Liability (for withholding) - ISDA Provision: Difference between revisions

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This seems a stretch (though probably one they cribbed from [[2002 ISDA User Guide]]<ref>the [[2002 ISDA User Guide]] says “... no [[gross-up]] is required if the payee has made a {{isdaprov|Payee Tax Representation}} that was false when made or later becomes false (unless it becomes false as a result of a {{isdaprov|Change in Tax Law}} or similar legal development”</ref>) — the usually fulsome<ref>Did I say fulsome? Tiresome.</ref> prose of the {{isdama}} neglects in this case to say anything about {{isdaprov|Payee Tax Representations}}, right or wrong, much less the {{isdaprov|Payer}}’s legitimate reliance on them. It seems to say if the [[Payer]], whether through blameless inadvertence or stupidity, neglects to account for a tax it was obliged to account for, the poor old Payee has to cover.  
This seems a stretch (though probably one they cribbed from [[2002 ISDA User Guide]]<ref>the [[2002 ISDA User Guide]] says “... no [[gross-up]] is required if the payee has made a {{isdaprov|Payee Tax Representation}} that was false when made or later becomes false (unless it becomes false as a result of a {{isdaprov|Change in Tax Law}} or similar legal development”</ref>) — the usually fulsome<ref>Did I say fulsome? Tiresome.</ref> prose of the {{isdama}} neglects in this case to say anything about {{isdaprov|Payee Tax Representations}}, right or wrong, much less the {{isdaprov|Payer}}’s legitimate reliance on them. It seems to say if the [[Payer]], whether through blameless inadvertence or stupidity, neglects to account for a tax it was obliged to account for, the poor old Payee has to cover.  


But on the other hand, it is hard to think of a better explanation. So, go [[FT book about derivatives|Paul C. Harding]]!!!
But on the other hand, it is hard to think of a better explanation than the one nicked from the [[2002 ISDA User Guide]]. So, go [[FT book about derivatives|Paul C. Harding]]!!!
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*[[Withholding tax]]
*[[Withholding tax]]