Common use of Periods Ending on or Before the Closing Date Clause in Contracts

Periods Ending on or Before the Closing Date. Buyer shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed all Tax Returns (federal, state and local) for the Company for all periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date which are filed after the Closing Date. Buyer shall permit Sellers to review on each such Tax Return described in the preceding sentence prior to filing. Sellers shall provide Buyer with all relevant information regarding the preparation and filing of such tax return, including but not limited to information regarding income, gain, loss, deduction or other tax items for such periods in a manner consistent with the tax returns previously filed by the Company. To the extent that any Taxes applicable to any period on or before the Closing Date are not included as a liability on the Closing Balance Sheet, any such amount shall be deducted from the Escrow Deposit, or if for any reason not paid to Buyer from such Escrow Deposit, the Principal Sellers shall indemnify Buyer for any such amount pursuant to Section 12 hereof. Buyer shall not be responsible for the payment of any of the Sellers’ individual taxes associated with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.