definiens: or shall mean all taxes, however denominated, including any interest, penalties or otheradditions to tax that may become payable in respect thereof, ( A ) imposed by any federal, territorial, state, local or foreigngovernment or any agency or political subdivision of any such government, which taxes shall include, without limiting thegenerality of the foregoing, all income or profits taxes ( including but not limited to, federal, state and foreign income taxes),payroll and employee withholding taxes, unemployment insurance contributions, social security taxes, sales and use taxes, advalorem taxes, excise taxes, franchise taxes, gross receipts taxes, withholding taxes, business license taxes, occupation taxes, real and personal property taxes, stamp taxes, environmental taxes, transfer taxes, and other obligations of the same or of asimilar nature to any of the foregoing, which are required to be paid, withheld or collected, or ( B ) any liability for amountsreferred to in ( A ) as a result of any obligations to indemnify another person or as a transferee or successor