Should the contractor or the company pay for Christmas Cards for clients?

Contractor sells products on behalf of company. If the contractor is the one who needs to pay for the Christmas cards, then is the contractor obligated to include the company’s name in the card?
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This is a Customer issue and should be handled by the Salesman or Company. Whoever sold the job should handle that and the Companies normally reimburse the Salesman for Customer Gifts if not you can certainly deduct the cost of Christmas Cards, and Client Gifts from your taxes. The Contractor should include the name of the Company as a measure of thanking the Customer for their business. It is also ediquette to use Season’s Greetings or Happy Holidays Type cards as opposed to traditional cards for Business so as not to offend those customers that are not Christians.

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