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For more information visit our privacy policy.Tax Matters (a) With respect to the Purchased Business and the Purchased Assets, the Sellers have filed or caused to be filed all material Tax Returns required to have been filed by the Sellers with respect to, by or for the Sellers, the Purchased Business or the Purchased Assets for the period prior to the Closing except for those Tax Returns for which the filing date has not yet passed. All such Tax Returns are correct and complete in all material respects and were prepared in substantial compliance with all Applicable Laws. Sellers have paid all Taxes that have become due pursuant to those Tax Returns or pursuant to any assessment or adjustment made with respect thereto. There are no unpaid Taxes due and owing by Sellers or by any other Person (including, without limitation, any corporation with which Sellers file or have filed a consolidated, combined, or unitary return) that are or could reasonably be expected to become an Encumbrance on the Purchased Assets or otherwise adversely affect the operation of the Purchased Business. Sellers have collected or withheld all amounts required to be collected or withheld by Sellers for all Taxes or assessments, and all such amounts have been paid to the appropriate Taxing Authority or set aside in appropriate accounts for future payment when due. No claim has been made by any Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction where the Sellers do not file Tax Returns with respect to the Purchased Business or the Purchased Assets that the Sellers are or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction with respect to the Purchased Business or the Purchased Assets. The Sellers have not waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency, in each case, if it would have an adverse impact on the Purchased Assets or the Purchased Business or subject Buyer or any of its Affiliates to any Tax Liability after the Closing. (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.18(b), there is no material dispute or claim concerning any Tax liability of the Sellers claimed or raised by any Taxing Authority in writing. (c) Each Seller is a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701 of the Code.
Tax Return “Tax Return” shall mean any return (including any information return), report, statement, declaration, estimate, schedule, notice, notification, form, election, certificate or other document or information filed with or submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Body in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any Legal Requirement relating to any Tax.
Tax Advisors The Holder has reviewed with its own tax advisors the U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Warrant. With respect to such matters, the Holder relies solely on any such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents, written or oral. The Holder understands that it (and not the Company) shall be responsible for its own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Warrant.
Income Tax Matters (a) In order to comply with all applicable federal or state income tax laws or regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal or state payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute responsibility of Grantee, are withheld or collected from Grantee. (b) The Company shall reasonably determine the amount of any federal, state, local or other income, employment, or other taxes which the Company or any of its affiliates may reasonably be obligated to withhold with respect to the grant, vesting, or other event with respect to the Restricted Stock Units. The Company may, in its sole discretion, withhold a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock in connection with the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units at the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock (determined as of the date of measurement of the amount of income subject to such withholding) to satisfy the minimum amount of any such withholding obligations that arise with respect to the vesting of such Restricted Stock Units. The Company may take such action(s) without notice to the Grantee, and the Grantee shall have no discretion as to the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations in such manner. If, however, any withholding event occurs with respect to the Restricted Stock Units other than upon the vesting of such Restricted Stock Units, or if the Company for any reason does not satisfy the withholding obligations with respect to the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units as provided above in this Section 8(b), the Company shall be entitled to require a cash payment by or on behalf of the Grantee and/or to deduct from other compensation payable to the Grantee the minimum amount of any such withholding obligations. (c) The Restricted Stock Unit Award evidenced by this Agreement, and the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Grantee in settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units, is intended to be taxed under the provisions of Section 83 of the Code, and is not intended to provide and does not provide for the deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A(d) of the Code. Therefore, the Company intends to report as includible in the Grantee’s gross income for any taxable year an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Units that vest (if any) during such taxable year, determined as of the date such Restricted Stock Units vest. In furtherance of this intended tax treatment, all vested Restricted Stock Units shall be automatically settled and payment to the Grantee shall be made as provided in Section 1(c) hereof, but in no event later than March 15th of the year following the calendar year in which such Restricted Stock Units vest. The Grantee shall have no power to affect the timing of such settlement or payment. The Company reserves the right to amend this Agreement, without the Grantee’s consent, to the extent it reasonably determines from time to time that such amendment is necessary in order to achieve the purposes of this Section.
Other Tax Matters (i) No deficiency with respect to a material amount of Taxes has been proposed, asserted or assessed against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and remains unpaid, except for such deficiencies that are being contested, or that will be contested, in each case, in good faith, and, in each case, for which adequate reserves have been established on the books and records of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is currently the subject of an audit or other examination relating to the payment of material Taxes of the Company or such Company Subsidiary by a Taxing Authority of any nation, state or locality nor has the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries received any written notices from any Taxing Authority that such an audit or examination is pending, or that the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries was required to file any Tax Return that was not filed. (ii) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is presently contesting any material Tax liability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary before any court, tribunal or agency. (iii) All material Taxes that the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is (or was) required by Applicable Law to withhold or collect in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, member or other third party have been duly withheld or collected, and have been paid over to the proper authorities to the extent due and payable. (iv) The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all information reporting (and related withholding) and record retention requirements. (v) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes nor agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency. (vi) There are no liens for material Taxes (except Taxes not yet due and payable) on any of the assets of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. (vii) None of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any closing agreement, private letter rulings, technical advance memoranda, offer in compromise, or any other agreement with any Taxing Authority, in each case that could have a materially adverse effect after the Closing Date. (viii) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party to or is bound by any Tax sharing, allocation or indemnification agreement or arrangement (other than such an agreement or arrangement exclusively between or among the Company and the Company Subsidiaries). (ix) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has been, within the past two years or otherwise as part of a “plan (or series of related transactions)” within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code of which the Merger is also a part, a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a distribution of stock intended to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code. (x) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has participated in a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) or any other transaction requiring disclosure under analogous provisions of state, local or foreign Tax law. (xi) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries will be required to include any material item of income in, or to exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income in any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any closing agreement, installment sale or open transaction on or prior to the Closing Date, any accounting method change or agreement with any Taxing Authority, any prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date, any election pursuant to Section 108(i) of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax law) made with respect to any taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax law).
Tax Contests (a) If any party receives written notice from any Governmental Authority of a Tax Proceeding with respect to any Tax for which the other party is obligated to provide indemnification under this Agreement, such party shall within sixty (60) days thereof give written notice to the other party (or within such shorter time as may be necessary to give the Indemnifying Party a reasonable opportunity to respond to such notice); provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent that the failure to give such notice materially prejudices the Indemnifying Party as provided in Section 11.6. (b) Upon written notice to Clarant within thirty (30) days after receipt of notification pursuant to Section 11.4(a), the Stockholders shall have the right, at their own expense, to control and make all decisions with respect to any Tax Proceeding relating to Taxes of the Company or any Subsidiary for any Taxable Period ending on or before the Closing Date. Clarant shall have the right to approve the counsel selected by the Stockholders to conduct any such Tax Proceeding, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and to participate fully at its own expense with counsel of its own choosing in all aspects of the prosecution or defense of such Tax Proceeding. The Stockholders shall not take any action or position in any such Tax Proceeding if that action or position could reasonably be expected to increase the past, present or future Tax liability of Clarant or any of its Affiliates, or any Tax liability of the Company or any Subsidiary for any Taxable Period or portion thereof beginning after the Closing Date without the prior written consent of Clarant, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Stockholders shall not settle or otherwise terminate any such Tax Proceeding without the prior written consent of Clarant, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. (c) Upon written notice to Clarant within thirty (30) days after receipt of notification pursuant to Section 11.4(a), the Stockholders shall have the right, at their own expense, to jointly control and participate with Clarant in the conduct of any Tax Proceeding relating to Taxes of the Company or any Subsidiary for a Straddle Period. If Sellers exercise such right, neither party shall settle or otherwise terminate any such Tax Proceeding without the prior written consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. (d) If the Stockholders do not exercise their right to assume control of or participate in any Tax Proceeding as provided under this Section 11.4, Clarant may defend or settle the same in such manner as it may deem appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion, without in any way limiting its rights of indemnification hereunder. (e) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 11.4, Clarant shall control all Tax Proceedings relating to Taxes and Tax Returns of the Company and the Subsidiaries. (f) In the event that the provisions of this Section 11.4 and the provisions of Section 11.3 hereof conflict or otherwise each apply by their terms, this Section 11.4 shall exclusively govern all matters concerning Tax Proceedings.
Tax Matters Member (a) Eastern shall be the "tax matters partner" of the Company pursuant to Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code (the "Tax Matters Member"). At the request of each other Member, the Tax Matters Member shall take such action as may be necessary to cause, to the extent possible, such other Member to become a "notice partner" within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code. The Tax Matters Member shall inform each other Member of all significant matters that may come to its attention in its capacity as Tax Matters Member by giving notice thereof on or before the fifth Business Day after becoming aware thereof and, within that time, shall forward to each other Member copies of all significant written communications it may receive in that capacity. (b) The Tax Matters Member shall take no action without the authorization of the Management Committee, other than such action as may be required by Law. Any cost or expense incurred by the Tax Matters Member in connection with its duties, including the preparation for or pursuance of administrative or judicial proceedings, shall be paid by the Company. (c) The Tax Matters Member shall not enter into any extension of the period of limitations for making assessments on behalf of the Members without first obtaining the consent of the Management Committee. The Tax Matters Member shall not bind any Member to a settlement agreement without obtaining the consent of such Member. Any Member that enters into a settlement agreement with respect to any Company item (as described in Code Section 6231(a)(3)) shall notify the other Members of such settlement agreement and its terms within 90 Days from the date of the settlement. (d) No Member shall file a request pursuant to Code Section 6227 for an administrative adjustment of Company items for any taxable year without first notifying the other Members. If the Management Committee consents to the requested adjustment, the Tax Matters Member shall file the request for the administrative adjustment on behalf of the Members. If such consent is not obtained within 30 Days from such notice, or within the period required to timely file the request for administrative adjustment, if shorter, any Member, including the Tax Matters Member, may file a request for administrative adjustment on its own behalf. Any Member intending to file a petition under Code Sections 6226, 6228 or other Code Section with respect to any item involving the Company shall notify the other Members of such intention and the nature of the contemplated proceeding. In the case where the Tax Matters Member is the Member intending to file such petition on behalf of the Company, such notice shall be given within a reasonable period of time to allow the other Members to participate in the choosing of the forum in which such petition will be filed. (e) If any Member intends to file a notice of inconsistent treatment under Code Section 6222(b), such Member shall give reasonable notice under the circumstances to the other Members of such intent and the manner in which the Member's intended treatment of an item is (or may be) inconsistent with the treatment of that item by the other Members.
Company Tax Returns The Company shall file all tax returns, if any, required to be filed by the Company.
Separate Returns In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Separate Return, the Party having the liability for the Tax pursuant to Article II hereof shall have the sole responsibility and right to control the prosecution of such Tax Contest, including the exclusive right to communicate with agents of the applicable Taxing Authority and to control, resolve, settle, or agree to any deficiency, claim, or adjustment proposed, asserted, or assessed in connection with or as a result of such Tax Contest.
Tax Proceedings (i) Buyer shall, upon receipt of notice thereof by Company, notify the Members of any written communication from a Tax authority with respect to any pending Tax Proceeding involving a Pre-Acquisition Tax Liability. Buyer shall include with such notification a copy of the written communication so received by Company. (ii) The Buyer shall have responsibility and authority to represent the interests of the Company in any Tax Proceeding relating to Pre-Acquisition Taxable Periods and Straddle Periods and to employ counsel of its choice in connection therewith; provided, however, that Members shall be permitted to participate in any such Tax Proceedings and all hearings related thereto at the expense of the Members; and provided further, that, without the prior written consent of the Members, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, the Buyer shall not agree to settle or compromise any such Tax Proceeding and/or any Pre-Acquisition Tax Liability issue arising therein if such settlement can reasonably be expected to result in a material increase in the Pre-Acquisition Tax Liabilities for which the Members are responsible hereunder, provided, however, the consent of the Members to such settlement or compromise shall not be required hereunder if the failure to settle or compromise the Tax Proceeding or an issue arising therein can reasonably be expected to result in an adverse effect on the Company following the Closing. The Members, promptly upon demand from the Buyer, shall pay the reasonable costs and expenses, including attorney fees, incurred by Buyer in connection with any such Tax Proceedings, provided, however, in any Tax Proceeding related to a Straddle Period which involves Tax Liabilities for which Members are responsible hereunder and Tax Liabilities attributable to the Post-Closing Period for which Members are not responsible, the Buyer, on the one hand, and the Members, on the other hand, shall jointly bear the costs and expenses thereof as allocated between them on an equitable basis. (iii) All notices to Members provided for hereunder shall be deemed delivered to each Member upon receipt thereof either directly by the Member. The Members shall proportionately pay all Tax Liabilities and costs and expenses for which the Members are responsible hereunder; provided, however, the Members shall be jointly and severally liable for all such Tax Liabilities, costs and expenses. (iv) The Member shall furnish to Buyer such information and documents as may be reasonably requested by Buyer, and shall otherwise reasonably cooperate with Buyer, in connection with Buyer's conduct of any Tax Proceedings described herein.