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PUBLIC LAW 87-834-OCT. 16, 1962

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' ' (2) S P E C I A L RULES.—

" (A) I n the case of a gift by a partnership, the limitation contained in paragraph (1) shall apply to the partnership as well as to each member thereof. " (B) For purposes of paragraph (1), a husband and wife shall be treated as one taxpayer. "(c) TRAVELING.—In the case of any individual who is traveling away from home in pursuit of a trade or business or in pursuit of an activity described in section 212, no deduction shall be allowed under section 162 or section 212 for that portion of the expenses of such travel otherwise allowable under such section which, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate, is not allocable to such trade or business or to such activity. This subsection shall not apply to the expenses of any travel away from home which does not exceed one week or where the portion of the time away from home which is not attributable to the pursuit of the taxpayer's trade or business or an activity described in section 212 is less than 25 percent of the total time away from home on such travel. " (d) SuBSTANTL\TiON REQUIRED.—No deduction shall be allowed— " (1) under section 162 or 212 for any traveling expense (including meals and lodging while away from home), " (2) for any item with respect to an activity which is of a type generally considered to constitute entertainment, amusement, or recreation, or with respect to a facility used in connection with such an activity, or "(3) for any expense for gifts, unless the taxpayer substantiates by adequate records or by sufficient evidence corroborating his own statement (A) the amount of such expense or other item, (B) the time and place of the travel, entertainment, amusement, recreation, or use of the facility, or the date and description of the gift, (C) the business purpose of the expense or other item, and (D) the business relationship to the taxpayer of persons entertained, using the facility, or receiving the gift. The Secretary or his delegate may by regulations provide that some or all of the requirements of the preceding sentence shall not apply in the case of an expense which does not exceed an amount prescribed pursuant to such regulations. "(e)

SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS TO APPLICATION or SUBSECTION

(a).—

Subsection (a) shall not apply to— "(1) BUSINESS MEALS.—Expenses for food and b e v e r a ^ furnished to any individual under circumstances which (taking into account the surroundings in which furnished, the taxpayer's trade, business, or income-producing activity and the relationship to such trade, business, or activity of the persons to whom the food and beverages are furnished) are of a type generally considered to be conducive to a business discussion. "(2) FOOD AND BEVERAGES FOR EMPLOYEES.—Expenses for food and beverages (and facilities used in connection therewith) furnished on the business premises of the taxpayer primarily for his employees. "(3)

EXPENSES

TREATED

AS

COMPENSATION.—Expenses

for

goods, services, and facilities, to the extent that the expenses are treated by the taxpayer, with respect to the recipient of the entertainment, amusement, or recreation, as compensation to an employee on the taxpayer's return of tax under this chapter and as wages to such employee for purposes of chapter 24 (relating to withholding of income tax at source on wages). "(4) REIMBURSED EXPENSES.—Expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer, in connection with the performance by him of serv-

26 USC 212. 26 USC i62; Ante,

p. 973.

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