Common use of PARACHUTE PAYMENT TAXES Clause in Contracts

PARACHUTE PAYMENT TAXES. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit under this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement of the Company received or to be received by the Executive in connection with a Change in Control or the termination of the Executive's employment (all such payments and benefits, the "Total Payments") is determined to be subject (in whole or part) to the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the "Excise Tax"), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a "Gross-Up Payment") in an amount such that after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including without limitation any income taxes and Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an amount equal to the Total Payments. All determinations required to be made under this Section 4(g), including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by the Company's accountants or such other certified public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Company as may be designated by the Executive which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive.