Common use of Tax Matters Representative Clause in Contracts

Tax Matters Representative. A. The General Partner (or its designee) shall be the “tax matters partner” or “partnership representative” of the Partnership within the meaning of the Code, and shall have any similar role under applicable state, local or foreign tax law (in such roles, the “Tax Matters Representative”). As Tax Matters Representative, the General Partner (or its designee) shall have the right and obligation to take all actions authorized and required, respectively, by the Code and applicable state, local and foreign tax law. The General Partner shall have the right to retain professional assistance in respect of any audit of the Partnership by the IRS, and all out-of-pocket expenses and fees incurred by the General Partner (or its designee) on behalf of the Partnership as Tax Matters Representative shall constitute Partnership expenses. In the event the Tax Matters Representative receives notice of a final Partnership adjustment under the Code, the Tax Matters Representative shall either (i) file a court petition for judicial review of such final adjustment in the manner and within the period provided under 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.