“Straddle Period” means any taxable year or other Tax Period that begins on or before the Closing Date and ends after the Closing Date.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means any tax (including any income tax, gross receipts tax, capital gains tax, estimated tax, alternative minimum tax, add-on minimum tax, value-added tax, sales tax, use tax, transfer tax, property tax, business tax, stamp tax, registration tax, occupation tax, premium tax, windfall profit tax, payroll tax, social security tax, unemployment tax, disability tax, employee tax, withholding tax, gift tax, estate tax, franchise tax, net worth tax, excise tax, environmental tax, natural resources tax, escheat or unclaimed property tax, special assessment tax, and business occupancy tax), levy, assessment, tariff, duty (including any customs duty), deficiency or other fee in the nature of a tax, or any related charge or amount (including any fine, penalty, interest, or addition thereto), imposed, assessed or collected by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority.
“Tax Attribute” means net operating losses, capital losses, research and experimentation credit carryovers, investment tax credit carryovers, earnings and profits, foreign tax credit carryovers, overall foreign losses, overall domestic losses, previously taxed earnings and profits, separate limitation losses and any other losses, deductions, credits or other comparable items that could affect a Tax liability for a past or future Tax Period.
“Tax Certificates” means any certificates of officers of Toro, NewCo, RemainCo, Ivory Parent, or Bluefin, provided to an internationally recognized law or accounting firm in connection with any Tax Opinion issued by such firm in connection with the Contribution or the Distribution or other transactions executed as part of the Separation.
“Tax Item” means any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit.
“Tax Law” means the Law of any Governmental Authority or political subdivision thereof relating to any Tax.
“Tax Opinion” means any written opinion of an internationally recognized law or accounting firm, regarding certain tax consequences of transactions executed as part of the Separation.
“Tax Period” means, with respect to any Tax, the period for which such Tax is reported as provided under the Code or other applicable Tax Law.
“Tax Return” means any return (including any information return), report, statement, schedule, notice, form, or other document or information filed with or submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Authority in connection with the determination, assessment, collection, or payment of any Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation, or enforcement of or compliance with any Tax Law.
“Tax-Free Status of the NewCo Transactions” means the qualification of the Ivory Contribution and the Toro Merger, taken together, as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code in which Ivory HoldCo and the Toro stockholders recognize no income or gain pursuant to Section 351(a) of the Code (except to the extent of any cash received).
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