A Mississippi Tax Allocation and Indemnity Agreement (MTA IA) is an agreement between two or more parties in which each party agrees to bear a portion of the taxes imposed on the other party or parties. This agreement is typically used when a company is expanding its operations into Mississippi and needs to allocate its tax liability among its shareholders, partners, or other entities. The agreement specifies the allocation of the tax burden among the parties, as well as the conditions and procedures for indemnifying each party for any taxes owed. There are two types of Stairs: the stand-alone agreement and the integrated tax agreement. A stand-alone agreement is used when the parties are not related, while an integrated tax agreement is used when the parties are related.