Request for Contest Clause Samples

Request for Contest. If a written claim shall be made against any Tax Indemnitee for any Tax, other than an Income Tax, for which the Lessee may be obligated to indemnify pursuant to Section 6.01 hereunder, and under applicable law of the taxing jurisdiction the Lessee is allowed to contest directly such Tax and the Tax to be contested is not reflected in a report or return with other Taxes of any Tax Indemnitee (as confirmed in writing by such Tax Indemnitee) and if the Tax Indemnitee determines in good faith that it will not suffer any adverse consequences as a result and that no tax return of the Tax Indemnitee will be kept open as a result of such contest beyond the applicable statute of limitations period (as confirmed in writing by such Tax Indemnitee), then the Lessee shall be permitted, at its expense and in its own name, or, if consented to in writing by the Tax Indemnitee, in the name of such Tax Indemnitee, to contest the imposition of such Tax (a " Lessee Controlled Contest"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Lessee shall not be permitted or entitled to contest any Tax unless (A) such contest will not result in the risk of an imposition of criminal penalties or a more than de minimis risk of a sale, forfeiture or loss of the Aircraft, the Airframe, the Engines or any part thereof or the creation of any Lien other than Liens for Taxes of the Lessee (x) either not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings so long as such proceedings do not involve the risk of an imposition of criminal penalties or a more than de minimis risk of any sale, forfeiture or loss of the Aircraft (unless the Lessee has provided a bond or other sufficient protection against any such risk reasonably satisfactory to the Tax Indemnitee), and (y) for the payment of which such reserves, if any, as required to be provided under generally accepted accounting principles have been provided and, to the extent permitted by law, the Lessee shall be entitled to withhold payment during pendency of such contest, (B) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lessee shall have provided security for its obligations hereunder reasonably satisfactory to the Owner Participant by placing in escrow funds to cover any such obligations, (C) the Lessee shall have agreed to pay such Tax Indemnitee on demand and on an After Tax Basis all costs and expenses that such Tax Indemnitee actually incurs in connection with contesting such claim (including, without limitation, all cos...