Tax Limitations. If any payments under this Agreement, after taking into account all other payments to which the Executive is entitled from the Company, or any Affiliate thereof, are more likely than not to result in a loss of a deduction to the Company by reason of section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor provision to that section, such payments shall be reduced to the extent required to avoid such loss of deduction. The Executive shall be entitled to select the order in which payments are to be reduced in accordance with the preceding sentence. If requested by the Executive, the Company shall provide complete compensation and tax data on a timely basis to the Executive and to an accounting or law firm designated by the Executive in order to enable the Executive to determine the extent to which payments from the Company and its Affiliates may result in a loss of a deduction, and the Company shall reimburse the Executive for any reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Executive for such purpose. If the Executive and the Company shall disagree as to whether a payment under this Agreement is more likely than not to result in the loss of a deduction, the matter shall be resolved by an opinion of tax counsel chosen by the Company’s independent auditors. The Company shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel, and shall make available such information as may be reasonably requested by such counsel to prepare the opinion. If, by reason of the limitations of this paragraph 6, the maximum amount payable to the Executive under paragraph 5 above cannot be determined prior to the due date for such payment, the Company or an Affiliate shall pay on the due date the minimum amount which it in good faith determines to be payable and shall pay the remaining amount, with interest at a rate, compounded semi-annually, equal to 120% of the applicable Federal rate determined under section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as soon as such remaining amount is determined in accordance with this paragraph 6.
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Samples: Change of Control Agreement (Corus Bankshares Inc), Change of Control Agreement (Corus Bankshares Inc), Change of Control Agreement (Corus Bankshares Inc)
Tax Limitations. If If, during the Agreement Term, any payments under this Agreement, after taking into account all other payments payment or benefit to which the Executive is entitled from the Company, any affiliate, or trusts established by the Company or by any Affiliate thereofaffiliate (the "Payments," which shall include, without limitation, the vesting of an option or other non-cash benefit or property) are more likely than not to result in a loss of a deduction to the Company by reason of section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor provision to that section, such payments the Payments shall be reduced to the extent required to avoid such loss of deduction. The Executive shall be entitled to select the order in which payments are to be reduced in accordance with the preceding sentence. If requested by the Executive, the Company shall provide complete compensation and tax data on a timely basis to the Executive and to an accounting or law firm designated by the Executive in order to enable the Executive to determine the extent to which payments from the Company and its Affiliates affiliates may result in a loss of a deduction, and the Company shall reimburse the Executive for any reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Executive for such purpose. If the Executive and the Company shall disagree as to whether a payment under this Agreement is more likely than not to result in the loss of a deduction, the matter shall be resolved by an opinion of tax counsel chosen by the Company’s 's independent auditors. The Company shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel, and shall make available such information as may be reasonably requested by such counsel to prepare the opinion. If, by reason of the limitations of this paragraph 64, the maximum amount payable to the Executive under paragraph 5 above this Agreement cannot be determined prior to the due date for such payment, the Company or an Affiliate shall pay on the due date the minimum undisputed amount which it in good faith determines to be payable and shall pay the remaining amount, with interest at a rate, compounded semi-annually, equal to 120% of the applicable Federal rate determined under section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as soon as such remaining amount is determined in accordance with this paragraph 64.
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Samples: Change in Control Agreement (Us Can Corp), Change in Control Agreement (Us Can Corp)
Tax Limitations. If any payments under this Agreement, after taking into account all other payments to which the Executive is entitled from the Company, or any Affiliate thereof, are more likely than not to result in a loss of a deduction to the Company by reason of section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor provision to that section, such payments shall be reduced to the extent required to avoid such loss of deduction. The Executive shall be entitled to select the order in which payments are to be reduced in accordance with the preceding sentence. If requested by the Executive, the Company shall provide complete compensation and tax data on a timely basis to the Executive and to an accounting or law firm designated by the Executive in order to enable the Executive to determine the extent to which payments from the Company and its Affiliates may result in a loss of a deduction, and the Company shall reimburse the Executive for any reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Executive for such purpose. If the Executive and the Company shall disagree as to whether a payment under this Agreement is more likely than not to result in the loss of a deduction, the matter shall be resolved by an opinion of tax counsel chosen by the Company’s 's independent auditors. The Company shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel, and shall make available such information as may be reasonably requested by such counsel to prepare the opinion. If, by reason of the limitations of this paragraph 6, the maximum amount payable to the Executive under paragraph 5 above cannot be determined prior to the due date for such payment, the Company or an Affiliate shall pay on the due date the minimum amount which it in good faith determines to be payable and shall pay the remaining amount, with interest at a rate, compounded semi-annually, equal to 120% of the applicable Federal rate determined under section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as soon as such remaining amount is determined in accordance with this paragraph 6.
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