C/OH Help

Office Held: If you are an officeholder, enter the office you currently hold.

Office Sought: If you are a candidate in an upcoming election, enter the office you seek. If you were a candidate in a recently held election, enter the office you recently sought.

Election Information: (If you are a candidate in an upcoming election or were a candidate in a recently held election, provide the election information. If you are a candidate or officeholder who has not participated in a recently held election and do not intend to participate in an upcoming election, this section does not apply to you.)

Election Date: Enter the month, day, and year of the election for which this report is filed, if known.

Election Type: Indicate the type of election that most accurately describes the election for which this report is filed.

Notice from Political Committee(s): Complete this section if you received notice from a political committee that it accepted political contributions or made political expenditures on your behalf. You are required to disclose the receipt of such a notice in the report covering the period in which you receive the notice. The committee is required to include the following information in the notice. If the notice also includes other information, such as a description of the contribution or expenditure, you are not required to include that information in this section.

Committee Type: Indicate whether the committee that sent the notice is a specific-purpose committee (SPAC) or a general-purpose committee (GPAC).

Committee Name: Enter the full name of the committee that sent the notice

Committee Address (Street Address, City, Country, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the committee that sent the notice.

PAC Treasurer Name (First, Last): Enter the full name of the campaign treasurer of the committee that sent the notice.

PAC Treasurer Address (Street Address, City, Country, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the campaign treasurer of the committee that sent the notice.

Worksheet Summary is a new page in the filing application designed to help you keep track of the schedules required for this report and the activity you enter. If you indicated by answering "Yes" on the previous Reporting Period Activities screen that you have activity to report, those schedules/categories are highlighted in green in the grid.

Return to Cover Sheet button: Click on this button to go to the beginning of this report's Cover Sheet (report type and period covered). You may also go to the cover sheet by clicking on the link in the Report Menu navigation sidebar always displayed down the left side of your screen.

Walk me through all schedules button: Click on this button to be guided through a series of questions to determine whether or not you may have activity to disclose on a report schedule. This option takes you through ALL the schedules in the report from beginning to end. During the walk-through, any schedules that you choose to "work on this later" will be flagged with a check mark in the Work on Later column on the Worksheet Summary screen.

Report Totals button: Click on this button to go to this report's Subtotals and Totals pages, where you can view the calculated totals of activity entered in this report and enter lump sum totals for unitemized contributions, pledges, loans, and expenditures.

Upload File button: Click on this button to import your contribution and expenditure data into the filing application.

Worksheet Summary Grid: The reporting schedules/categories are organized into three main areas:

Under each main area, the information is displayed in the following columns:

Category: This column displays the name and letter code of each schedule/category you may possibly need for this report. (For example, the name of the first schedule is Monetary Political Contributions and the letter code for that schedule is A1.) If you indicated on a previous screen that you have activity to report, those schedules/categories are highlighted in green in the grid.

Count: This column keeps a running tally and displays the number of transactions you have entered and saved for a particular schedule/category.

Sub-Total: This column displays the total amount of transactions you have entered and saved plus any lump sum total you entered on the Schedule Subtotals page for a particular schedule/category.

Action: To begin entering activity for a particular schedule/category, click on "Start" in this column. After you have saved your first transaction, the link that you click on changes to "Continue" in this column.

Work on Later: If you choose to do a "walk thru" of all schedules or one particular schedule, any schedules that you choose to "work on this later" will be flagged with a check mark in this column. Once you enter and save data on a checked schedule, the check mark will be removed; but remember, you can always enter information on any category/schedule, as needed, until you file the report.

Schedule A1 is used to itemize incoming monetary political contributions that exceed the Contribution Threshold from one person during the reporting period.

Exception: Beginning on September 1, 2019, all political contributions that are made electronically and accepted during the reporting period must be itemized.

If you accepted other types of incoming funds (such as loans or interest) or non-monetary contributions (such as in-kind contributions or pledges), enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Contributions List: After you enter and save your first contribution, the filing application will begin a list of all contributions entered on Schedule A1 for this report. The list will display columns showing pertinent information for each contribution:

The contribution list will be the first screen you see each time you return to this schedule. From this list, you will be able to Edit or Delete a previously entered contribution. To enter new contributions, click the Add button located below the list. You can also sort the list in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header in which you are interested or search the list by entering the search word in the field at the top of each column. You may also use the Memo button to provide additional explanation regarding contribution(s) entered on this schedule.

From Individual or Entity? Indicate whether the contributor is an individual or an entity.

Contributions from Out-of-State Political Committees (These fields will be activated only if "Entity" is selected for the type of contributor.)

NOTE: If you accepted contributions from an out-of-state PAC and do not enter the FEC # or attach a PDF copy of the required information, you must timely file a paper copy of the required information at the time you file your electronic report.

Contribution Date: Enter the date you accepted the contribution. Accepting a contribution is different from receiving a contribution. You accept a contribution when you decide to accept it rather than reject it. This may or may not be the same day that you receive the contribution.

Contribution Amount: Enter the amount of the contribution. Remember, all political contributions that were made electronically and accepted during the reporting period must be itemized.

Contributor Name (First, Last, Title, Suffix; or Entity Name): Enter the full name of the contributor. If the contributor is an individual, enter the full name, first, last, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if applicable (title is optional). If the contributor is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.

Contributor Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the contributor.

Contributor Employer and Occupation Information (These fields will be activated only if "Individual" is selected for the type of contributor.)

Principal Occupation or Job Title: Candidates for and holders of statewide offices in the executive branch and candidates for and holders of legislative offices must disclose the principal occupation or job title of an individual from whom the candidate or officeholder has accepted contributions (including pledges) equal to or exceeding the Contribution Threshold defined in the "Thresholds Triggering Reporting of Employer and Occupation Information" table (above) during the reporting period. In other circumstances, filers are not required to report this information but may do so.

Employer: Candidates for and holders of statewide offices in the executive branch and candidates for and holders of legislative offices must disclose the employer of an individual from whom the candidate or officeholder has accepted contributions (including pledges) equal to or exceeding the Contribution Threshold defined in the "Thresholds Triggering Reporting of Employer and Occupation Information" table (above) during the reporting period. In other circumstances, filers are not required to report this information but may do so.

Schedule E is used to itemize loans made for campaign or officeholder purposes by financial institutions or individuals, and loans to your campaign from personal funds. You must itemize all loans that you accepted during the reporting period from financial institutions regardless of the amount. You must also itemize loans that are made electronically by a person other than a financial institution.

Additionally, you must itemize loans exceeding the Itemization Threshold from one person that you accepted during the reporting period. The itemization threshold is defined in the above "Loan Itemization Thresholds" table.

Loans to Your Campaign from Your Personal Funds: If you make a political expenditure from personal funds and intend to seek reimbursement of any amount, the simplest way to disclose the expenditure is to use Schedule G (see the Schedule G Page Help for more information). Another way is to disclose political expenditures from personal funds as a loan to your campaign on Schedule E. Outgoing political expenditures made from that loan must then be disclosed on Schedule F1. Remember: The amount you disclose as a loan from yourself in a reporting period may NOT exceed the amount you actually spent from personal funds in that reporting period. In other words, do not report a $100,000 loan to your campaign if the amount actually spent from your personal funds in the reporting period was $5,000. When you reimburse yourself, which could be months or years later, disclose the reimbursement as another outgoing political expenditure on Schedule F1. (Note: The reimbursement may not exceed the amount disclosed as a loan.)

Personal Funds Deposited into a Political Account: If you choose to deposit personal funds in an account in which political contributions are held as permitted by section 253.0351(c) of the Election Code, disclose the deposited amount as a loan on Schedule E and check the box indicating "Personal Funds Deposited into Political Account." (Note: Personal funds deposited in an account in which political contributions are held are subject to the personal use restriction.) Disclose the outgoing political expenditures made from that loan on Schedule F1. When you reimburse yourself, which could be months or years later, disclose the reimbursement as another outgoing political expenditure on Schedule F1. (Note: The reimbursement may not exceed the amount disclosed as a loan.)

Examples of Reporting Expenses From Personal Funds

Loans List: After you enter and save your first loan, the filing application will begin a list of all loans entered on Schedule E for this report. The list will display columns showing pertinent information for each loan:

The loans list will be the first screen you see each time you return to this schedule. From this list, you will be able to Edit or Delete a previously entered loan. To enter a new loan, click the Add button located below the list. You can also sort the list in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header in which you are interested or search the list by entering the search word in the field at the top of each column. You may also use the Memo button to provide additional explanation regarding loan(s) entered on this schedule.

Loan Date: Enter the date you accepted the loan.

Maturity Date: Enter the maturity date of the loan.

Loan Amount: Enter the principal amount of the loan.

Interest Rate: Enter the interest rate of the loan.

From Individual or Entity? Indicate whether the lender is an individual or an entity.

Loans from Out-of State Political Committees (These fields will be activated only if "Entity" is selected for the type of lender.)

NOTE: If you accepted loans from an out-of-state PAC and do not enter the FEC # or attach a PDF copy of the required information, you must timely file a paper copy of the required information at the time you file your electronic report.

Lender Name (First, Last, Title, Suffix; or Entity Name): Enter the full name of the person or financial institution that made the loan. If the lender is an individual, enter the full name, first, last, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if applicable (title is optional). If the lender is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.

Lender Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the person or financial institution that made the loan.

Personal Funds Deposited in Political Account? Check this box only if the loan is a deposit of your personal funds into an account in which political contributions are held as permitted by section 253.0351(c) of the Election Code. Political expenditures made from that loan, and any subsequent expenditures to reimburse the candidate or officeholder, must be reported on Schedule F1. The reimbursement may not exceed the amount reported as a loan. NOTE: Personal funds deposited in an account in which political contributions are held are subject to the personal use restrictions.

Was collateral used for this loan? If there is no collateral for this loan, click on NO. If there is collateral for this loan, click on YES and describe the collateral in the Collateral Description box.

Is this a guaranteed loan? If there are no guarantors for this loan, click on NO. If there are one or more guarantors, click on YES. This will activate the button labeled “Enter Guarantor(s)" at the bottom of the screen. Click on that button to enter guarantor information.

NOTE: A person who guarantees all or part of a loan makes a reportable contribution in the amount of the guarantee. You must report such a contribution under “Enter Guarantor(s)” on Schedule E and not on Schedule A1 (used for monetary contributions).

Is this loan from a financial institution? If you accepted the loan from a corporation that has been legally engaged in the business of making loans for more than one year, click on YES. If the loan was from any other source, click on NO. NOTE: A loan from a corporation that has not been legally engaged in the business of making loans for more than one year is a corporate contribution. Candidates and officeholders may not accept corporate contributions.

Lender Employer and Occupation Information (These fields will be activated only if "Individual" is selected for the type of lender.)

Lender Principal Occupation or Job Title: Candidates for and holders of statewide offices in the executive branch and candidates for and holders of legislative offices must disclose the principal occupation or job title of an individual from whom the candidate or officeholder has accepted loans (including pledges) equal to or exceeding the Contribution Threshold defined in the "Thresholds Triggering Reporting of Employer and Occupation Information" table (above) during the reporting period. In other circumstances, filers are not required to report this information but may do so.

Lender Employer: Candidates for and holders of statewide offices in the executive branch and candidates for and holders of legislative offices must disclose the employer of an individual from whom the candidate or officeholder has accepted loans (including pledges) equal to or exceeding the Contribution Threshold defined in the "Thresholds Triggering Reporting of Employer and Occupation Information" table (above) during the reporting period. In other circumstances, filers are not required to report this information but may do so.

COH: Schedule E – Guarantor Entry

NOTE: A person who guarantees all or part of a loan makes a reportable contribution in the amount of the guarantee. You must report such a contribution here under “Enter Guarantor(s)” on Schedule E when you receive the loan and not on Schedule A1 (used for monetary contributions).

Guaranteed Amount: Enter the dollar amount of the loan that the guarantor has agreed to guarantee.

From Individual or Entity? Indicate whether the guarantor is an individual or an entity.

Guarantor Name (First, Last, Title, Suffix; or Entity Name): Enter the full name of the person guaranteeing the loan. If the guarantor is an individual, enter the full name, first, last, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if applicable (title is optional). If the guarantor is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.

Guarantor Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the guarantor.

Guarantor Employer and Occupation Information (These fields will be activated only if “Individual” is selected for the type of Guarantor)

Guarantor Principal Occupation: Enter the principal occupation of the guarantor.

Guarantor Employer: Enter the employer of the guarantor.

Schedule K is used to itemize certain types of incoming funds that you received during the reporting period. There are specific itemization thresholds for reporting these incoming funds:

Schedule K is used to itemize the following types of incoming funds that you received during the reporting period:

Although you are not required to do so, you may also itemize on Schedule K any of these types of incoming funds that do not exceed the Itemization Threshold as stated in the "Schedule K Itemization Thresholds" table. Unlike other schedules, you are NOT required to enter a lump sum total of unitemized Schedule K activity on the Schedule Subtotals page of this report.

Credits List: After you enter and save your first credit/gain/refund/returned contribution or interest, the filing application will begin a list of all credits/gains/refunds/returned contributions or interest entered on Schedule K for this report. The list will display columns showing pertinent information for each credit/gain/refund/returned contribution or interest:

The credits list will be the first screen you see each time you return to this schedule. From this list, you will be able to Edit or Delete a previously entered credit/gain/refund/returned contribution or interest. To enter a new credit/gain/refund/returned contribution or interest, click the Add button located below the list. You can also sort the list in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header in which you are interested or search the list by entering the search word in the field at the top of each column. You may also use the Memo button to provide additional explanation regarding any credit/gain/refund/returned contribution or interest entered on this schedule.

From Individual or Entity? Indicate whether the person or business from whom the credit/gain/refund or interest was received is an individual or an entity.

Credit Date: Enter the date the credit/gain/refund was received or the interest was earned, as applicable.

Credit Amount: Enter the exact dollar amount of the credit/gain/refund or interest.

Name of Person from whom Amount is Received (First, Last, Title, Suffix; or Entity Name): Enter the full name of the person or business from whom the credit/gain/refund or interest was received. If the person is an individual, enter the full name, first, last, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if applicable (title is optional). If the person or business is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.

Address of Person from whom Amount is Received (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the person or business from whom the credit/gain/refund or interest was received.

Purpose for which amount received: Enter a brief statement or description of the purpose for which the amount was received (for example, “phone service deposit return” “returned contribution,” or “interest on savings account”).

"Check if political contribution returned to filer" box: If this incoming credit/gain was originally made by you in the form of a political contribution to another candidate or political committee and was returned to you in this reporting period, check this box.

Effective September 1, 2015, you must disclose expenditures charged to a credit card on Schedule F4 and not on this schedule.  When you use political contributions to pay the credit card bill, you will disclose the payment to the credit card company on the appropriate disbursements schedule.  See Expenditures Made by Credit Card for more information.

Schedule F1 is used to itemize outgoing campaign or officeholder payments made from political contributions that exceed the Expenditure Threshold to one individual or entity during the reporting period.

If you had other types of outgoing funds (such as investment purchases, political expenditures from personal funds, or unpaid incurred expenditure obligations), or expenditures made by credit card, enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Important Restrictions Regarding The Use Of Political Funds To Rent Or Purchase Real Property

Political Expenditures List: After you enter and save your first political expenditure, the filing application will begin a list of all political expenditures entered on Schedule F1 for this report. The list will display columns showing pertinent information for each payee:

The political expenditures list will be the first screen you see each time you return to this schedule. From this list, you will be able to Edit or Delete a previously entered expenditure payment. To enter a new expenditure payment, click the Add button located below the list. You can also sort the list in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header in which you are interested or search the list by entering the search word in the field at the top of each column. You may also use the Memo button to provide additional explanation regarding expenditure payment(s) entered on this schedule.

Reporting Tips to Avoid Common Pitfalls: Outgoing Expenditures

To Individual or Entity? Indicate whether the payee is an individual or an entity.

Expense Date: Enter the date you made the expenditure payment. (Remember: Political expenditure obligations you incurred in this reporting period but have not yet paid are now entered on Schedule F2 and expenditures made by credit card are now entered on Schedule F4.)

Expense Amount: Enter the amount of the expenditure payment.

Check if Austin, TX, officeholder living expense: For expenditures made on or after July 1, 2014, check this box only if the expenditure payment is an officeholder expense for living in Austin, Texas.

Payee Name (First, Last, Title, Suffix; or Entity Name): Enter the full name of the payee. If the payee is an individual, enter the full name, first, last, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if applicable (title is optional). If the payee is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.

Payee Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the payee.

Expenditure Purpose. You must disclose the purpose of the expenditure in two parts: Category and Description. Merely disclosing the category of goods, services, or other thing of value for which the expenditure is made does not adequately describe the purpose of an expenditure.

Examples of Acceptable Ways to Report Expenditure Purpose

Category: Select a category of goods, services, or other thing of value for which the political payment is made. If none of the listed categories apply, select "Other" and enter your own category.

Description: Enter a brief statement or description of the candidate or officeholder activity that is conducted by making the political payment. The brief statement or description must include the item or service purchased and must be sufficiently specific, when considered within the context of the description of the category, to make the reason for the expenditure clear. If your payment was a contribution to another candidate or officeholder, or to a committee, enter “political contribution” and identify the recipient.

Schedule G is used to itemize outgoing campaign or officeholder payments made from your personal funds during the reporting period. If you had other types of outgoing funds (such as investment purchases, political expenditures from political contributions, or unpaid incurred expenditure obligations), or expenditures made by credit card, enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Expenditures Made By Credit Card: Effective September 1, 2015, you must disclose expenditures charged to a credit card on Schedule F4 and not on this schedule.  When you use political contributions to pay the credit card bill, you will disclose the payment to the credit card company on the appropriate disbursements schedule.  See Expenditures Made by Credit Card for more information.

Reimbursement from Political Funds. If you intend to seek reimbursement in any amount from political contributions for a political expenditure made from personal funds, you must either itemize the expenditure here (Schedule G) and check the box to indicate that you intend to seek reimbursement or itemize the expenditure as a loan to yourself on Schedule E. The political expenditure from personal funds must be properly disclosed in the report covering the period in which the expenditure is made. You may not correct a report to allow reimbursement. If you deposit personal funds in an account in which political contributions are held as permitted by section 253.0351(c) of the Election Code, you must report the deposited amount as a loan on Schedule E. See the Schedule E Page Help for additional information.

Officeholder Expenditures: An officeholder is not required to disclose officeholder expenditures from personal funds, if the officeholder does not intend to seek reimbursement of those expenditures from political funds.

Important Restrictions Regarding The Use Of Political Funds To Rent Or Purchase Real Property

Political Expenditures from Personal Funds List: After you enter and save your first political expenditure from personal funds, the filing application will begin a list of all political expenditures from personal funds entered on Schedule G for this report. The list will display columns showing pertinent information for each payee.

The political expenditures from personal funds list will be the first screen you see each time you return to this schedule. From this list, you will be able to Edit or Delete a previously entered expenditure payment. To enter a new expenditure payment, click the Add button located below the list. You can also sort the list in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header in which you are interested or search the list by entering the search word in the field at the top of each column. You may also use the Memo button to provide additional explanation regarding expenditure payment(s) entered on this schedule.

Reporting Tips to Avoid Common Pitfalls: Outgoing Expenditures

To Individual or Entity? Indicate whether the payee is an individual or an entity.

Expense Date: Enter the date you made the political payment from personal funds.

Expense Amount: Enter the amount of the political payment from personal funds.

Check if Austin, TX, officeholder living expense: For expenditures made on or after July 1, 2014, check this box only if the expenditure payment is an officeholder expense for living in Austin, Texas.

Payee Name (First, Last, Title, Suffix; or Entity Name): Enter the full name of the payee. If the payee is an individual, enter the full name, first, last, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if applicable (title is optional). If the payee is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.

Payee Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the payee.

Expenditure Purpose. You must disclose the purpose of the expenditure in two parts: Category and Description. Merely disclosing the category of goods, services, or other thing of value for which the expenditure is made does not adequately describe the purpose of an expenditure.

Examples of Acceptable Ways to Report Expenditure Purpose

Category: Select a category of goods, services, or other thing of value for which the political payment is made. If none of the listed categories apply, select "Other" and enter your own category.

Description: Enter a brief statement or description of the candidate or officeholder activity that is conducted by making the political payment. The brief statement or description must include the item or service purchased and must be sufficiently specific, when considered within the context of the description of the category, to make the reason for the expenditure clear. If your payment was a contribution to another candidate or officeholder, or to a committee, enter “political contribution” and identify the recipient.

Schedule H is used to itemize outgoing campaign or officeholder payments to a business in which you have one or more of the following interests or positions:

Expenditures Made By Credit Card: Effective September 1, 2015, you must disclose expenditures charged to a credit card on Schedule F4 and not on this schedule.  When you use political contributions to pay the credit card bill, you will disclose the payment to the credit card company on the appropriate disbursements schedule.  See Expenditures Made by Credit Card for more information.

Itemize such payments on this Schedule H and not on Schedule F1 (used for monetary political expenditures). If you had other types of outgoing funds (such as investment purchases, other political expenditures, or unpaid incurred expenditure obligations), enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Important Restrictions Regarding Payments To A Business Of The Candidate Or Officeholder

Payment from Political Contributions to Business of C/OH List: After you enter and save your first payment, the filing application will begin a list of all payments entered on Schedule H for this report. The list will display columns showing pertinent information for each payee:

The payments from political contributions to a business of C/OH list will be the first screen you see each time you return to this schedule. From this list, you will be able to Edit or Delete a previously entered payment. To enter a new payment, click the Add button located below the list. You can also sort the list in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header in which you are interested or search the list by entering the search word in the field at the top of each column. You may also use the Memo button to provide additional explanation regarding payment(s) entered on this schedule.

Expense Date: Enter the date you made the expenditure payment.

Expense Amount: Enter the amount of the expenditure payment.

Check if Austin, TX, officeholder living expense: For expenditures made on or after July 1, 2014, check this box only if the expenditure payment is an officeholder expense for living in Austin, Texas.

Entity Name: Enter the full name of the payee (the business in which you have a participating interest or position).

Entity Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the payee (the business in which you have a participating interest or position).

Expenditure Purpose. You must disclose the purpose of the expenditure in two parts: Category and Description. Merely disclosing the category of goods, services, or other thing of value for which the expenditure is made does not adequately describe the purpose of an expenditure.

Examples of Acceptable Ways to Report Expenditure Purpose

Category: Select a category of goods, services, or other thing of value for which the political payment is made. If none of the listed categories apply, select "Other" and enter your own category

Description: Enter a brief statement or description of the candidate or officeholder activity that is conducted by making the political payment. The brief statement or description must include the item or service purchased and must be sufficiently specific, when considered within the context of the description of the category, to make the reason for the expenditure clear.

Schedule I is used to itemize non-political expenditure payments made from political funds, regardless of the amount. If you had other types of outgoing funds (such as political expenditures from political or personal funds, investment purchase, or unpaid incurred expenditure obligations), or expenditures made by credit card, enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

A non-political expenditure is an expenditure that is neither a campaign expenditure nor an officeholder expenditure. As a practical matter, very few expenditures made from political contributions are non-political expenditures. For instance, expenditures for administrative expenses, banking fees, and professional dues are typically political expenditures and should not be disclosed on Schedule I. Remember that you may not convert political contributions to personal use.

Expenditures Made By Credit Card:  Effective September 1, 2015, you must disclose expenditures charged to a credit card on Schedule F4 and not on this schedule.  When you pay the credit card bill, you will disclose the payment to the credit card company on the appropriate disbursements schedule.  See Expenditures Made by Credit Card for more information. 

Payments to a Business of Candidate or Officeholder: Do not report on this schedule non-political expenditures from political contributions made to a business in which you have a participating interest of more than 10%, a position on the governing body, or a position as an officer. Report those types of expenditures on Schedule H. See the Schedule H Page Help for more information about these types of expenditures.

Non-Political Expenditures List: After you enter and save your first non-political expenditure, the filing application will begin a list of all non-political expenditures entered on Schedule I for this report. The list will display columns showing pertinent information for each payee:

The non-political expenditures list will be the first screen you see each time you return to this schedule. From this list, you will be able to Edit or Delete a previously entered expenditure payment. To enter a new expenditure payment, click the Add button located below the list. You can also sort the list in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header in which you are interested or search the list by entering the search word in the field at the top of each column. You may also use the Memo button to provide additional explanation regarding expenditure payment(s) entered on this schedule.

To Individual or Entity? Indicate whether the payee is an individual or an entity.

Expense Date: Enter the date you made the expenditure payment. (Remember: Non-political expenditure obligations you incurred in this reporting period but have not yet paid are now entered on Schedule F2 and expenditures made by credit card are entered on Schedule F4.)

Expense Amount: Enter the amount of the expenditure payment.

Payee Name (First, Last, Title, Suffix; or Entity Name): Enter the full name of the payee. If the payee is an individual, enter the full name, first, last, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if applicable (title is optional). If the payee is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.

Payee Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the payee.

Expenditure Purpose. You must disclose the purpose of the expenditure in two parts: Category and Description. Merely disclosing the category of goods, services, or other thing of value for which the expenditure is made does not adequately describe the purpose of an expenditure

Examples of Acceptable Ways to Report Expenditure Purpose

Category: Select a category of goods, services, or other thing of value for which the payment is made. If none of the listed categories apply, select "Other" and enter your own category. Remember, as a practical matter, very few expenditures made from political contributions are non-political expenditures.

Description: Enter a brief statement or description of the candidate or officeholder activity that is conducted by making the political payment. The brief statement or description must include the item or service purchased and must be sufficiently specific, when considered within the context of the description of the category, to make the reason for the expenditure clear.

Schedule F3 is used to itemize any investment purchased in the reporting period with political funds, the amount of which exceeds the Itemization Threshold.

If you had other types of outgoing funds (such as political expenditures from political or personal funds, or unpaid incurred expenditure obligations), enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Purchased Investments List: After you enter and save your first investment purchased with political contributions, the filing application will begin a list of all purchased investments entered on Schedule F3 for this report. The list will display columns showing pertinent information for each payee:

The purchased investments list will be the first screen you see each time you return to this schedule. From this list, you will be able to Edit or Delete a previously entered investment purchased with political contributions. To enter a new purchased investment, click the Add button located below the list. You can also sort the list in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header in which you are interested or search the list by entering the search word in the field at the top of each column. You may also use the Memo button to provide additional explanation regarding purchased investment(s) entered on this schedule.

From Individual or Entity? Indicate whether the person from whom you purchased the investment is an individual or an entity.

Expense Date: Enter the date you purchased the investment.

Expense Amount: Enter the amount paid for the investment.

Name (First, Last, Title, Suffix; or Entity Name): Enter the full name of the person or business from whom you purchased the investment. If the payee is an individual, enter the full name, first, last, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if applicable (title is optional). If the payee is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.

Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the person or business from whom you purchased the investment.

Description: Enter a brief statement or description of the investment (for example, “ten shares of stock in ABC Company”).

Schedule A2 is used to itemize incoming non-monetary (in-kind) political contributions of goods, services, or other thing of value that exceed the Contribution Threshold from one person during the reporting period.

Exception: Beginning on September 1, 2019, all political contributions that are made electronically and accepted during the reporting period must be itemized.

If you accepted other types of incoming funds (such as monetary contributions, pledges, loans or interest), enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Contribution of Personal Services or Travel: You are not required to include contributions of an individual’s personal services or travel if the individual receives no compensation from any source for the services.

Non-Monetary Contributions List: After you enter and save your first non-monetary (in-kind) contribution, the filing application will begin a list of all contributions entered on Schedule A2 for this report. The list will display pertinent information for each contribution:

The non-monetary contributions list will be the first screen you see each time you return to this schedule. From this list, you will be able to Edit or Delete a previously entered contribution. To enter new contributions, click the Add button located below the list. You can also sort the list in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header in which you are interested or search the list by entering the search word in the field at the top of each column. You may also use the Memo button to provide additional explanation regarding contribution(s) entered on this schedule.

From Individual or Entity? Indicate whether the contributor is an individual or an entity.

Contributions from Out-of-State Political Committees (These fields will be activated only if "Entity" is selected for the type of contributor.)

NOTE: If you accepted contributions from an out-of-state PAC and do not enter the FEC # or attach a PDF copy of the required information, you must timely file a paper copy of the required information at the time you file your electronic report.

Contribution Date: Enter the date you accepted the non-monetary (in-kind) contribution. Accepting a contribution is different from receiving a contribution. You accept a contribution when you decide to accept it rather than reject it. This may or may not be the same day that you receive the contribution.

Contribution Amount: Enter the fair market value of the in-kind contribution. Remember, all political contributions that were made electronically and accepted during the reporting period must be itemized.

Contributor Name (First, Last, Title, Suffix; or Entity Name): Enter the full name of the contributor. If the contributor is an individual, enter the full name, first, last, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if applicable (title is optional). If the contributor is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.

Contributor Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the contributor.

Contributor Employer and Occupation Information (These fields will be activated only if "Individual" is selected for the type of contributor.)

Principal Occupation or Job Title: Candidates for and holders of statewide offices in the executive branch and candidates for and holders of legislative offices must disclose the principal occupation or job title of an individual from whom the candidate or officeholder has accepted contributions (including pledges) equal to or exceeding the Contribution Threshold defined in the "Thresholds Triggering Reporting of Employer and Occupation Information" table (above) during the reporting period. In other circumstances, filers are not required to report this information but may do so.

Employer: Candidates for and holders of statewide offices in the executive branch and candidates for and holders of legislative offices must disclose the employer of an individual from whom the candidate or officeholder has accepted contributions (including pledges) equal to or exceeding the Contribution Threshold defined in the "Thresholds Triggering Reporting of Employer and Occupation Information" table (above) during the reporting period. In other circumstances, filers are not required to report this information but may do so.

In-kind Description: Enter a description of the in-kind contribution. The description should be sufficiently detailed to allow a person reviewing your report to understand what goods or services were contributed.

As always, you must disclose a pledge on Schedule B in the reporting period in which you accepted the pledge. Effective January 1, 2015, you must also disclose the receipt of the pledged contribution on Schedule A1 (used for monetary contributions) or A2 (used for non-monetary contributions), as applicable, in the reporting period in which you actually receive the pledged money or thing of value. If the pledge is accepted and received in the same reporting period, it is no longer a pledge disclosed here; it becomes a contribution disclosed on the applicable contributions schedule.

Schedule B is used to itemize pledges (monetary or in-kind) that exceed the Itemization Threshold (see Contribution Itemization Thresholds table above). from one person during the reporting period.

If you accepted monetary incoming funds (such as contributions, loans, or interest) or received non-monetary (in-kind) contributions, enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Contribution of Personal Services or Travel: You are not required to include pledges of an individual’s personal services or travel if the individual receives no compensation from any source for the services.

Pledged Contributions List: After you enter your first pledged contribution, the filing application will begin a list of all contributions entered on Schedule B for this report. The list will display pertinent information for each contribution:

The pledged contributions list will be the first screen you see each time you return to this schedule. From this list, you will be able to Edit or Delete a previously entered contribution. To enter new contributions, click the Add button located below the list. You can also sort the list in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header in which you are interested or search the list by entering the search word in the field at the top of each column. You may also use the Memo button to provide additional explanation regarding contribution(s) entered on this schedule.

From Individual or Entity? Indicate whether the contributor who made the pledge is an individual or an entity.

Contributions from Out-of-State Political Committees (These fields will be activated only if "Entity" is selected for the type of contributor.)

NOTE: If you accepted contributions from an out-of-state PAC and do not enter the FEC # or attach a PDF copy of the required information, you must timely file a paper copy of the required information at the time you file your electronic report.

Pledge Date: Enter the date you accepted the pledge. Accepting a pledge is different from receiving a contribution. You accept a pledge when you decide to accept it rather than reject it. (If the pledge is accepted and received in the same reporting period, it is no longer a pledge disclosed here; it becomes a contribution disclosed on the applicable contributions schedule.)

Pledge Amount: Enter the amount of the pledge or the fair market value of the pledged goods or services or other thing of value, as applicable.

Contributor Name (First, Last, Title, Suffix; or Entity Name): Enter the full name of the person who made the pledge. If the contributor of the pledge is an individual, enter the full name, first, last, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if applicable (title is optional). If the contributor of the pledge is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.

Contributor Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the person who made the pledge.

Contributor Employer and Occupation Information (These fields will be activated only if "Individual" is selected for the type of contributor.)

Employer: Candidates for and holders of statewide offices in the executive branch and candidates for and holders of legislative offices must disclose the employer of an individual from whom the candidate or officeholder has accepted contributions (including pledges) equal to or exceeding the Contribution Threshold defined in the "Thresholds Triggering Reporting of Employer and Occupation Information" table (above) during the reporting period. In other circumstances, filers are not required to report this information but may do so.

Principal Occupation or Job Title: Candidates for and holders of statewide offices in the executive branch and candidates for and holders of legislative offices must disclose the principal occupation or job title of an individual from whom the candidate or officeholder has accepted contributions (including pledges) equal to or exceeding the Contribution Threshold defined in the "Thresholds Triggering Reporting of Employer and Occupation Information" table (above) during the reporting period. In other circumstances, filers are not required to report this information but may do so.

In-kind Description: Enter a description of the in-kind pledge of goods, services, or other thing of value. The description should be sufficiently detailed to allow a person reviewing your report to understand what goods or services were pledged.

Enter only expenditure obligations that you have incurred but not yet paid on Schedule F2. (Political expenditures that were paid in this reporting period are disclosed on Schedule F1 (used for political payments from political funds) or Schedule G (used for political payments from personal funds), as applicable. Non-political expenditures that were paid in this reporting period are disclosed on Schedule I.) Expenditures made by credit card are disclosed on schedule F4 (used for expenditures made by credit card).

Effective January 1, 2015, you must also disclose when you actually pay the incurred expenditure. You must disclose the outgoing payment on Schedule F1, G, or I, as applicable, in the reporting period in which you pay the expenditure.

Expenditures Made By Credit Card: Effective September 1, 2015, you must disclose expenditures charged to a credit card on Schedule F4 and not on this schedule.  When you pay the credit card bill, you will disclose the payment to the credit card company on the appropriate disbursements schedule. See Expenditures Made by Credit Card for more information.

Schedule F2 is used to itemize political expenditures you have incurred but not yet paid that exceed the Expenditure Threshold to one individual or entity during the reporting period.

Also use this schedule to itemize any non-political expenditures you have incurred but not yet paid during the reporting period, regardless of the amount. If you had outgoing funds (such as investment purchases or political payments from political or personal funds), or expenditures made by credit card, enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Important Restrictions Regarding The Use Of Political Funds To Rent Or Purchase Real Property

Unpaid Incurred Obligations List: After you enter and save your first unpaid incurred obligation, the filing application will begin a list of all unpaid incurred obligations entered on Schedule F2 for this report. The list will display columns showing pertinent information for each payee:

The unpaid incurred obligations list will be the first screen you see each time you return to this schedule. From this list, you will be able to Edit or Delete a previously entered unpaid incurred obligation. To enter a new unpaid incurred obligation, click the Add button located below the list. You can also sort the list in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header in which you are interested or search the list by entering the search word in the field at the top of each column. You may also use the Memo button to provide additional explanation regarding unpaid incurred obligation(s) entered on this schedule.

Reporting Tips to Avoid Common Pitfalls: Outgoing Expenditures

To Individual or Entity? Indicate whether the payee is an individual or an entity.

Expense Date: Enter the date you incurred the expenditure obligation. (Remember: expenditure obligations you incurred and paid in this reporting period are entered on Schedule F1, G, or I, as applicable and expenditures made by credit card are entered on Schedule F4.)

Tell Me More About Incurred Expenditure Obligations

Expense Amount: Enter the amount of the incurred expenditure obligation.

Type of Expenditure: Select whether the incurred expenditure was political or non-political. NOTE: As a practical matter, very few expenditures made from political contributions are non-political expenditures. For instance, expenditures for administrative expenses, banking fees, and professional dues are typically political expenditures. Remember that you may not convert political contributions to personal use.

Check if Austin, TX, officeholder living expense: For expenditures made on or after July 1, 2014, check this box only if the incurred expenditure is an officeholder expense for living in Austin, Texas.

Payee Name (First, Last, Title, Suffix; or Entity Name): Enter the full name of the payee of the expenditure obligation. If the payee is an individual, enter the full name, first, last, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if applicable (title is optional). If the payee is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.

Payee Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the payee of the expenditure obligation.

Expenditure Purpose. You must disclose the purpose of the expenditure in two parts: Category and Description. Merely disclosing the category of goods, services, or other thing of value for which the expenditure is made does not adequately describe the purpose of an expenditure.

Examples of Acceptable Ways to Report Expenditure Purpose

Category: Select a category of goods, services, or other thing of value for which the incurred expenditure is made. If none of the listed categories apply, select "Other" and enter your own category.

Description: Enter a brief statement or description of the candidate or officeholder activity that is conducted by making the incurred expenditure. The brief statement or description must include the item or service purchased and must be sufficiently specific, when considered within the context of the description of the category, to make the reason for the expenditure clear. If your incurred expenditure was a contribution to another candidate or officeholder, or to a committee, enter “political contribution” and identify the recipient.

NEW! Effective February 1, 2023, all expenditures made by credit card must be listed with the name of the financial institution that issued the credit card used for the expenditure.

Effective September 1, 2015, you must disclose expenditures charged to a credit card on this schedule and identify the individual, entity, or vendor who receives payment from the credit card company.  (When you pay the credit card bill, you will enter the payment to the credit card company on the appropriate disbursements schedule.) 

Schedule F4 is used to itemize expenditures you made by credit card that exceed the Expenditure Threshold to one individual or entity during the reporting period.  

If you had outgoing funds (such as investment purchases or political payments from political or personal funds), or obligations that you have incurred but not yet paid, enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.  See Expenditures Made by Credit Card for more information.

Important Restrictions Regarding The Use Of Political Funds To Rent Or Purchase Real Property

NEW! Credit Card Issuer: Before any Schedule F4 Expenditure can be added to the report, the name of the financial institution that issued the credit card must be listed in the Name of issuing financial institution field. Click the Save and Add Another button to save the name of the credit card issuer and clear the field for a new credit card issuer. However, if this is your last credit card issuer to list, then you can select the Save option from the Save and Add Another pulldown menu, then click the Done with Credit Card Issuers button. When you click that button or click the Cancel button, the filing system will change to the financial institutions list.

NEW! Financial Institutions List: After you have entered at least one financial institution, you can begin adding specific expenditure information for each transaction for each credit card used.

From this list, whenever you need to add any expenditures made by credit card, you would click the Add Charges button on the appropriate credit card issuer. You can also use the Edit button to make any changes to the credit card issuer's name or the Delete button to completely delete a credit card issuer. To add additional financial institutions to the list, click on the Add button located at the bottom left of the financial institution list. Clicking on the Done with Credit Card Issuers button will take you directly to the expenditures made by credit card list.

Note: If you delete a credit card issuer ALL expenditures listed with that credit card issuer will be deleted.

Expenditures Made By Credit Card List:  After you enter and save your first expenditure made by credit card, the filing application will begin a list of all credit card expenditures entered on Schedule F4 for this report. The list will display columns showing pertinent information for each payee:

The expenditures made by credit card list will be the first screen you see each time you return to this schedule. From this list, you will be able to Edit or Delete a previously entered credit card expenditure. To enter a new credit card expenditure, click the Add button located below the list. Doing this will bring you to the Financial Institution List so that you can select the appropriate credit card issuer.

You can also sort the list in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header in which you are interested or search the list by entering the search word in the field at the top of each column. You may also use the Memo button to provide additional explanation regarding credit card expenditure(s) entered on this schedule.

To Individual or Entity? Indicate whether the payee is an individual or an entity.  

Note:  Disclose the name of the vendor who sold you the goods or services as the payee, NOT the credit card company. 

Expense Date: Enter the date you made the expenditure by credit card.

Note:  There is a special reporting rule for expenditures made by credit card.  For reports due 30 days and 8 days before an election (pre-election reports) and for runoff reports, the date of the credit card expenditure is the date the credit card is used.  For other reports, the date of the credit card expenditure is either the date of the charge or the date the credit card statement is received.  A filer can never go wrong by disclosing the date of the expenditure as the date of the charge. See Reporting Tips to Avoid Common Pitfalls: Outgoing Expenditures for more information. 

Expense Amount: Enter the amount of the credit card expenditure. 

Check if Austin, TX, officeholder living expense: For credit card expenditures made on or after July 1, 2014, check this box only if the expenditure is an officeholder expense for living in Austin, Texas.

Type of Expenditure: Select whether the credit card expenditure was political or non-political. NOTE:  As a practical matter, very few expenditures made from political contributions are non-political expenditures. For instance, expenditures for administrative expenses, banking fees, and professional dues are typically political expenditures. Remember that you may not convert political contributions to personal use.

Payee Name (First, Last, Title, Suffix; or Entity Name): Enter the full name of the payee of the credit card expenditure. If the payee is an individual, enter the full name, first, last, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if applicable (title is optional). If the payee is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.  Note:  Disclose the name of the vendor who sold you the goods or services as the payee, NOT the credit card company.  You do not report the name of the credit card company on this schedule. 

Payee Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the payee of the expenditure obligation.

Expenditure Purpose. You must disclose the purpose of the expenditure in two parts: Category and Description. Merely disclosing the category of goods, services, or other thing of value for which the expenditure is made does not adequately describe the purpose of an expenditure.

Examples of Acceptable Ways to Report Expenditure Purpose

Category: Select a category of goods, services, or other thing of value for which the credit card expenditure is made. If none of the listed categories apply, select "Other" and enter your own category.

Note:  Do not select “Credit Card Payment” as the category for an expenditure made by credit card when an individual, entity, or vendor receives payment from the credit card company.  Instead, select the category that corresponds to the goods, services, or other thing of value purchased from the individual, entity, or vendor. 

Description: Enter a brief statement or description of the candidate or officeholder activity that is conducted by making the credit card expenditure. The brief statement or description must include the item or service purchased and must be sufficiently specific, when considered within the context of the description of the category, to make the reason for the expenditure clear. If your credit card expenditure was a contribution to another candidate or officeholder, or to a committee, enter “political contribution” and identify the recipient.

NEW! COH: Schedule F4 – CCI Repayment Date(s)

Date(s) Payments Made to Credit Card Issuer for this Charged Expenditure. This page will let you list ALL (if any) of the date(s) within the reporting period which you made repayments to the credit card issuer for this expenditure. You will not need to list any of the repayment amounts, only the repayment dates.

Repayment Date is where you will state the date a repayment was made. The system will only allow dates within the range of the reporting period. Click Save and Add Another to save the stated date as well as clear the page for a new date to be added. Click the Repayments button to bring you to the Repayments List for the expenditure.

Repayment List: will show all repayment dates listed for the current expenditure. The page will state the name of the expenditure's payee, the expenditure date, and the amount of the expenditure above the list.

You can click on the Edit button to change a repayment date or the Delete button to remove a repayment date. Click on the Add button at the bottom of the list if you need to add more repayment dates. Doing so will return you to the CCI Repayment Date(s) page. If you are done with the repayment dates and wish to return to the expenditure information page, click on the Done with This button.

Schedule Subtotals is a new page of the reporting form intended to supplement the report totals (cover sheet, page 2). This page displays the calculated Subtotal for each report schedule, based on the amounts you entered on the schedule entry screen (reported itemized and reported unitemized) and any other unitemized total you enter as a lump sum amount here (user entered lump sum unitemized).

You are always required to itemize or report detailed information for contributions, expenditures, and loans over a certain monetary threshold. The thresholds vary depending on the type of activity (see "Itemization Thresholds" below). For smaller contributions, expenditures, and loans that do not exceed the threshold (in the aggregate from a single source), you may report them in one of two ways: 1) add them all together and enter the unitemized total as a lump sum; OR 2) enter the detailed information on the schedule entry screen (and choose to itemize or not).

Itemized transactions: You chose to enter the detailed information on the schedule entry screen AND the "itemize" box is checked. The filing application calculates the sum of the entries for each schedule and the amount is displayed in the Reported Itemized column for the applicable schedule.

Unitemized transactions: Depending on your choice of entry, your unitemized transactions are shown under one of the following columns:

Itemization Thresholds for Each Schedule: To return to the instructions for each schedule, click on the applicable link below.

Monetary Political Contributions (A1) – You are not required to itemize contributions (in the aggregate from a single source) that are less than or equal to the Contribution Threshold. If not entered on this schedule, you must enter a lump sum.

Loans (E) – You are not required to itemize loans (in the aggregate from a single source) that are less than or equal to the Itemization Threshold from a person other than a financial institution. If not entered on this schedule, you must enter a lump sum. You must itemize all loans from a financial institution regardless of the amount.

Interest, Credits, Gains, Refunds, and Contributions Returned to Filer (K) – You are not required to itemize such activity (in the aggregate from a single source) that are less than or equal to the Itemization Threshold. You are not required to enter a lump sum for this schedule.

Political Expenditures from Political Contributions (F1) – You are not required to itemize political expenditures (in the aggregate from a single source) that are less than or equal to the Expenditure Threshold. If not entered on this schedule, you must enter a lump sum.

Political Expenditures from Personal Funds (G) - You are not required to itemize political expenditures (in the aggregate from a single source) that are less than or equal to the Expenditure Threshold. If not entered on this schedule, you must enter a lump sum. (Note: You are required to itemize political expenditures from personal funds in any amount, if you intend to seek reimbursement from political contributions.)

Payment from Political Contributions to the Business of a C/OH (H) – There is no itemization threshold for this schedule. You must itemize all such payments.

Non-political Expenditures from Political Contributions (I) – There is no itemization threshold for this schedule. You must itemize all non-political expenditures from political contributions.

Purchase of Investments from Political Contributions (F3) – You are not required to itemize investments (in the aggregate from a single source) that are less than or equal to the Itemization Threshold. You are not required to enter a lump sum for this schedule.

In-kind Political Contributions (A2) – You are not required to itemize contributions (in the aggregate from a single source) that are less than or equal to the Itemization Threshold. If not entered on this schedule, you must enter a lump sum.

Pledged Contributions (B) – You are not required to itemize pledges (in the aggregate from a single source) that are less than or equal to the Itemization Threshold. If not entered on this schedule, you must enter a lump sum.

Unpaid Incurred Obligations (F2) – You are not required to itemize incurred but not yet paid political expenditures (in the aggregate from a single source) that are less than or equal to the Expenditure Threshold. If not entered on this schedule, you must enter a lump sum. You are required to itemize all incurred but not yet paid non-political expenditures, regardless of the amount.

Expenditures Made by Credit Card (F4) – You are not required to itemize political expenditures made by credit card (in the aggregate from a single source) that are less than or equal to the Expenditure Threshold.  If not entered on this schedule, you must enter a lump sum.  You are required to itemize all non-political expenditures made by credit card, regardless of the amount.

You are required to include in your campaign finance report the following total amounts of contributions, expenditures, and loans:

1. Total Unitemized Political Contributions (other than pledges, loans or guarantees of loans, or contributions made electronically): (The total amount is automatically calculated based on your entries.) This is the sum total of the unitemized contribution amounts shown on the Subtotals page under Monetary Contributions (A1) and Non-Monetary (In-kind) Contributions (A2) for:

2. Total Political Contributions (other than pledges, loans or guarantees of loans): (The total amount is automatically calculated based on your entries.) This is the sum total of all political contributions you accepted in the reporting period. It includes the total amount shown on Line 1 (total unitemized contributions less than or equal to the Contribution Threshold) plus the total Reported Itemized (contributions which you itemized on the schedule entry screen) amounts shown on the Subtotals page under Monetary Contributions (A1) and Non-Monetary (In-kind) Contributions (A2).

3. Total Unitemized Political Expenditures: (The total amount is automatically calculated based on your entries.) This is the sum total of the unitemized political expenditure amounts shown on the Subtotals page under Political Expenditures (F1), Unpaid Incurred Obligations (F2), Expenditures Made by Credit Card (F4), and Political Expenditures from Personal Funds (G) for:

4. Total Political Expenditures: (The total amount is automatically calculated based on your entries.) This is the sum total of all political expenditures you made in the reporting period. It includes the total amount shown on Line 3 (total unitemized political expenditures less than or equal to the Expenditure Threshold) plus the total Reported Itemized (expenditures which you itemized on the schedule entry screen) amounts shown on the Subtotals page under Political Expenditures (F1), Unpaid Incurred Obligations (F2), Expenditures Made by Credit Card (F4), Political Expenditures from Personal Funds (G), and Payment from Political Contributions to a Business of C/OH (H).

5. Total Political Contributions Maintained as of the Last Day of the Reporting Period: (The total amount is a required field that you must manually enter here.) Enter the total amount of political contributions, including interest or other income on those contributions, maintained as of the last day of the reporting period. Enter "0.00" if you do not maintain political contributions, including interest or other income earned on those contributions, as of the last day of the reporting period. (This is different from the total contributions reported on Line 2. Only contributions accepted during the period covered by the report are entered on Line 2.)

The law requires you to disclose the total amount of political contributions accepted, including interest or other income on those contributions, maintained in one or more accounts in which political contributions are deposited as of the last day of the reporting period.

The "total amount of political contributions maintained" includes: the total amount of political contributions maintained in one or more accounts, including the balance on deposit in banks, savings and loan institutions and other depository institutions and the present value of any investments that can be readily converted to cash, such as certificates of deposit, money market accounts, stocks, bonds, treasury bills, etc.

6. Total Principal Amount of all Outstanding Loans as of the Last Day of the Reporting Period: (The total amount is a required field that you must manually enter here.) Enter the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all loans accepted for campaign or officeholder purposes as of the last day of the reporting period. Enter "0.00" if you did not accept any loans during the period covered and have no outstanding loans as of the last day of the reporting period. The "total outstanding loans" must include outstanding principal of loans made in this reporting period as well as outstanding principal of loans made previously. (This is different from the information reported on Loans (Schedule E). Only loans accepted during the period covered by the report are entered on Schedule E.)

7. Total Unitemized Pledges: (The total amount is automatically calculated based on your entries. Note: a printed copy of your report will display this total on Schedule B and not on Cover Sheet page 2.) This is the sum total of the unitemized pledge amounts shown on the Subtotals page under Pledged Contributions (B) for:

8. Total Unitemized Loans: (The total amount is automatically calculated based on your entries. Note: a printed copy of your report will display this total on Schedule E and not on Cover Sheet page 2.) This is the sum total of the unitemized loan amounts shown on the Subtotals page under Loans (E) for:

Non-monetary (In-kind) Contribution or Political Expenditure for Travel Outside of Texas: In addition to the required information you enter on the applicable political contribution or expenditure schedule, the description of an in-kind contribution, in-kind pledge, or political expenditure for travel outside of the state of Texas must include other detailed information. The required additional detailed information you enter on this screen will be included in your report on Schedule T.

Travel Information List: After you enter and save additional travel information for an in-kind contribution, in-kind pledge, or political expenditure, the filing application will begin a list of all travel information entered for each in-kind contribution, in-kind pledge, or expenditure. The filing application will display the name of the contributor or payee, as applicable, the date, and the amount of the in-kind contribution, in-kind pledge, or expenditure for which you are entering detailed travel information. The list will display columns showing pertinent information for each travel entry:

The travel information list will be the first screen you see each time you return to this schedule. From this list, you will be able to Edit or Delete previously entered travel information. To enter additional travel information for this in-kind contribution, in-kind pledge, or expenditure, click the Add button located below the list. You can also sort the list in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header in which you are interested or search the list by entering the search word in the field at the top of each column. You may also use the Memo button to provide additional explanation regarding travel information entered on this schedule.

Note: At the top of the entry screen, the filing application will display the name of the contributor or payee, as applicable, the date, and the amount of the in-kind contribution, in-kind pledge, or expenditure for which you are entering additional travel information. If you need to enter travel information for a different in-kind contribution, in-kind pledge, or expenditure, check the “Expenditure for Out of State travel” box on the entry screen for the in-kind contribution, in-kind pledge, or expenditure that you wish to edit, and click on the Enter Travel Info button that activates when you check the box.

Name of Person Traveling (First, Last, Title, Suffix): Enter the full name of the person or persons traveling on whose behalf the in-kind contribution or pledge was accepted or the expenditure was made. Enter the person's name, first, last, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if applicable (title is optional).

Transportation Type: Select the method of travel (i.e. airplane, automobile, railroad, boat, etc.). If none of the listed transportation types apply, select "Other" and enter your own transportation type.

Departure City: Enter the name of the departure city or the name of each departure location.

Arrival City: Enter the name of the arrival (destination) city or the name of each destination location.

Departure Date: You are required to disclose the dates on which the travel occurred. Enter the departure date in this field.

Arrival Date: You are required to disclose the dates on which the travel occurred. Enter the arrival date in this field.

Travel Purpose: Enter the campaign or officeholder purpose of the travel, including the name of a conference, seminar, or other event.

Direct Expenditures to Benefit a Candidate/Officeholder: If you made a direct campaign expenditure payment to benefit another candidate or officeholder, you must include additional information about the candidate/officeholder. Do not complete this section if the expenditure was not a direct campaign expenditure.

Direct Expenditure Candidate Information List: After you enter and save candidate information for a direct campaign expenditure, the filing application will begin a list of all the candidate information entered for this expenditure. The filing application will display the payee name, date, and amount of the expenditure for which you are entering detailed candidate information. The list will display columns showing pertinent information for each candidate information entry:

The direct expenditure candidate information list will be the first screen you see each time you return to the “Enter Candidate Info” entry screen. From this list, you will be able to Edit or Delete previously entered candidate information. To enter information regarding additional candidates for this expenditure, click the Add button located below the list. You can also sort the list in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header in which you are interested or search the list by entering the search word in the field at the top of each column.

Note: At the top of the entry screen, the filing application will display the payee name, date, and amount of the expenditure for which you are entering detailed candidate information. If you need to enter candidate information for a different direct campaign expenditure, check the “Direct Expenditure to Benefit C/OH” box on the entry screen for the expenditure that you wish to edit, and click on the Enter Candidate Info button that activates when you check the box.

Candidate Name (First, Last, Title, Suffix): Enter the full name of the candidate or officeholder who benefits from the direct expenditure. The title is optional.

Office Held: Enter the office currently held by the candidate or officeholder who benefits from the expenditure, if applicable.

District/Place: Enter the district, precinct, or other designation of the office currently held by the candidate or officeholder who benefits from the expenditure, if applicable.

Office Sought: Enter the office sought by the candidate or officeholder who benefits from the expenditure.

District/Place: Enter the district, precinct, or other designation of the office sought by the candidate or officeholder who benefits from the expenditure, if applicable.

Report Error Check is a tool to assist you in fulfilling your reporting requirements. The Error Check details errors and omissions in the data entry; it does not verify that the report has satisfied all legal requirements. You should review the applicable TEC Guide and the filing application PAGE HELP to ensure that ALL required information is included before you file your report.

If the Error Check finds errors in your report, the errors will be listed for you in a table on this screen. You can also click the View as PDF button to view the error list as an Adobe Acrobat .PDF file (requires Adobe Acrobat reader or equivalent viewer to view) or click the View as Excel button to view the error list in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

The errors list includes the following information:

Severity: The error records are ranked in terms of severity:

Tracking Information: This column shows the transaction (contribution, loan, etc.) containing the error and other information to help you identify the transaction.

Error Record: This column shows the name of the data field containing the error and provides a link directly to the entry screen where the error is located. After correcting the error and saving the transaction, you may run the Error Check again by clicking the Check For Errors link in the Report Menu navigation sidebar always displayed down the left side of your screen.

Message: This column provides a brief explanation of the required information that is missing or in error.

A filer who files a corrected report must submit a Correction Affidavit. The affidavit must identify the information that has changed. The affidavit also provides check boxes for your use in swearing to certain statutory provisions regarding the corrected report, if applicable.

Explanation of Correction: Use this box to explain why there were error(s) on the original report, what information is being corrected, and how the new information is different from the information on the original report. You may also use this area to request a waiver or reduction of a late-filing penalty for this correction, if any, and state the basis of your request.

Sworn Statement Check Boxes: Check the box next to any and all applicable statements.

Correction Tables: Any corrections made to this report are listed in a table below according to the type of correction (added, updated, or deleted). Only the applicable table(s) will display. If you make additional changes before you file the report, those changes will be reflected here.

Each table includes columns with the following information:

You may file a Final report if you have a campaign treasurer appointment (Form CTA) on file with the TEC and meet all of the following: 1) do not expect to accept any more campaign contributions or make or authorize any more campaign expenditures, 2) expect to take no further action to get elected to a public office, and 3) do not intend to continue accepting contributions to pay campaign debts. There is not a fixed deadline for this report.

Are you currently an officeholder? If you are an officeholder at the time of filing your Final Report, select “Yes.” Otherwise, select “No.”

Unexpended Contributions & Retained Assets (These fields will be activated only if you indicated that you are not currently an officeholder.)

Select the applicable radio buttons to indicate that you either do or do not retain unexpended contributions, unexpended interest or income earned from political contributions, or assets purchased with political contributions or interest or other income from political contributions. See You Are Not an Officeholder at the Time of Filing a Final Report for more information.

Officeholder Statement: Check the box next to this statement only if you are a current officeholder. Checking this box indicates that you understand your filing responsibilities as an officeholder. See You Are an Officeholder at the Time of Filing a Final Report for more information.

Final Disposition of Unexpended Contributions.

The obligation to file annual Unexpended Contributions reports ends when the former candidate or officeholder files a report of "final disposition" of unexpended contributions.

A former candidate or former officeholder has six years from the date of filing a Final report or leaving office (whichever is later) to dispose of surplus funds and assets. The latest possible date for filing a "final disposition" report of unexpended contributions is 30 days after the end of that six-year period. At the end of the six-year period, a former candidate or officeholder must dispose of surplus assets or funds in one of the following ways:

A former candidate or former officeholder may dispose of unexpended contributions or assets in this manner at any time during the six-year period. A former candidate or former officeholder who has disposed of all surplus funds and assets must file an Unexpended Contributions "final disposition" report. This report may be filed as soon as the former candidate/officeholder has disposed of all funds.

Extra Reporting For Contribution To Candidate Or Committee

If you contributed unexpended contributions or assets to another candidate or committee, you must report the contribution twice. You must include the contribution on your Annual Report. You must also report the contribution on form ASIFSPAC. You must file the ASIFSPAC report with the filing authority with whom the candidate or political committee files reports by the date by which the candidate or political committee receiving the contribution must report the receipt of the contribution.

NOTE: You will need a separate ASIFSPAC filer ID to file the ASIFSPAC report using the filing application. Please contact the TEC for help in establishing an ASIFSPAC filer ID.

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A candidate or officeholder may not make a payment to such a business if the payment is for personal services rendered by the candidate or officeholder or by the spouse or dependent child of the candidate or officeholder. (Nor may a candidate or officeholder use political contributions to pay directly for such personal services.) Other payments to such a business are permissible only if the payment does not exceed the amount necessary to reimburse the business for actual expenditures made by the business. See generally Ethics Advisory Opinion No. 35 (1992).

A candidate or officeholder may not make or authorize a payment from political funds for the rental or purchase of real property from such a business. A candidate or officeholder may not knowingly make or authorize a payment from political funds for the rental or purchase of real property from: (1) a person related to the candidate or officeholder within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code; or (2) a business in which the candidate or officeholder (or a person related to the candidate or officeholder within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity) has a participating interest of more than 10 percent, holds a position on the governing body, or serves as an officer. Elec. Code § 253.038(a-1). This restriction applies to a payment made from political funds on or after September 1, 2007, without regard to whether the payment was made under a lease or other agreement entered into before that date.

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