Gap (GPS)

26.5 Taxes

A. Definitions

(1) “Income Tax” means any (i) tax on or measured by the net income of a Party (including, without limitation, franchise taxes, gross receipts taxes, taxes on capital or net worth that are imposed as an alternative to a tax based on net or gross income and the Michigan Single Business Tax), or (ii) taxes which are of the nature of excess profits tax, minimum tax on tax preferences, alternative minimum tax, accumulated earnings tax, personal holding company tax, capital gains tax, withholding tax or franchise tax for the privilege of doing business, to the extent such taxes as set forth in (i) and/or (ii) above are imposed on such Party by any federal, state, or local government of or in the United States, any taxing authority of any possession of the United States, or any government of a foreign country, including subdivisions thereof.

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(2) “Service Taxes” means all sales, lease, service, value-added, use, personal property, excise, consumption, goods and services, provincial sales, retail sales and other taxes or duties that are assessed on the provision of the Services to Gap as a whole, or on any particular Service received by Gap from Supplier; excluding, however, state and local business and occupation tax, Income Tax and other similar taxes.

B. Taxes

The Parties’ respective responsibilities for taxes arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be as follows:

(1) Income Tax.

(a) Each Party shall be responsible for its Income Taxes.

(b) As between Supplier and Gap under this Agreement, (i) Gap shall be responsible for the employment tax withholding, employer payroll taxes, and related reporting responsibilities with respect to its employees and Gap Affiliate employees, and (ii) Supplier shall be responsible for the employment tax withholding, employer payroll taxes, and related reporting responsibilities with respect to its employees, Supplier Affiliate employees, and Supplier Subcontractors.

(2) Service Taxes.

(a) Except as set forth in Sections 26.5B(2)(b) and 26.5B(2)(d) below, Gap shall be responsible for the payment of all Service Taxes and new Service Taxes. In the event there is a new Service Tax that is not clearly allocated to Gap or Supplier under this Section 26.5B(2), Gap and Supplier shall work together, in good faith, to reach agreement regarding the responsibility for such new Service Tax. If Gap and Supplier are unable to reach agreement with respect to such new Service Tax, Supplier shall be responsible for and pay the amount of such tax. Supplier shall correctly invoice all applicable taxes at the time of purchase and if necessary, shall reissue any invoice, along with the appropriate tax, if it is determined, subsequent to the actual purchase date, that tax should have applied. Except as provided in Section 26.5B(2)(c)(vi), Supplier shall not provide tax-only invoices.

(b) Supplier shall be responsible for any Service Taxes and new Service Taxes on (i) Equipment or Software, or (ii) real property and/or other tangible or intangible property, in each case as to (i) and (ii), (a) it owns (or leases or rents from a third party) or (b) for which it is financially responsible under the Financial Responsibility Matrix attached as Exhibit C.7 (Financial Responsibility Matrix).

(c) Prior to agreeing to any Service Tax assessment, Supplier shall work with the Gap Tax Department in order to ensure that the proposed tax assessment is fairly and accurately determined. Supplier shall also ensure that all taxable and nontaxable components are separately stated at the time of purchase, with an adequate description for tax purposes as to the taxable nature of the items purchased. In the event that a Service Tax is assessed on the receipt of any of the Services, the Parties shall work together to segregate the payments under this Agreement into five (5) payment streams on the invoice:

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(d) Supplier shall be responsible for all current and any new Service Taxes payable by Supplier on any goods or third party services acquired, used, or consumed by Supplier in providing the Services where such tax is imposed on Supplier’s acquisition or use of such goods or services.

(e) Supplier shall make purchases of goods and services that are delivered or provisioned to Gap on a sale for resale basis, when applicable, so that double taxation of goods and services does not occur.

(f) Except for Federal Universal Service Fund (“USF”) charges, which are included in the Charges, Gap shall be responsible for telecommunication surcharges or user fees imposed by government authorities and mandated by law or regulation that are applicable to end users; provided that in no event shall the cumulative total of such taxes (excepting USF) exceed, in any Contract Year, the following amounts:

In addition, in the event any such fee or surcharge for which Gap is responsible is or may be subsequently reduced or vacated by the appropriate

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government authority or court of competent jurisdiction, Supplier shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain on behalf of Gap a refund of any overpayment of such fee or surcharge by Gap.

C. Cooperation; Invoices

The Parties agree to reasonably cooperate with each other to enable each to more accurately determine its own tax liability and to minimize such liability to the extent legally permissible. Supplier invoices shall separately state the amounts of any taxes (by taxing jurisdiction) Supplier is properly collecting from Gap pursuant to the terms hereof. Each Party will make available to the other Party any resale certificates, information regarding out-of-state or out-of-country sales or use of equipment, materials, or services, and other exemption certificates or information reasonably requested by the other Party. Specifically, Gap requires the following:

The total amount invoiced for Services will include any and all freight, duty, and taxes, with the exception of the following items, which, if applicable, must be identified and listed separately on Supplier invoice (i) any U.S. state or local sales or use tax imposed on the transaction; and (ii) any value-added taxes, whether based on gross receipts, income, or consumption and regardless of what such value-added taxes might be called, imposed by taxing authorities outside the United States of America (“VAT Taxes”). In the event that VAT Taxes are imposed, Supplier shall reasonably cooperate with Gap to minimize any adverse effect of such VAT Taxes, including separating the Charges into taxable and non-taxable components. For purposes of VAT invoices, Supplier shall invoice the appropriate Gap entity (such as Gap (Canada) Inc. for Canadian purposes), and shall also include the appropriate vendor registration number on each invoice as required by law.

(TAXES)

None.