Inconsistent Actions. Each party to this Agreement agrees (i) to, and to cause each of the relevant members of its Tax Group to, report the Distribution as a spin-off under Section 355 of the Code and the Merger as a reorganization described in Section 368 of the Code on all Tax Returns and other filings, (ii) to use its best efforts to ensure that the Distribution and the Merger receive such treatment for U.S. federal Income Tax purposes and (iii) that, unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the other party, it (and the members of its Tax Group) shall not take any action inconsistent with, or fail to take any action required by, the Transaction Agreements and the Merger Agreement. For all Post-Distribution Taxable Periods, each party to this Agreement agrees to, and to cause each of the relevant members of its Tax Group to, in the absence of a controlling change in law or circumstances, report on all Tax Returns the tax consequences of the transactions undertaken pursuant to the Transaction Agreements and the Merger Agreement in accordance with the positions taken with respect to such transactions to the extent reported on Tax Returns filed with respect to all Pre-Distribution Taxable Periods and Straddle Periods in respect of such transactions.
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Sources: Tax Allocation Agreement (Fortune Brands Inc), Tax Allocation Agreement (Acco Brands Corp), Tax Allocation Agreement (Acco World Corp)