Signature on Returns; Tax Matters Partner (a) The Owner Trustee shall sign, on behalf of the Trust, the tax returns of the Trust. (b) The Depositor, as a Certificateholder, shall be designated the “tax matters partner” of the Trust pursuant to Section 6231(a)(7)(A) of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations.
Tax Matters Partner; Tax Elections; Special Basis Adjustments (a) The General Partner shall be the Tax Matters Partner of the Partnership within the meaning of Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code. As Tax Matters Partner, the General Partner shall have the right and obligation to take all actions authorized and required, respectively, by the Code for the Tax Matters Partner. The General Partner shall have the right to retain professional assistance in respect of any audit of the Partnership by the Service and all out-of-pocket expenses and fees incurred by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership as Tax Matters Partner shall constitute Partnership expenses. In the event the General Partner receives notice of a final Partnership adjustment under Section 6223(a)(2) of the Code, the General Partner shall either (i) file a court petition for judicial review of such final adjustment within the period provided under Section 6226(a) of the Code, a copy of which petition shall be mailed to all Limited Partners on the date such petition is filed, or (ii) mail a written notice to all Limited Partners, within such period, that describes the General Partner’s reasons for determining not to file such a petition. (b) All elections required or permitted to be made by the Partnership under the Code or any applicable state or local tax law shall be made by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion. (c) In the event of a transfer of all or any part of the Partnership Interest of any Partner, the Partnership, at the option of the General Partner, may elect pursuant to Section 754 of the Code to adjust the basis of the Partnership’s assets. Notwithstanding anything contained in Article 5 of this Agreement, any adjustments made pursuant to Section 754 of the Code shall affect only the successor in interest to the transferring Partner and in no event shall be taken into account in establishing, maintaining or computing Capital Accounts for the other Partners for any purpose under this Agreement. Each Partner will furnish the Partnership with all information necessary to give effect to such election.
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.
Income Tax Returns Borrower has no knowledge of any pending assessments or adjustments of its income tax payable with respect to any year.
Company Tax Returns The Company shall file all tax returns, if any, required to be filed by the Company.
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.
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 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 Return Information By the 31st day of March of each Fiscal Year of the Partnership, the General Partner, at the expense of the Partnership, shall cause to be delivered to the Limited Partners such information as shall be necessary (including a statement for that year of each Limited Partner’s share of net income, net gains, net losses and other items of the Partnership for the preceding Fiscal Year) for the preparation by the Limited Partners of their Federal, state and local income and other tax returns.
Amended Tax Returns (a) Subject to Section 4.4 and notwithstanding Section 2.1 and Section 2.2, a Party (or its Subsidiary) that is entitled to file an amended Tax Return for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or a Straddle Tax Period for members of its Tax Group shall be permitted to prepare and file an amended Tax Return at its own cost and expense; provided, however, that (i) such amended Tax Return shall be prepared in a manner consistent with (and the Parties and their Affiliates shall not take any position inconsistent with) past practices of the Parties and their Affiliates or supported by an unqualified reasoned “should” or “will” opinion of a Qualified Tax Advisor, unless otherwise modified by a Final Determination or required by applicable Law, the IRS Ruling, the Tax Representation Letters, or the Tax Opinions; and (ii) if such amended Tax Return could result in one or more other Parties becoming responsible for a payment of Taxes pursuant to Article III or a payment to a Party pursuant to Article IX, such amended Tax Return shall be permitted only if the consent of such other Parties is obtained. The consent of such other Parties shall not be withheld unreasonably and shall be deemed to be obtained in the event that a Party (or its Subsidiary) is required to file an amended Tax Return as a result of an Audit adjustment that arose in accordance with Article IX. (b) A Party (or its Subsidiary) that is entitled to file an amended Tax Return for a Post-Distribution Tax Period, shall be permitted to do so at its own cost and expense and without the consent of any Party. (c) A Party that is permitted (or whose Subsidiary is permitted) to file an amended Tax Return, shall not be relieved of any liability for payments pursuant to this Agreement notwithstanding that another Party consented thereto.