(e) Buyer will control, without affecting its or any other Indemnified Party’s rights to indemnification under this Agreement, the defense of all Tax Claims; provided, however, that Seller and
its counsel (at their sole expense) may participate in (but not control the conduct of) the defense of any such Tax Claim.
(f) Seller shall notify all of the Tax authorities and/or request Tax clearance certificates, in the jurisdictions that impose Taxes on Seller or where Seller has a duty to file Tax Returns with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the form and manner required or permitted by such Tax authorities, if the failure to make such notifications or receive any available Tax clearance certificate (a “Tax Clearance Certificate”) could reasonably be expected to subject Buyer to any Taxes of Seller. If any governmental authority asserts that Seller is liable for any such Tax, Seller shall promptly pay any and all such amounts and shall provide evidence to Buyer that such liabilities have been paid in full or otherwise satisfied.
(g) If there is any inconsistency between a provision of this Section 5.04(h)(vii) and a provision of the remainder of this Agreement with respect to Tax matters, the provisions of this Section 5.04(h)(vii) shall prevail.
(h) For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(ii) “Pre-Closing Tax Period” means the portion of any Straddle Period ending on, and including, the Closing Date.
(iii) “Straddle Period” means any taxable period that begins on or prior to the Closing Date and ends after the Closing Date.
(iv) “Straddle Period Taxes” means any real property, personal property and similar Taxes levied with respect to the Purchased Assets or the Business attributable to a Straddle Period.
(v) “Tax” or “Taxes” means any U.S. federal, state, local, or non-U.S. income, gross receipts, profits, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under Section 59A of the Code), customs duties, capital stock, franchise, escheat, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax, charge, fee, levy or other assessment of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not, and including any obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the Tax liability of any other Person.
(vi) “Tax Return” means (a) any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, form and information return or statement and any schedule, attachment, or amendment thereto, including without limitation any consolidated, combined or unitary return or other document, filed or required to be filed with any governmental authority in connection with the determination, assessment, collection, imposition, payment, refund or credit of any Tax or the administration of the Laws relating to any Tax and (b) TD F 90-22.1 (and its successor form, FinCEN Form 114).
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