Preparation of Tax Returns The General Partner shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all returns of Partnership income, gains, deductions, losses and other items required of the Partnership for Federal and state income tax purposes and shall use all reasonable efforts to furnish, within ninety (90) days of the close of each taxable year, the tax information reasonably required by Limited Partners for Federal and state income tax reporting purposes. Each Limited Partner shall promptly provide the General Partner with such information relating to any Contributed Property contributed by such Limited Partner to the Partnership.
Income Tax Returns Borrower has no knowledge of any pending assessments or adjustments of its income tax payable with respect to any year.
Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns (i) The Company, if possible, or otherwise the Stockholders shall file or cause to be filed all income Tax Returns (federal, state, local or otherwise) of any Acquired Party for all taxable periods that end on or before the Funding and Consummation Date, and shall permit TCI to review all such Tax Returns prior to such filings. Unless the Company is a C corporation, the Stockholders shall pay or cause to be paid all Tax liabilities (in excess of all amounts already paid with respect thereto or properly accrued or reserved with respect thereto on the Company Financial Statements) shown by such Returns to be due.
(ii) TCI shall file or cause to be filed all separate Returns of, or that include, any Acquired Party for all taxable periods ending after the Funding and Consummation Date, and shall permit the Stockholders a reasonable opportunity to review all such Returns for periods including the Funding and Consummation Date prior to the filing thereof.
(iii) Each party hereto shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and Affiliates to, provide to each of the other parties hereto such cooperation and information as any of them reasonably may request in filing any Return, amended Return or claim for refund, determining a liability for Taxes or a right to refund of Taxes or in conducting any audit or other proceeding in respect of Taxes. Such cooperation and information shall include providing copies of all relevant portions of relevant Returns, together with relevant accompanying schedules and relevant work papers, relevant documents relating to rulings or other determinations by Taxing authorities and relevant records concerning the ownership and Tax basis of property, which such party may possess. Each party shall make its employees and independent certified public accountants reasonably available on a mutually convenient basis at its cost to provide explanation of any documents or information so provided. Subject to the preceding sentence, each party required to file Returns pursuant to this Agreement shall bear all costs of filing such Returns.
(iv) Each of the Company, Newco, TCI and each Stockholder shall comply with the Tax reporting requirements of Section 1.351-3 of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code, and treat the transaction as a tax-free contribution under Section 351(a) of the Code subject to gain, if any, recognized on the receipt of cash or other property under Section 351(b) of the Code.
Company Tax Returns The Company shall file all tax returns, if any, required to be filed by the Company.
Responsibility for Filing Tax Returns (a) Sellers shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, in a timely manner, all income Tax Returns of each Acquired Company that are due after the Closing with respect to any taxable period ending prior to or ending on and including the Closing Date; provided, however, that any such Tax Return shall be prepared by treating items on that Tax Return in a manner consistent with the prior Tax Returns of each Acquired Company. Sellers shall deliver to Buyer draft copies of each such Tax Return prior to the date for filing that Tax Return. Sellers shall make all changes in each such Tax Return reasonably requested by Buyer. Buyer shall cause each such Tax Return to be appropriately signed and filed, and Sellers shall pay to each Acquired Company any Taxes due from such Acquired Company on that Tax Return.
(b) Buyer shall after the Closing prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, Tax Returns of each Acquired Company for any period beginning prior to the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date (a “Straddle Period”). Any such Tax Return shall be prepared by treating items on that Tax Return in a manner consistent with the prior Tax Returns of each Acquired Company. Buyer shall deliver to Sellers draft copies of each such Tax Return at least thirty (30) days prior to the date for filing that Tax Return. Buyer shall make all changes in each such Tax Return reasonably requested by Sellers. Sellers shall pay to each Acquired Company the Taxes due for the period prior to and including the Closing Date from such Acquired Company on that Tax Return.
Tax Returns (a) Parent shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed when due all Tax Returns required to be filed for taxable periods of each Business Entity other than Aleris Germany ending on or before the Closing Date, and shall pay or cause to be paid any Taxes due in respect of such Tax Returns. To the extent such Taxes (including Taxes treated as Transaction Expenses) are taken into account as liabilities in the calculation of Net Working Capital, Parent shall provide Buyer with written notice of such payment, and within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written notice of payment, Buyer shall reimburse Parent for such Taxes. No later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause each Business Entity to furnish to Parent Tax information relating to such Business Entity, consistent with the past practice and custom of Sellers and such Business Entity.
(b) Buyer shall procure that Aleris Germany (i) shall instruct a German tax adviser selected by Parent to prepare (observing comments and instructions of the Parent) all annual Tax Returns required to be filed for taxable periods of Aleris Germany ending on or before the Closing Date, (ii) shall review and sign off on the draft Tax Returns and (iii) instruct the tax adviser to file such Tax Returns when due. Parent shall pay or cause to be paid any Taxes due and payable by Aleris Germany in respect of such Tax Returns (except to the extent such Taxes (including Taxes treated as Transaction Expenses) are taken into account as liabilities in the calculation of Net Working Capital). No later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause Aleris Germany to furnish to Parent and the tax adviser Tax information relating to it, consistent with the past practice and custom of the Sellers and Aleris Germany.
(c) Except as provided in Section 6.03(a), Section 6.03(b) and Section 6.03(e), Buyer shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed when due all Tax Returns required to be filed by any Business Entity, and shall pay or cause to be paid any Taxes due in respect of such Tax Returns.
(d) Any Tax Return required to be filed with respect to a Straddle Period of any Business Entity shall be prepared in accordance with the past practice and custom of Sellers and such Business Entity and shall be submitted (with copies of any relevant schedules, work papers and other documentation then available) to Parent for Parent’s written approval not less than thirty (30) days prior to the due date for the filing of such Tax Return, which written approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Parent shall have the option of providing to Buyer, at any time at least fifteen (15) days prior to the due date, written instructions as to the manner in which any, or all, of the items for which it may be liable hereunder shall be reflected on such Tax Return. Buyer shall, in preparing such Tax Return, cause the items for which Parent may be liable hereunder to be reflected in accordance with Parent’s instructions, to the extent permitted by Law.
(e) The Person required by applicable Law to file any Tax Returns or other documentation with respect to any Transfer Taxes shall prepare and file such Tax Returns or other documentation and pay the Taxes due with respect thereto. Parent and Buyer shall each, and shall each cause their Affiliates to, cooperate in the timely preparation and filing of, and join in the execution of, any such Tax Returns and other documentation.
(f) To the extent a party pays Taxes pursuant to this Section 6.03 for which such party is not responsible under Section 6.01, the paying party shall, in good faith, provide the other party’s representative (Parent or Buyer, as the case may be), with written notice of such payment, and within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written notice of payment, the non-paying party’s representative shall reimburse the paying party for the non-paying party’s share of the paid Taxes.
Tax Returns and Audits (i) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have timely filed all federal, state, local and foreign returns, estimates, information statements and reports ("RETURNS") relating to Taxes required to be filed by the Company and each of its subsidiaries with any Tax authority, except such Returns which are not material to the Company. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have paid all Taxes shown to be due on such Returns.
(ii) The Company and each of its subsidiaries as of the Effective Time will have withheld with respect to its employees all federal and state income taxes, Taxes pursuant to the Federal Insurance Contribution Act, Taxes pursuant to the Federal Unemployment Tax Act and other Taxes required to be withheld, except such Taxes which are not material to the Company.
(iii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any material Tax deficiency outstanding, proposed or assessed against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, nor has the Company or any of its subsidiaries executed any unexpired waiver of any statute of limitations on or extending the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax.
(iv) No audit or other examination of any Return of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any Tax authority is presently in progress, nor has the Company or any of its subsidiaries been notified of any request for such an audit or other examination.
(v) No material adjustment relating to any Returns filed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries has been proposed in writing formally or informally by any Tax authority to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any representative thereof.
(vi) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any liability for any material unpaid Taxes which has not been accrued for or reserved on the Company Balance Sheet in accordance with GAAP, whether asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise, which is material to the Company, other than any liability for unpaid Taxes that may have accrued since December 31, 1999 in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries in the ordinary course.
(vii) There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party as of the date of this Agreement, including but not limited to the provisions of this Agreement, covering any employee or former employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that, individually or collectively, would reasonably be expected to give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Sections 280G, 404 or 162(m) of the Code. There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its subsidiaries is bound as of the date of this Agreement to compensate any individual for excise taxes paid pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code.
(viii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has filed any consent agreement under Section 341(f) of the Code or agreed to have Section 341(f)(2) of the Code apply to any disposition of a subsection (f) asset (as defined in Section 341(f)(4) of the Code) owned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(ix) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is party to or has any obligation under any tax-sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement or arrangement.
(x) None of the Company's or its subsidiaries' assets are tax exempt use property within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code.
(xi) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has constituted either a "distributing corporation" or a "controlled corporation" in a distribution of stock qualifying for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (x) in the two years prior to the date of this Agreement or (y) in a distribution which could otherwise constitute part of a "plan" or "series or related transactions" (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the Merger.
Income Tax Return Information Each Company will provide to the other Company information and documents relating to their respective Groups required by the other Company to prepare Tax Returns. The Responsible Company shall determine a reasonable compliance schedule for such purpose in accordance with Distributing Co.'s past practices. Any additional information or documents the Responsible Company requires to prepare such Tax Returns will be provided in accordance with past practices, if any, or as the Responsible Company reasonably requests and in sufficient time for the Responsible Company to file such Tax Returns on a timely basis.
Tax Returns and Elections The Company shall cause to be prepared and timely filed all federal, state and local income tax returns or other returns or statements required by applicable law. As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, the Company shall cause to be prepared and delivered to the Member all information with respect to the Company necessary for the Member’s federal and state income tax returns.
Tax Returns and Reports The Administrative Trustees shall prepare (or cause to be prepared), at the Depositor's expense, and file all United States federal, state and local tax and information returns and reports required to be filed by or in respect of the Trust. In this regard, the Administrative Trustees shall (a) prepare and file (or cause to be prepared and filed) the appropriate Internal Revenue Service form required to be filed in respect of the Trust in each taxable year of the Trust and (b) prepare and furnish (or cause to be prepared and furnished) to each Securityholder the appropriate Internal Revenue Service form required to be provided on such form. The Administrative Trustees shall provide the Depositor and the Property Trustee with a copy of all such returns and reports promptly after such filing or furnishing. The Trustees shall comply with United States federal withholding and backup withholding tax laws and information reporting requirements with respect to any payments to Securityholders under the Trust Securities.
