Sub-Group Method definition

Sub-Group Method means, with respect to the definition of Pro Forma Tax, clause (ii) of the definition of Tax Attribute Differential, and the definition of Unadjusted Section 965 Tax Liability, the application of such definition (or clause therein) assuming (i) DowDuPont and all of its Subsidiaries that are members of the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Group (except Dow Entities) were members of a stand-alone U.S. federal consolidated group for U.S. federal income tax purposes (the “DuPont Sub-Group”), (ii) all Dow Entities that are members of the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Group were members of a stand-alone U.S. federal consolidated group for U.S. federal income tax purposes (the “Dow Sub-Group” and together with the DuPont Sub-Group, the “Sub-Groups”), (iii) subject to clause (vii), all and only items of income, gain, deduction, loss or credit actually shown on the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Tax Return are apportioned to the members in the same amounts and in the same manner as on the applicable DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Tax Return, (iv) the continued application of the principles of Section 2.2(a)(ii) of this Agreement, without regard to whether any Treasury Regulations or other guidance to the contrary has been issued, such that to the extent a Specified Tax Item of the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Group does not increase or decrease, as applicable, Taxes of the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Group, such Specified Tax Item shall be deemed not to increase or decrease, as applicable, the tax liability of the DuPont Sub-Group or the Dow Sub-Group, (v) to the extent the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Group is subject to Tax imposed by Section 59A of the Code, a portion of the resulting increased Tax shall be allocated to each Sub-Group in the same proportion as the “base erosion payments” (within the meaning of Section 59A(d)(1) of the Code) of such Sub-Group bear to the total “base erosion payments” of the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Group, (vi) for purposes of computing the net Tax payable pursuant to Section 951A of the Code by a Sub-Group, the tax liability of such Sub-Group shall be reduced to the extent that such Sub-Group’s members utilized foreign tax credits deemed paid by member of the other Sub-Group pursuant to Section 960(d) of the Code in excess of the amount such other Sub-Group could utilize, and (vii) the allocation to a Sub-Group of items of U.S. federal income Taxes allocated under Section 2.1(a)(iv)-(xi), Section 2.1(b)(iv)-(x), Section 2.1(c)(iii)-(vii), an...
Sub-Group Method means, with respect to the definition of Pro Forma Tax, clause (ii) of the definition of Tax Attribute Differential, and the definition of Unadjusted Section 965 Tax Liability, the application of such definition (or clause therein) assuming (i) DowDuPont and all of its Subsidiaries that are members of the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Group (except Dow Entities) were members of a stand-alone U.S. federal consolidated group for U.S. federal income tax purposes (the “ DuPont Sub-Group ”), (ii) all Dow Entities that are members of the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Group were members of a stand-alone U.S. federal consolidated group for U.S. federal income tax purposes (the “ Dow Sub-Group ” and together with the DuPont Sub-Group, the “ Sub-Groups ”), (iii) subject to clause (vii), all and only items of income, gain, deduction, loss or credit actually shown on the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Tax Return are apportioned to the members in the same amounts and in the same manner as on the applicable DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Tax Return, (iv) the continued application of the principles of Section 2.2(a)(ii) of this Agreement, without regard to whether any Treasury Regulations or other guidance to the contrary has been issued, such that to the extent a Specified Tax Item of the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Group does not increase or decrease, as applicable, Taxes of the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Group, such Specified Tax Item shall be deemed not to increase or decrease, as applicable, the tax liability of the DuPont Sub-Group or the Dow Sub-Group, (v) to the extent the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Group is subject to Tax imposed by Section 59A of the Code, a portion of the resulting increased Tax shall be allocated to each Sub-Group in the same proportion as the “base erosion payments” (within the meaning of Section 59A(d)(1) of the Code) of such Sub-Group bear to the total “base erosion payments” of the DowDuPont U.S. Consolidated Group, (vi) for purposes of computing the net Tax payable pursuant to Section 951A of the Code by a Sub-Group, the tax liability of such Sub-Group shall be reduced to the extent that such Sub-Group’s members utilized foreign tax credits deemed paid by member of the other Sub-Group pursuant to Section 960(d) of the Code in excess of the amount such other Sub-Group could utilize, and (vii) the allocation to a Sub-Group of items of U.S. federal income Taxes allocated under Section 2.1(a)(iv)-(xi), Section 2.1(b)(iv)-(x), Section 2.1(c)(iii)-(vi...