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Liquidated Damages

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Liquidated Damages
Present in certain legal contracts, this provision allows for the payment of a specified sum should one of the parties be in breach of contract.

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This is meant as a fair representation of losses in situations where actual damages are difficult to ascertain. These liquidated damages are meant to be fair rather than punitive.

See also: Liquidation

Liquidated damages
The amount payable for delays and sub-standard performance under a construction, equipment supply, or Operations & Maintenance contract.

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The ruling did not address the employment tax treatment of liquidated damages paid by an employer to an employee as part of a settlement (traditionally treated as nonwage payments).
 
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