| “Related Party” | means a party, whether an individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company or any other form or business association or other entity whatsoever, related to the vendor by blood, marriage, ownership or contract through which the party has a relationship of ownership or other interest with the vendor so that the party will actually or by effect receive or control a portion of the benefit, profit or other consideration from performance of the vendor contract with the party receiving an amount that meets or exceed five percent of the total contract amount; |
| “Tax” | means any tax (including income, gross receipts, windfall profit, occupation, license, registration, production, intangibles, inventory and merchandise, commercial activities, capital gains, capital stock, capital structure, transfer, value-added, franchise, excise, payroll, employment, severance, social security, unemployment, disability, workers’ compensation, environmental, ad valorem, alternative, minimum, add-on, escheat or unclaimed property, sales, use, real and personal property, estimated, stamp, recording, withholding and other taxes), fee, impost, levy, assessment, tariff, duty (including any customs duty) or deficiency, and any other related charge or amount of any kind whatsoever (including any fine, penalty, interest, or addition to tax), whether payable directly or by withholding and whether or not disputed, and any liability for any of the foregoing pursuant to US Treas. Reg. §1-1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign tax legal requirements), as transferor or transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise, imposed, assessed, or collected by or under the authority of any Governmental Body or payable pursuant to any tax- sharing agreement or any other Contract relating to the sharing or payment of any such tax, fee, impost, levy, assessment, tariff, duty or deficiency; |