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CH. 1—NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES

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exceed his losses, allocable to sources within the United States, from such sales or exchanges effected during such presence; or (B) if he is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 90 days or more during such taxable year—a tax of 30 percent of the amount by which his gains, derived from sources within the United States, from sales or exchanges of capital assets effected at any time during such year exceed his losses, allocable to sources within the United States, from such sales or exchanges effected at any time during such year. For purposes of this paragraph, gains and losses shall be taken into account only if, and to the extent that, they would be recognized and taken into account if such individual were engaged in trade or business in the United States, except that such gains and losses shall be computed without regard to section 1202 (relating to deduction for capital gains) and such losses shall be determined without the benefits of the capital loss carryover provided in section 1212. (b)

No

UNITED STATES B U S I N E S S AND GROSS INCOME OP M O R E

THAN $15,400.—A nonresident alien individual not engaged in trade or business within the United States shall be taxable without regard to subsection (a) if during the taxable year the sum of the aggregate amount received from the sources specified in subsection (a)(1), plus the amount by which gains from sales or exchanges of capital assets exceed losses from such sales or exchanges (determined in accordance with subsection (a)(2)) is more than $15,400, except that— (1) the gross income shall include only income from the sources specified in subsection (a)(1) plus any gain (to the extent provided in subchapter P; sec. 1201 and following, relating to capital gains and losses) from a sale or exchange of a capital asset if such gain would be taken into account were the tax being determined under • subsection (a)(2); (2) the deductions (other than the deduction for charitable contributions and gifts provided in section 873(c)) shall be allowed only if and to the extent that they are properly allocable to the gross income from the sources specified in subsection (a), except that any loss from the sale or exchange of a capital asset shall be allowed (to the extent provided in subchapter P without the benefit of the capital loss carryover provided in section 1212) if such loss would be taken into account were the tax being determined under subsection (a)(2); (3) the taxes imposed by this subtitle (under section 1, or under

section 1201(b)) shall, in no case, be less than 30 percent of the

sum of— (A) the aggregate amount received from the sources specified in subsection (a)(1), plus (B) the amount, determined under subsection (a)(2), by which gains from sales or exchanges of capital assets exceed losses from such sales or exchanges. (c) UNITED STATES BUSINESS.—^A nonresident alien individual engaged in trade or business within the United States shall be taxable without regard to subsection (a). For purposes of part I, this section, sections 881 and 882, and chapter 3, the term "engaged in trade or business within the United States" includes the performance of §871(0