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Term: Tax Costs
Definition: Tax costs refer to the extra money a company has to pay in taxes after a business deal or transaction. It can also refer to a losing party in a lawsuit trying to avoid paying the legal fees of the winning party. This is done by making a "motion to strike" or a "motion to tax costs" based on laws or contracts. This is because legal fees can be very expensive and the losing party may not want to pay them.
Tax costs refer to the increased tax liabilities resulting from a corporate transaction or a losing party's challenge to pay certain costs of the winning party in litigation.
A company merges with another company, resulting in increased tax liabilities due to the transaction.
In a lawsuit, the winning party incurs litigation costs and requests that the losing party pay for them. The losing party can challenge their responsibility for the litigation costs by making a "motion to strike" or a "motion to tax costs" based on applicable laws or contracts controlling the situation.
These examples illustrate how tax costs can arise from corporate transactions and litigation, and how a losing party can challenge their responsibility for paying certain costs.