Gross Up, if applicable) by such tax counsel based upon the final amount of the Excise Tax so determined, and (a) any additional amount due Executive as a result of such adjustment shall be paid to Executive by the Company in cash in a lump sum within 30 days after such computation, or (b) any amount due the Company as a result of such adjustment shall be paid to the Company by Executive in cash in a lump sum within 30 days after such computation. The Gross Up payment shall be subject to the six month delay of payment described in Section 6.10, but shall be made by December 31 of the year following the year in which the Executive remits the related taxes.
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