Tax Returns Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall timely prepare and file (or cause such timely preparation and filing) with the appropriate Taxing Authority all Tax Returns for the Company and its Subsidiaries for periods that (x) end prior to or on the Closing Date (each, a “Pre-Closing Tax Return”) the due date of which (including extensions) is after the Closing Date, and Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall pay (or cause to be paid) all Taxes shown thereon, or (y) include the Closing Date (a “Straddle Period Tax Return”), and Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall pay (or cause to be paid) all Taxes shown thereon. All Pre-Closing Tax Returns and Straddle Period Tax Returns described in the prior sentence shall be prepared consistent with the methodologies and practices historically applied by the Company and its Subsidiaries when filing its prior year Tax Return (for purposes of this Section 7.12, the determination of Estimated Pre-Closing Taxes and Final Pre-Closing Taxes pursuant to Section 3.7, and with respect to Tax matters in Article IX, the foregoing will be deemed to be “past practice”) except as otherwise required by applicable Law or as specifically required under this Agreement. The Representative, at its sole expense, shall have reasonable access during normal business hours to those persons preparing any Pre-Closing Tax Return or Straddle Period Tax Return and the information to be included in such Tax Return prior to such Tax Return’s submission to the Representative for review, as described below. With regard to both Pre-Closing Tax Returns and Straddle Period Tax Returns, at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which each such Tax Return is due (including extensions), Parent shall submit such Tax Return to the Representative for its review, and within the ten (10) day period starting on the day such Tax Return is submitted to the Representative for its review, the Representative shall have the right to suggest modifications to such Tax Returns. With regard solely to any Pre-Closing Tax Return, described in the first sentence of this Section 7.12(b), if the Representative does not timely submit suggested modifications to Parent as described in the preceding sentence, the Representative will waive its right to suggest modifications to such Tax Return, or if the Representative does timely submit suggested modifications to Parent as described in the prior sentence, Parent shall make each such timely suggested modification to such Tax Return to the extent such suggested modification is not inconsistent with the standard set forth in the second sentence of this Section 7.12(b); provided that if the Closing Date is later than March 31, 2014, and such modification results in a material reduction in Tax liability or material increase in a Tax refund or credit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or a material increase in any amount owed by Parent to Representative under Section 7.12(f) hereof, in each case allocable to a Tax period beginning before the Closing Date, the requirements of this sentence shall also apply to Straddle Period Tax Returns. Parent shall not file any Tax Return with respect to a Pre-Closing Tax Period without Representative’s consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that if such consent is not provided Representative’s failure to consent prior to the due date (including all available extensions) for filing such Tax Return shall not prevent Parent from timely filing any such Tax Return; and provided that if the Closing Date is later than March 31, 2014, such consent right shall also apply to Pre-Closing Straddle Returns that show a material amount of Taxes for which Representative (in its capacity as such) could be liable to Parent hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (including without limitation in the case Representative does not provide comments to any Tax Return or does not consent to its filing), the Representative (in its capacity as such) shall be relieved of any obligation to indemnify Parent or Surviving Corporation or their Affiliates with respect to any Losses arising from Taxes directly attributable to a particular Tax position taken by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries in filing a Pre-Closing Tax Return or Straddle Period Tax Return (including pursuant to any amendments of such Returns or pursuant to any elections or changes in Tax accounting method with retroactive effect) that is inconsistent with the past practice of the Company and its Subsidiaries, except to the extent that such Tax position is required by applicable Law or a Taxing Authority or mutually agreed in writing by the Representative and Parent.
Reports and Returns Seller shall promptly after the Closing prepare and file all reports and returns required by Legal Requirements relating to the business of Seller as conducted using the Assets, to and including the Effective Time.
Accounting, Books and Records The books and records of the Company shall be kept, and the financial position and the results of its operations recorded, in accordance with GAAP. The books and records shall reflect all Company transactions and shall be appropriate and adequate for the Company’s business. The Company shall maintain at its principal place of business: (i) a current list of the full name and last known address of each Member and Assignee set forth in alphabetical order, together with the Capital Contributions, Capital Account and Units of each Member and Assignee; (ii) the full name and address of each Director; (iii) a copy of the Articles and any and all amendments thereto, together with executed copies of any powers of attorney pursuant to which the Articles or any amendments thereto have been executed; (iv) copies of the Company’s federal, state and local income tax and information returns and reports, if any, for the six (6) most recent taxable years; (v) a copy of this Agreement and any and all amendments hereto, together with executed copies of any powers of attorney pursuant to which this Agreement or any amendments hereto have been executed; and (vi) copies of the financial statements of the Company, if any, for the six (6) most recent Fiscal Years. The Company shall use the accrual method of accounting in the preparation of its financial reports and for tax purposes and shall keep its books and records accordingly.
Keeping Books and Records The Borrower will maintain, and will cause each Subsidiary to maintain, proper books of record and account in which full, true, and correct entries in conformity with GAAP shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities.
Financial Statements; Books and Records (i) The Seller has made available to the Buyer, correct and complete copies of the following (collectively, the “Financial Statements”): (A) audited balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of and for each of the calendar years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 (with December 31, 2010 being the “Most Recent Fiscal Year End”) (collectively, the “Audited Financial Statements”), and (B) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet (the “Latest Balance Sheet”) as of March 31, 2011 (the “Latest Balance Sheet Date”) and related consolidated statement of income of the Company and the Subsidiaries for the three (3) month period ending on the Latest Balance Sheet Date (the “Interim Financial Statements”).
(ii) The Audited Financial Statements are correct and complete, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied throughout the periods indicated, and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and for the periods referred to therein. The Interim Financial Statements are correct and complete, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied throughout the period indicated, and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and for the period referred to therein, except that the Interim Financial Statements are subject to normal year-end adjustments (none of which are reasonably expected to be material) and lack the footnote disclosure otherwise required by GAAP.
Books, Financial Statements and Reports Each Credit Party will at all times maintain full and accurate books of account and records. Borrower will maintain and will cause its Subsidiaries to maintain a standard system of accounting, will maintain its Fiscal Year, and will furnish the following statements and reports to Administrative Agent at Borrower’s expense:
(a) As soon as available, and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, complete audited Consolidated financial statements of Parent together with all notes thereto, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with IFRS, together with an unqualified opinion, based on an audit using generally accepted auditing standards, by an independent certified public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing selected by Parent and acceptable to Administrative Agent, stating that such Consolidated financial statements have been so prepared. These financial statements shall contain a Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year and Consolidated statements of earnings, of cash flows, and of changes in owners’ equity for such Fiscal Year, each setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Year. In addition, Borrower shall provide internally prepared unaudited consolidating financial statements including Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings which agree in total to the corresponding audited Consolidated statements of Parent for the Fiscal Year. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Year are less than 95% but greater than or equal to 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Year, the unqualified opinion set forth above shall also cover the consolidating statements which include Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings for that same Fiscal Year. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Year are less than 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Year, complete audited Consolidated financial statements of Borrower together with all notes thereto, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with IFRS, together with an unqualified opinion, based on an audit using generally accepted auditing standards, by an independent certified public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing selected by Borrower and acceptable to Administrative Agent, stating that such Consolidated financial statements have been so prepared. These financial statements shall contain a Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year and Consolidated statements of earnings, of cash flows, and of changes in owners’ equity for such Fiscal Year, each setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Year.
(b) As soon as available, and in any event within 60 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, Parent’s unaudited Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and unaudited Consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows for each such Fiscal Quarter and for the period beginning on the first day of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with IFRS, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes. In addition, Borrower shall provide internally prepared unaudited consolidating financial statements including Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings which agree in total to the unaudited Consolidated balance sheet and statement of earnings of Parent for that same Fiscal Quarter. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Quarter are less than 95% but greater than or equal to 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Quarter, Borrower shall also furnish consolidating statements which include Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings for that same Fiscal Quarter. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Quarter are less than 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Quarter, complete unaudited Consolidated financial statements of Borrower, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with IFRS. These financial statements shall contain a Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and Consolidated statements of earnings, of cash flows, and of changes in owners’ equity for such Fiscal Quarter, each setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Quarter.
(c) Borrower will, together with each set of financial statements furnished under Section 6.2(a) or (b), as applicable, furnish a Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower and, as applicable, Parent stating that such financial statements are accurate and complete (subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes), stating that he/she has reviewed the Loan Documents, containing calculations showing compliance (or non- compliance) at the end of such Fiscal Quarter with the requirements of Section 7.14 and stating that no Default exists at the end of such Fiscal Quarter or at the time of such certificate or specifying the nature and period of existence of any such Default.
Tax Information Returns and Reports The Service Provider shall prepare and file, and require to be prepared and filed by any brokers or banks as to their Customers, with the appropriate governmental agencies, such information, returns and reports as are required to be so filed for reporting: (i) dividends and other distributions made; (ii) amounts withheld on dividends and other distributions and payments under applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations; and (iii) gross proceeds of sales transactions as required.
Tax Returns; Taxes (a) Except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 4.15(a): (i) all Tax Returns of the Company and each Subsidiary due to have been filed through the date hereof in accordance with any applicable Law have been duly filed and are correct and complete in all material respects; (ii) all Taxes, deposits of Taxes or other payments relating to Taxes due and owing by the Company and each Subsidiary (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid in full; (iii) there are not now any extensions of time in effect with respect to the dates on which any Tax Returns of the Company or any Subsidiary were or are due to be filed; (iv) all deficiencies asserted as a result of any examination of any Tax Returns of the Company or any Subsidiary have been paid in full, accrued on the books of the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, or finally settled, and no issue has been raised in any such examination which, by application of the same or similar principles, reasonably could be expected to result in a proposed deficiency for any other period not so examined; (v) no claims have been asserted and no proposals or deficiencies for any Taxes of the Company or any Subsidiary are being asserted, proposed or, to the Knowledge of any Member, threatened, and no audit or investigation of any Tax Return of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently underway, pending or, to the Knowledge of any Member, threatened; (vi) no claim has ever been made by a Taxing authority in a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Subsidiary does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction; (vii) the Company and each Subsidiary has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, equity holder or other third party; (viii) there are no outstanding waivers or agreements by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary for the extension of time for the assessment of any Taxes or deficiency thereof, nor are there any requests for rulings, outstanding subpoenas or requests for information, notice of proposed reassessment of any property owned or leased by the Company or any Subsidiary or any other matter pending between the Company or any Subsidiary and any Taxing authority; (ix) there are no Liens against any assets or property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for Taxes (other than Liens for Taxes which are not yet due and payable), nor are there any such Liens for Taxes which are pending or, to the Knowledge of any Member, threatened; (x) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to any Tax allocation, sharing or indemnification agreement under which the Company or any Subsidiary will have any Liability after the Closing; (xi) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any Liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than for itself) under U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise; and (xiii) the Company and each Subsidiary has at all times used proper accounting methods and periods in computing their Tax Liability.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15(b), the Company has delivered to the Purchaser correct and complete copies of all Tax Returns (together with any agent’s reports and any accountants’ work papers) relating to its respective operations and each of its Subsidiaries for taxable periods ended on or after December 31, 2014.
(c) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a party to any “reportable transaction” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b).
(d) The Company has, at all times since the date of its formation, been classified for federal (and all applicable state and local) income tax purposes as a partnership and not as a corporation, an association taxable as a corporation or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation. Each Subsidiary of the Company has, at all times since the date of its formation, been classified for federal (and all applicable state and local) income tax purposes as a disregarded entity.
(e) The Company has not elected to have the revised partnership tax audit procedures set forth in Subchapter C of Subtitle A, Chapter 63 of the Code, as amended by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, P.L. 114-74 (together with any subsequent amendments thereto, Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and published administrative interpretations thereof, the “Revised Partnership Tax Audit Procedures”) apply to the Company, including by way of an election under Treasury Regulations Section 301.9100-22T.
Corporate Books and Records The minute books of the Company and the Subsidiaries contain accurate records of all meetings and accurately reflect all material actions taken by the stockholders, the Boards of Directors and all committees of the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Subsidiaries. Within ten (10) Business Days following the date hereof, the Company will make available to the Purchaser complete and accurate copies of all such minute books and of the stock register of the Company and each Subsidiary.
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.
