Determination of Gross-Up. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) below, all determinations required to be made under this Section 6, including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by the public accounting firm that serves as the Company's auditors (the "Accounting Firm"), which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and Executive within 15 business days of the receipt of notice from the Company or Executive that there have been Payments, or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. In the event that the Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group effecting the Change of Control, Executive shall designate another nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accounting Firm hereunder). All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. Any Gross-Up Payment, as determined pursuant to this Section 6, shall be paid by the Company to Executive within five days after the receipt by the Company and Executive of the Accounting firm's determination. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by Executive, it shall furnish Executive with a written opinion that failure to report the Excise Tax on Executive's applicable federal income tax return would not result in the imposition of a negligence or similar penalty. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Executive, except as provided in paragraph (c) below.
Determination of Gross-Up. (A) Except as provided in Section 13(b)(iii), the determination that a Payment is subject to an Excise Tax shall be made in writing by the principal certified public accounting firm then retained by the Company to audit its annual financial statements (the "Accounting Firm"). Such determination shall include the amount of the Gross-Up Payment and detailed computations thereof, including any assumptions used in such computations. Any determination by the Accounting Firm will be binding on the Company and Executive.
Determination of Gross-Up. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) of this Section 6, all determinations required to be made under this Section 6, including whether a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, shall be made by an accounting firm satisfactory to the Company and Executive ("Accounting Firm"). The Accounting Firm shall make such determination and provide detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and Executive within fifteen (15) business days after it is requested to do so. The initial Gross-Up Payment, if any, as determined pursuant to this paragraph (b) of this Section 6, shall be paid to Executive within five (5) business days after the Company's receipt of the Accounting Firm's determination. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it shall furnish the Executive with a written opinion that he has legal authority satisfying the criteria set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6661-3 or similar successor provisions not to report any Excise Tax on his federal income tax return. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Executive.
Determination of Gross-Up. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) of this Section 6, all determinations required to be made under this Section 6, including whether a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, shall be made by an accounting firm satisfactory to the Company and Executive (“Accounting Firm”). The Accounting Firm shall make such determination and provide detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and Executive within fifteen (15) business days after it is requested to do so. The initial Gross-Up Payment, if any, as determined pursuant to this paragraph (b) of this Section 6, shall be paid to Executive within five (5) business days after the Company’s receipt of the Accounting Firm’s determination, but in no event later than 2½ months after the close of the year in which the determination of Excise Tax liability is made under Section 6(a). If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it shall furnish the Executive with a written opinion that he has legal authority satisfying the criteria set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6661-3 or similar successor provisions not to report any Excise Tax on his federal income tax return. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Executive.
Determination of Gross-Up. Subject to the provisions of subsection (iii) of this Section 6(g), all determinations required to be made under this Section 6(g), including whether a Gross-up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-up Payment, shall be made by an accounting firm satisfactory to the Company and Employee (“Accounting Firm”). The Accounting Firm shall make such determination and provide detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and Employee within fifteen (15) business days after it is requested to do so. The initial Gross-up Payment, if any, shall be paid to Employee within five (5) business days after the Company’s receipt of the Accounting Firm’s determination. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Employee, it shall furnish the Employee with a written opinion that he has legal authority satisfying the criteria set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6661-3 or similar successor provisions not to report any Excise Tax on his federal income tax return. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Employee.
Determination of Gross-Up. (a) Except as provided in Section 1.3, the determination that a Payment is subject to an Excise Tax shall be made in writing by a nationally recognized accounting firm or executive compensation consulting firm selected by the Company (the "Accounting Firm"). Such determination shall include the amount of the Gross-Up Payment and detailed computations thereof, including any assumptions used in such computations. Any determination by the Accounting Firm will be binding on the Company and the Executive.
Determination of Gross-Up. Subject to the provisions of Section 3(c), all determinations required to be made under this Section 3, including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by a nationally-recognized public accounting firm designated by Executive, other than the firm that serves as the Company's auditors (the "Accounting Firm"), which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and Executive within 15 business days of the receipt of notice from the Company or Executive that there have been Payments, or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. Any Gross-Up Payment, as determined pursuant to this Section 3, shall be paid by the Company to Executive within five days after the receipt by the Company and Executive of the Accounting firm's determination. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by Executive, it shall furnish Executive with a written opinion that failure to report the Excise Tax on Executive's applicable federal income tax return would not result in the imposition of a negligence or similar penalty. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Executive, except as provided in paragraph (c) below.
Determination of Gross-Up. (a) Except as provided in Section 3, the determination that the Protected Severance is subject to an Excise Tax shall be made in writing by the principal certified public accounting firm then retained by Wendy’s to audit its annual financial statements (the “Accounting Firm”). Such determination shall include the amount of the Gross-Up Payment and detailed computations thereof, including any assumptions used in such computations. Any determination by the Accounting Firm will be binding on Wendy’s and the Executive.
Determination of Gross-Up. (a) Except as provided in Section 3, the determination that a Payment is (or, if no reduction were made pursuant to Section 1(b), would be) subject to an Excise Tax, and whether a Gross-Up Payment or reduction pursuant to Section 1(b) is required in the circumstances, shall be made in writing by a nationally recognized accounting firm or executive compensation consulting firm selected by the Corporation (the “Accounting Firm”). If no reduction is required pursuant to Section 1(b), such determination shall include the amount of the Gross-Up Payment. The Accounting Firm’s determination shall include detailed computations thereof, including any assumptions used in such computations. Any determination by the Accounting Firm will be binding on the Corporation and the Executive.
Determination of Gross-Up. For purposes of determining whether any of the Total Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax and the amount of such Excise Tax, (i) all of the Total Payments shall be treated as "parachute payments" (within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b)(2)) unless, in the opinion of tax counsel ("Tax Counsel") reasonably acceptable to Executive and selected by the accounting firm that was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, the Company's independent auditor (the "Auditor"), such payments or benefits (in whole or in part) do not constitute parachute payments, including by reason of Code Section 280G(b)(4)(A), (ii) all "excess parachute payments" within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b)(1) shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax unless, in the opinion of Tax Counsel, such excess parachute payments (in whole or in part) represent reasonable compensation for services actually rendered (within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b)(4)(B)) in excess of the Base Amount allocable to such reasonable compensation, or are otherwise not subject to the Excise Tax, and (iii) the value of any non-cash benefits or any deferred payment or benefit shall be determined by the Auditor in accordance with the principles of Code Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4). For purposes of determining the amount of the Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall be deemed to pay federal income tax at the highest marginal rate of federal income taxation in the calendar year in which the Gross-Up Payment is to be made and state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation in the state and locality of Executive's residence, or if higher, in the state and locality of Executive's principal place of employment, on the Date of Termination (or if there is no Date of Termination, then the date on which the Gross-Up Payment is calculated for purposes of this Section), net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes that could be obtained from deduction of such state and local income taxes.
