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PENIRC S 274 Page 2 of 12the taxpayer is clearly <strong>and</strong> permanently imprinted <strong>and</strong> which is <strong>on</strong>e of a number of identicalitems distributed generally by the taxpayer, or274(b)(l)(B) a sign, display rack, or other promoti<strong>on</strong>al material to be used <strong>on</strong> the businesspremises of the recipient.274(b)(2) SPECIAL RULES. --274(b)(2)(A) In the case of a gift by a partnership, the limitati<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tained in paragraph (1)shall apply to the partnership as well as to each member thereof.274(b)(2)(B) For purposes of paragraph (I), a husb<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> wife shall be treated as <strong>on</strong>etaxpayer.274(~)CERTAIN FOREIGN TRAVEL. --274(c)(1) IN GENERAL. --In the case of any individual who travels outside the United Statesaway from home in pursuit of a trade or business or in pursuit of an activity described in secti<strong>on</strong> 212,no deducti<strong>on</strong> shall be allowed under s B<strong>on</strong> 162 or secti<strong>on</strong>212 for that porti<strong>on</strong> of the expenses ofsuch travel otherwise allowable under such secti<strong>on</strong> which, under regulati<strong>on</strong>s prescribed by theSecretary, is not allocable to such trade or business or to such activity.274(c)(2) EXCEPTION. --Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the expenses of any travel outside theUnited States away from home if --274(c)(2)(A) such travel does not exceed <strong>on</strong>e week, or274(c)(2)(B)the porti<strong>on</strong> of the time of travel outside the United States away from home whichis not attributable to the pursuit of the taxpayer's trade or business or an activity described insecti<strong>on</strong> 212 is less than 25 percent of the total time <strong>on</strong> such travel.274(c)(3) DOMESTIC TRAVEL EXCLUDED. --For purposes of this subsecti<strong>on</strong>, travel outside theUnited States does not include any travel from <strong>on</strong>e point in the United States to another point in theUnited States.274(d) SUBSTANTIATION REQUIRED. --No deducti<strong>on</strong> or credit shall be allowed --274(d)(1) under secti<strong>on</strong> 162 or 212 for any traveling expense (including meals <strong>and</strong> lodging whileaway from home),274(d)(2) for any item with respect to an activity which is of a type generally c<strong>on</strong>sidered toc<strong>on</strong>stitute entertainment, amusement, or recreati<strong>on</strong>, or with respect to a facility used in c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong>with such an activity,274(d)(3) for any expense for gifts, or274(d)(4) with respect to any listed property (as defined in secti<strong>on</strong> 280F[d)(4)),unless the taxpayer substantiates by adequate records or by sufficient evidence corroborating thetaxpayer's own statement (A) the amount of such expense or other item, (B) the time <strong>and</strong> place of thetravel, entertainment, amusement, recreati<strong>on</strong>, or use of the facility or property, or the date <strong>and</strong>descripti<strong>on</strong> of the gift, (C) the business purpose of the expense or other item, <strong>and</strong> (D) the business

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