Parent Control. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary but subject to Section 15(d), Parent shall have the right to control all matters relating to any Joint Tax Return, any Parent Separate Tax Return, and any Tax Return or any Tax Proceeding with respect to any Tax matters of a Combined Group or any member of a Combined Group (as such). Parent shall have absolute discretion with respect to any decisions to be made, or the nature of any action to be taken, with respect to any Tax matter described in the preceding sentence; provided, however, that to the extent that any Tax Proceeding relating to such a Tax matter is reasonably likely to give rise to an indemnity obligation of SpinCo under Section 11 hereof, (i) Parent shall keep SpinCo informed of all material developments and events relating to any such Tax Proceeding described in this proviso and (ii) at its own cost and expense, SpinCo shall have the right to participate in (but not to control) the defense of any such Tax Proceeding.
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Samples: Tax Matters Agreement (Bausch Health Companies Inc.), Tax Matters Agreement (Bausch & Lomb Corp)
Parent Control. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary but subject to Section 15(d14(d), Parent shall have the right to control all matters relating to any Joint Tax Return, any Parent Separate Tax Return, and any Tax Return or any Tax Proceeding with respect to any Tax matters of a Combined Group or any member of a Combined Group (as such). Parent shall have absolute discretion with respect to any decisions to be made, or the nature of any action to be taken, with respect to any Tax matter described in the preceding sentence; provided, however, that to the extent that any Tax Proceeding relating to such a Tax matter is reasonably likely to give rise to an indemnity obligation of SpinCo Solta under Section 11 10 hereof, (i) Parent shall keep SpinCo Solta informed of all material developments and events relating to any such Tax Proceeding described in this proviso and (ii) at its own cost and expense, SpinCo Solta shall have the right to participate in (but not to control) the defense of any such Tax Proceeding.
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Samples: Tax Matters Agreement (Solta Medical Corp), Tax Matters Agreement (Solta Medical Corp)