“Straddle Period” means a taxable period that includes but does not end on the Applicable Closing Date.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company or other entity of which such Person (i) owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock or other ownership interests or (ii) is a general partner or managing member (and all Subsidiaries of any Subsidiary of such Person).
“Tax” and “Taxes” means all taxes, charges, duties, fees, levies or other assessments, including income, excise, property, business, goods and services, sales or use, value added, profits, license, withholding (with respect to compensation or otherwise), payroll, employment, net worth, capital gains, transfer, stamp, social security, environmental, occupation and franchise taxes, in each case imposed by any Governmental Entity and in the nature of a tax, and including any interest, penalties and additions attributable thereto.
“Tax Proceeding” means any audit, request for information, investigation, hearing, litigation, legal action or judicial contest relating to Taxes.
“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
“Taxing Authority” means any Governmental Entity exercising any authority to impose, regulate or administer the imposition of Taxes.
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
“Transaction Expenses” means, without duplication, all fees, costs, expenses, payments, expenditures or liabilities incurred or accrued prior to the Applicable Closing in connection with any of the Transactions, whether or not invoiced prior to the Applicable Closing, by or on behalf of the Seller or any of its Affiliates, and that are payable to legal counsel or to any financial advisor, broker, accountant or other Person (in each case, other than an Employee of the Business) who performed services for or on behalf of, or provided advice to the Seller or any of its Affiliates in connection with or relating to the Transactions.
“Transactions” mean, collectively, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including the purchase and sale of the Transferred Assets and the Transferred Equity Interests and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities.
“Transfer Taxes” mean any federal, state, county, local, foreign and other sales, use, transfer, value added, PIS/COFINS, conveyance, documentary transfer, stamp duty, stock transfer, recording, registration, filing, real property transfer, excise, or other similar Tax, fee or charge imposed in connection with the Transactions or the recording of any sale, transfer or assignment of property (or any interest therein) effected pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.
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