Change in Tax Law - ISDA Provision

ISDA Anatomy™ →Go uptown In a Nutshell™ Section Change in Tax Law: “Change in Tax Law” means the enactment of or amendment to any law (or official interpretation) after the relevant Transaction is executed. view template 2002 ISDA full text of Section Change in Tax Law: “Change in Tax Law” means the enactment, promulgation, execution or ratification of, or any change in or amendment to, any law (or in the application or official interpretation of any law) that occurs after the parties enter into the relevant Transaction. view template Click here for the text of Section Change in Tax Law in the 1992 ISDA Index: Click ᐅ to expand: ISDA Navigation See ISDA Comparison for a comparison between the 1992 ISDA and the 2002 ISDA. The Varieties of ISDA Experience Subject 2002 (wikitext) 1992 (wikitext) 1987 (wikitext) Preamble Pre Pre Pre Interpretation 1 1 1 Obligns/Payment 2 2 2 Representations 3 3 3 Agreements 4 4 4 EODs & Term Events 5 Events of Default: FTPD • Breach • CSD • Misrep • DUST • Cross Default • Bankruptcy • MWA Termination Events: Illegality • FM • Tax Event • TEUM • CEUM • ATE 5 Events of Default: FTPD • Breach • CSD • Misrep • DUST • Cross Default • Bankruptcy • MWA Termination Events: Illegality • Tax Event • TEUM • CEUM • ATE 5 Events of Default: FTPD • Breach • CSD • Misrep • DUSS • Cross Default • Bankruptcy • MWA Termination Events: Illegality • Tax Event • TEUM • CEUM Early Termination 6 Early Termination: ET right on EOD • ET right on TE • Effect of Designation • Calculations; Payment Date • Payments on ET • Set-off 6 Early Termination: ET right on EOD • ET right on TE • Effect of Designation • Calculations • Payments on ET • Set-off 6 Early Termination: ET right on EOD • ET right on TE • Effect of Designation • Calculations • Payments on ET Transfer 7 7 7 Contractual Currency 8 8 8 Miscellaneous 9 9 9 Offices; Multibranch Parties 10 10 10 Expenses 11 11 11 Notices 12 12 12 Governing Law 13 13 13 Definitions 14 14 14 Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Termination Provisions Part 1 Part 1 Part 1 Tax Representations Part 2 Part 2 Part 2 Documents for Delivery Part 3 Part 3 Part 3 Miscellaneous Part 4 Part 4 Part 4 Other Provisions Part 5 Part 5 Part 5 Tell me more Sign up for our newsletter — or just get in touch: for ½ a weekly 🍺 you get to consult JC. Ask about it here.

So one mild observation here is that this definition of a “Change in Tax Law” does not specifically mention, you know, tax per se. Which at first glance is odd.

This transpires not to matter, though, seeing as Change in Tax Law appears only twice in the 2002 ISDA, and in each case the context in which it appears is very specific to tax. They are:

• Section 2(d)(4)(B) (which deals with exclusions to the general requirement to gross up for Indemnifiable Taxes; and
• Section 5(b)(iii) (Tax Events), defining things that count as Tax Events by making an Affected Party more likely to suffer an Indemnifiable Tax.

The provisions surrounding gross up and termination and Indemnifiable Taxes are some of the most (linguistically) complicated in the ISDA Master Agreement, by the way.

See also

• Indemnifiable Tax
• Tax Event