Common use of TAX SHARING OBLIGATIONS AND PRIOR AGREEMENTS Clause in Contracts

TAX SHARING OBLIGATIONS AND PRIOR AGREEMENTS. (a) From and after the Merger, Valor shall be liable for and shall indemnify and hold the AT Co. Group harmless against (i) any net liability for Income Taxes of a member of the Spinco Group (and Valor and the Spinco Group shall be entitled to receive and retain any net refund of Income Taxes or other net Tax Benefit) attributable to the treatment of payments received from a federal or state universal services fund ("USF Payments") in respect of the Spinco Business for the period from January 1, 1997, to the Distribution Date, taking into account (x) any refund of Income Taxes with respect to USF Payments previously not treated as contributions to capital within the meaning of Section 118(a) of the Code, (y) cost recovery deductions arising from property acquired with USF Payments and (z) Income Taxes payable as a result of a failure of a USF Payment to be treated as a contribution to capital within the meaning of Section 118(a) of the Code, in each case with respect to such period (a "USF Tax Amount"), (ii) any Other Taxes arising in the Pre-Distribution Period and attributable to a member of the Spinco Group or to the employees, assets or transactions of the Spinco Business, except for Other Taxes arising in respect of the Contribution (including the Preliminary Restructuring) or the Distribution and (iii) any liability for Taxes arising in the Post-Distribution Period and attributable to a member of the Spinco Group or to the assets, employees, or transactions of the Spinco Business. Except with respect to indemnification pursuant to clause (i), all indemnification pursuant to this Section 2.04(a) shall be on a net after-Tax basis.

TAX SHARING OBLIGATIONS AND PRIOR AGREEMENTS. (a) From and after the Merger, Valor shall be liable for and shall indemnify and hold the AT Co. Group harmless against (i) any net liability for Income Taxes of a member of the Spinco Group (and Valor and the Spinco Group shall be entitled to receive and retain any net refund of Income Taxes or other net Tax Benefit) attributable to the treatment of payments received from a federal or state universal services fund ("“USF Payments"”) in respect of the Spinco Business for the period from January 1, 1997, to the Distribution Date, taking into account (x) any refund of Income Taxes with respect to USF Payments previously not treated as contributions to capital within the meaning of Section 118(a) of the Code, (y) cost recovery deductions arising from property acquired with USF Payments and (z) Income Taxes payable as a result of a failure of a USF Payment to be treated as a contribution to capital within the meaning of Section 118(a) of the Code, in each case with respect to such period (a "“USF Tax Amount"”), (ii) any Other Taxes arising in the Pre-Distribution Period and attributable to a member of the Spinco Group or to the employees, assets or transactions of the Spinco Business, except for Other Taxes arising in respect of the Contribution (including the Preliminary Restructuring) or the Distribution and (iii) any liability for Taxes arising in the Post-Distribution Period and attributable to a member of the Spinco Group or to the assets, employees, or transactions of the Spinco Business. Except with respect to indemnification pursuant to clause (i), all indemnification pursuant to this Section 2.04(a) shall be on a net after-Tax basis.