definiens: means any federal, state, local, foreign or other tax, governmental fee, or other like or similar assessment or charge of any kindwhatsoever imposed by any Taxing Authority ( including ad valorem, alternative or add - on minimum, capital, capital stock, customs andimport duties, disability, documentary stamp, employment, environmental, estimated, excise, franchise, gains, goods and services, grossincome, gross receipts, imputed underpayment, income, intangible, inventory, lease, license, mortgage recording, net income, net worth, occupation, payroll, personal property, premium, production, profits, property, real property, recapture, recording, registration, rent, sales, service, severance, social security, stamp, transfer, transfer gains, unemployment, use, value added, windfall profits, and withholding),together with any interest, fine, penalty, addition to tax, or additional amount imposed with respect to ( x ) any such item, ( y ) any contest ordispute thereof, or ( z ) any such interest, fine, penalty, addition to tax, or additional amount, whether disputed or not in the case of any of theforegoing