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Click on the Start a New Report button to start a new report for an upcoming deadline. Based on several factors (including today's date, your filing records in the TEC database, and the filing schedule), the filing application will suggest the next report it appears you are required to file. Then you will have the opportunity to start the suggested report or start a different report by clicking on the Other Report Options button.

Other Report Options:

In-Progress Reports shows you the following information about the report(s) you have started in the TEC filing application but have not yet filed:

Missing/Late Reports shows you the following information about the report(s) that, according to TEC records, you were required to file with the TEC by a certain deadline but have not yet filed. Note: You may be subject to a late-filing penalty (late fine) for a required report that is not filed by the filing deadline.

Filed Reports shows you the following information about the report(s) you have successfully filed with the TEC:

What kind of report do you want to file? (Report Type): You can only select one monthly report type. If you need to file more than one monthly report, you must file each as a separate report. You can select one of the monthly reports as a stand-alone report or in combination with the "Dissolution" or "10th Day After Campaign Treasurer Termination" reports below, if applicable. Read the information concerning each of the report types.

Monthly Report: All general-purpose committees filing under the monthly filing schedule must file a report with TEC by midnight Central Time on the 5th of each month to cover the previous month’s activities. Select the month from the drop-down menu that corresponds to the applicable filing deadline. For example, if you are filing the monthly report due on July 5th, choose the July report, even though the report covers activity that occurred during May and June. (See “Period Covered” section below for more information.)

Less Commonly Filed Reports: These reports are only required if you meet certain criteria. You can select one of the following report types as a stand-alone report or in combination with one of the reports listed above, if applicable. Select the radio button for one of these less commonly filed reports only if the report type applies to the event for which you are filing.

Dissolution Report: You must file a Dissolution report in order to dissolve the committee. Your committee may file a Dissolution report if your committee expects to have no further reportable activity. There is not a fixed deadline for this report. A Dissolution report terminates the appointment of campaign treasurer and relieves the campaign treasurer of the duty to file additional reports. (In this case, the Dissolution report serves as the treasurer's termination report.)

10th Day After Campaign Treasurer Termination Report: A general-purpose committee’s campaign treasurer must file this report if his or her campaign treasurer appointment is terminated. This report is due no later than the 10th day after the termination is filed. If the termination takes place on the last day of a reporting period and the proper report for that period is filed, no separate termination report is required.

Other Reports: These other reports are only required in certain circumstances and cannot be combined with other report types. Read the information concerning each of the report types. Select the radio button for one of these other reports only if the report type applies to the event for which you are filing.

Period Covered: The filing application will calculate the period covered for your report based on the report type you select. You can modify the start and end dates as long as your modified start date does not precede the filing application calculated start date and your modified end date does not extend past the filing application calculated end date. If you need to report activity outside of the filing application calculated date range for this report, you will need to file multiple reports.

A reporting period includes the Start date and the End date. The report due date will be after the end of the period. Generally, a report picks up where the last report left off and there should be no gaps or overlapping periods. The exception is Daily Pre-election reports, which do create overlaps because you are required to report the activity twice.

First Reports. If this is the first campaign finance report that your committee has filed, the start date depends on the date the committee filed its initial campaign treasurer appointment (Form GTA) and when it chose to file under the monthly filing schedule.

Monthly Reports: The start date is the 26th of one month or the day after the last day covered by the last required report, whichever is later. If this is the first report your committee has filed, please see the "First Reports" section above. The ending date is the 25th of the next month.

Dissolution Report Period: The start date is the day after the last day covered by your committee’s last required report. If this is the first report your committee has filed, please see the "First Reports" section above. The end date is the day you file the dissolution report.

10th Day After Campaign Treasurer Termination Report Period: The start date is either the day after the last day covered by your committee’s last required report or the day your committee appointed a campaign treasurer, whichever is later. The end date is the day the campaign treasurer’s appointment was terminated. This report is due no later than 10 days after the campaign treasurer appointment was terminated.

Daily Pre-election Report of Contributions: The start date is the day you accepted the contribution(s) that triggered the reporting requirement. The end date is the day you file the report. A Daily report of contributions must be received by the TEC no later than midnight Central Time the first business day after the date your committee accepted the contribution that triggered the reporting requirement. (See Daily Pre-election Report of Contributions in the "Report Type" section for more information.)

Daily Pre-election Report of Direct Expenditures: The start date is the day you made the direct campaign expenditure that triggered the reporting requirement. The end date is the day you file the report. A Daily report of direct expenditures must be received by the TEC no later than midnight Central Time the first business day after the date your committee made the expenditure that triggered the reporting requirement. (See Daily Pre-election Report of Direct Expenditures in the "Report Type" section for more information.)

Alternative Reporting Requirement for Some Committees:

Committee Activity: Your committee is required to identify each candidate or ballot measure supported or opposed and each officeholder assisted by the committee in this reporting period.

Changing Status? Sometimes a general-purpose political committee (MPAC or GPAC) may choose to limit its activities to supporting or opposing a particular candidate or measure. In that case, the committee may have become a specific-purpose political committee (SPAC). Tell Me More About Committees Changing Status

Subject: Select whether your committee’s activity relates to a candidate, officeholder, or measure. If the committee’s activity relates to all candidates or officeholders of a certain political party, select either “Candidates of Political Party” or “Officeholders of Political Party.”

Purpose: Indicate whether your committee supported or opposed the candidate, or measure. Note: If Officeholder is selected, the purpose of “assist” will always be selected. You may add more than one purpose entry for your committee.

Candidate or Officeholder Information: (These fields will be activated only if “Candidate” or “Officeholder” is selected for the Subject of your committee’s activity.)

Measure Information: (These fields will be activated only if “Measure” is selected for the Subject of your committee’s activity.)

Party Information: (This field will be activated only if “Candidates of Political Party” or “Officeholders of Political Party” is selected for the Subject of your committee’s activity.)

Schedule A1 is used by a general-purpose committee filing monthly to itemize incoming monetary political contributions that exceed the Lower Itemization Limit* (or the Higher Itemization Limit** if committee qualifies) from one person during the reporting period.

If your committee accepted other types of incoming funds (such as corporate or labor organization contributions or support, 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.

Notice to Candidates and Officeholders: If the committee makes political expenditures or accepts political contributions in support of a candidate or officeholder, the committee must provide written notice to the candidate or officeholder who benefits from the committee's activity. The notice must be given before the end of the reporting period during which the committee made the political expenditures or accepted the political contributions. The notice must inform the person that the committee has made political expenditures or accepted political contributions on his or her behalf, and it must include the full name and address of the political committee and its campaign treasurer and an indication that the committee is a general-purpose committee. NOTE: Such notices are not required if the committee is the principal political committee of a political party.

Corporate or Labor Organization Contributions or Support: Do not enter on this schedule contributions or support your committee received from corporations or labor organizations. A political committee that supports or opposes measures exclusively may accept monetary and non-monetary (in-kind) contributions from corporations or labor organizations and must report such contributions on Schedules C1 and C2. A corporation or labor organization may provide monetary or non-monetary support to a general-purpose committee to: 1) finance the establishment or administration of a general-purpose committee, or 2) solicit contributions to a general-purpose committee from the employees, stockholders, or members of the corporation or labor organization and their families. A general-purpose committee must report such support on Schedules C3 and C4.

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 your committee accepted contributions from an out-of-state PAC and you 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 your committee 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. A decision to accept a contribution must be made by the end of the reporting period during which the contribution is received.

Contribution Amount: Enter the amount of the contribution.

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

Principal Occupation: You must enter the contributor’s principal occupation in this field.

Employer (Optional): You may enter the employer of the contributor in this field.

Schedule C1 and C2 are only for general-purpose committees that support or oppose measures exclusively. Other general-purpose committees that receive support from corporations or labor organizations to establish or administer the committee or to solicit contributions to the committee from the employees, stockholders, or members of the corporation or labor organization and their families use Schedules C3 and C4 to disclose such support.

Schedule C1 is used by political committees that support or oppose measures exclusively to itemize all monetary political contributions accepted from corporations or labor organizations during this reporting period. You must itemize all such corporate or labor organization monetary contributions, regardless of the amount, on this schedule. If your committee 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 corporate or labor organization contribution, the filing application will begin a list of all contributions entered on Schedule C1 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.

Contribution Date: Enter the date your committee accepted the contribution. Accepting a contribution is different from receiving a contribution. The committee accepts a contribution when the determination is made to accept it rather than reject it. This may or may not be the same day that the committee receives the contribution.

Contribution Amount: Enter the amount of the contribution.

Contributor Name (Entity Name): Enter the full name of the corporation or labor organization that made the contribution.

Contributor Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the corporation or labor organization that made the contribution.

Schedule E is used by a general-purpose committee filing monthly to itemize loans exceeding the Lower Itemization Limit* from one person that your committee accepted during the reporting period for political purposes. If your committee accepted two or more loans from the same person, the total of which exceeds the Lower Itemization Limit*, enter each loan separately. You must also itemize all loans from financial institutions, regardless of the amount.

NOTE: Only a general-purpose committee for supporting or opposing measures exclusively may accept a loan from a corporation other than a financial institution that has been legally engaged in the business of making loans for more than one year.

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 your committee 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 your committee accepted loans from an out-of-state PAC and you 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.

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 the contributions schedule.

Is this loan from a financial institution? (This field will be activated only if "Entity" is selected for the type of lender.) If your committee accepted a 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. Only a general-purpose committee for supporting or opposing measures exclusively may accept a loan from a corporation other than a financial institution that has been legally engaged in the business of making loans for more than one year.

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

Lender Principal Occupation: You must enter the lender’s principal occupation in this field.

Lender Employer (optional): You may enter the employer of the lender in this field.

MPAC: 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 "Guarantor Information" on Schedule E, and not on the contributions schedule.

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.

Name of Guarantor (First, Last, Title, Suffix; or Entity Name): Enter the full name of the person or financial institution that guaranteed 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 person or financial institution that guaranteed the loan.

Guarantor Principal Occupation: (This field will be activated only if "Individual" is selected for the type of guarantor.) Enter the principal occupation of the guarantor.

Guarantor Employer: (This field will be activated only if "Individual" is selected for the type of guarantor.) Enter the employer of the guarantor.

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

Although you are not required to do so, you may also itemize on Schedule K any credit, gain, refund, or interest that does not exceed the Itemization Threshold. Contributions returned to your committee must be itemized regardless of the amount of the contribution. 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/returned contribution or interest was received is an individual or an entity.

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

Credit Amount: Enter the exact dollar amount of the credit/gain/refund/returned contribution 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/returned contribution 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/returned contribution 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”).

Schedule F1 is used by a general-purpose committee filing monthly to itemize outgoing political payments made from political contributions that exceed the Lower Itemization Limit* to one individual or entity during the reporting period. If your committee had other types of outgoing funds or activity (such as investment purchases 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.

Notice to Candidates and Officeholders: If the committee makes political expenditures or accepts political contributions in support of a candidate or officeholder, the committee must provide written notice to the candidate or officeholder who benefits from the committee's activity. The notice must be given before the end of the reporting period during which the committee made the political expenditures or accepted the political contributions. The notice must inform the person that the committee has made political expenditures or accepted political contributions on his or her behalf, and include the full name and address of the political committee and its campaign treasurer and an indication that the committee is a general-purpose committee. NOTE: Such notices are not required if the committee is the principal political committee of a political party.

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 your committee made the expenditure payment. (Remember: Political expenditure obligations your committee 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.

Expenditure from Corporate Funds box: Check this box to indicate an expenditure paid in full or in part from corporations or labor organizations.

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 committee activity 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. State whether the expenditure was to support or oppose a candidate, officeholder, political party, or ballot measure, and identify the candidate, officeholder, political party, or ballot measure. If the payment was a contribution to a candidate or officeholder, or to another committee, enter “political contribution” and identify the recipient.

Schedule F3 is used to itemize any investment your committee purchased with political funds during the reporting period, the amount of which exceeds the Itemization Threshold. If your committee had other types of outgoing funds or activity (such as political payments 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 your committee purchased the investment is an individual or an entity.

Expense Date: Enter the date your committee 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 your committee 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 your committee purchased the investment.

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

Schedule I is used to itemize outgoing non-political expenditure payments made from political contributions, regardless of the amount. If your committee had other types of outgoing funds or activity (such as political expenditures, investment purchases, 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.

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 your committee made the expenditure payment. (Remember: Non-political expenditure obligations your committee 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.

Expenditure from Corporate Funds box: Check this box to indicate an expenditure paid in full or in part from corporations or labor organizations.

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 committee activity conducted by making the 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 A2 is used by a general-purpose committee filing monthly to itemize incoming non-monetary (in-kind) political contributions that exceed the Lower Itemization Limit* (or the Higher Itemization Limit** if committee qualifies) from one person during the reporting period. If your committee accepted other types of incoming funds or activity (such as pledges, monetary contributions, corporate or labor organization contributions or support, loans, or interest) enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Notice to Candidates and Officeholders: If the committee makes political expenditures or accepts political contributions in support of a candidate or officeholder, the committee must provide written notice to the candidate or officeholder who benefits from the committee's activity. The notice must be given before the end of the reporting period during which the committee made the political expenditures or accepted the political contributions. The notice must inform the person that the committee has made political expenditures or accepted political contributions on his or her behalf, and it must include the full name and address of the political committee and its campaign treasurer and an indication that the committee is a general-purpose committee). NOTE: Such notices are not required if the committee is the principal political committee of a political party.

Corporate or Labor Organization Contributions or Support: Do not enter on this schedule contributions or support your committee received from corporations or labor organizations. A political committee that supports or opposes measures exclusively may accept monetary and non-monetary (in-kind) contributions from corporations or labor organizations and must report such contributions on Schedules C1 and C2. A corporation or labor organization may provide monetary or non-monetary support to a general-purpose committee to: 1) finance the establishment or administration of a general-purpose committee, or 2) solicit contributions to a general-purpose committee from the employees, stockholders, or members of the corporation or labor organization and their families. A general-purpose committee must report such support on Schedules C3 and C4.

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 your committee accepted contributions from an out-of-state PAC and you 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 your committee 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. A decision to accept a contribution must be made by the end of the reporting period during which the contribution is received.

Contribution Amount: Enter the fair market value of the non-monetary (in-kind) contribution.

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

Principal Occupation: You must enter the contributor’s principal occupation in this field.

Employer (Optional): You may enter the employer of the contributor in this field.

In-kind Description: Enter a description of the non-monetary (in-kind) contribution. The description should be sufficiently detailed to allow a person reviewing the committee’s report to understand what was contributed.

Schedule B is used by a general-purpose committee filing monthly to itemize pledges (monetary or in-kind) that exceed the Lower Itemization Limit* from one person during the reporting period. If your committee accepted other types of incoming funds or activity (such as monetary contributions, non-monetary (in-kind) contributions, corporate or labor organization contributions or support, loans, or interest) enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Notice to Candidates and Officeholders: If the committee makes political expenditures or accepts political contributions in support of a candidate or officeholder, the committee must provide written notice to the candidate or officeholder who benefits from the committee's activity. The notice must be given before the end of the reporting period during which the committee made the political expenditures or accepted the political contributions. The notice must inform the person that the committee has made political expenditures or accepted political contributions on his or her behalf, and include the full name and address of the political committee and its campaign treasurer and an indication that the committee is a general-purpose committee. NOTE: Such notices are not required if the committee is the principal political committee of a political party.

Corporate or Labor Organization Pledged Contributions: Do not enter on this schedule pledged contributions your committee accepted from corporations or labor organizations. A political committee that supports or opposes measures exclusively may accept pledged contributions from corporations or labor organizations and must report such pledged contributions on Schedule D.

Pledge 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 of 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 your committee accepted contributions from an out-of-state PAC and you 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 your committee 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. Note that your committee must accept a pledge before you are required to report it.

Pledge Amount: Enter the amount of the pledge or the fair market value of any 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 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 of the pledge.

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

Employer (Optional): You may enter the employer of the contributor of the pledge in this field.

Principal Occupation: You must enter the pledge contributor’s principal occupation in this field.

In-Kind Description: If the pledge was for goods or services or any other thing of value, enter a description of the the in-kind pledge of goods or services or other thing of value. The description should be sufficiently detailed to allow a person reviewing the committee’s report to understand what was pledged.

Schedule C1 and C2 are only for general-purpose committees that support or oppose measures exclusively. Other general-purpose committees that receive support from corporations or labor organizations to establish or administer the committee or to solicit contributions to the committee from the employees, stockholders, or members of the corporation or labor organization and their families use Schedules C3 and C4 to disclose such support.

Schedule C2 is used to itemize all non-monetary (in-kind) political contributions accepted from corporations or labor organizations during this reporting period. You must itemize all such corporate or labor organization non-monetary (in-kind) contributions, regardless of the amount, on this schedule. If your committee accepted other types of incoming funds or activity (such as monetary contributions, pledges, loans, or interest), enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Non-Monetary Contributions List: After you enter and save your first non-monetary (in-kind) corporate or labor organization contribution, the filing application will begin a list of all contributions entered on Schedule C2 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.

Contribution Date: Enter the date your committee accepted the contribution. Accepting a contribution is different from receiving a contribution. The committee accepts a contribution when the determination is made to accept it rather than reject it. This may or may not be the same day that the committee receives the contribution.

Contribution Amount: Enter the fair market value of the non-monetary (in-kind) contribution.

Contributor Name (Entity Name): Enter the full name of the corporation or labor organization that made the contribution.

Contributor Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the corporation or labor organization that made the contribution.

In-kind Description: Enter a description of the non-monetary (in-kind) contribution. The description should be sufficiently detailed to allow a person reviewing the committee’s report to understand what was contributed.

Schedules C3 and C4 are only for a general-purpose committee that accepted corporate or labor organization support. Other general-purpose committees that support or oppose measures exclusively and accept monetary and non-monetary (in-kind) contributions from corporations or labor organizations use Schedules C1 and C2 to disclose such corporate or labor organization contributions.

Schedule C3 is used to itemize all monetary payments made by corporations or labor organizations to:

You must itemize all such corporate or labor organization monetary support payments, regardless of the amount, on this schedule. If your committee accepted other types of incoming funds or activity (such as pledges, non-monetary (in-kind) contributions, loans, or interest) enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Monetary Support List: After you enter and save your first monetary payment made by a corporation or labor organization in support of your committee, the filing application will begin a list of all monetary support payments entered on Schedule C3 for this report. The list will display columns showing pertinent information for each monetary support payment:

The monetary support 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 monetary support payment. To enter a new monetary support 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 monetary support payment(s) entered on this schedule.

Date: Enter the date of the monetary payment made by the corporation or labor organization in support of your committee.

Payments Made By Credit Card: There is a special reporting rule for payments 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 a payment made by credit card is the date the credit card is used. For other reports, the date of a payment made by credit card 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 payment as the date of the charge.

Amount: Enter the amount of the payment made by the corporation or labor organization in support of your committee.

Entity Name: Enter the name of the corporation or labor organization that provided the monetary support to your committee.

Entity Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the corporation or labor organization that provided the monetary support to your committee.

NEW! Enter only incoming non-monetary corporate or labor organization support on Schedule C4. (Monetary corporate or labor organization support is now entered on Schedule C3.)

Schedules C3 and C4 are only for a general-purpose committee that accepted corporate or labor organization support. Other general-purpose committees that support or oppose measures exclusively and accept monetary and non-monetary (in-kind) contributions from corporations or labor organizations use Schedules C1 and C2 to disclose such corporate or labor organization contributions.

Schedule C4 is used to itemize all non-monetary support provided by corporations or labor organizations to:

You must itemize all such corporate or labor organization non-monetary support, regardless of the amount, on this schedule. If your committee accepted other types of incoming funds or activity (such as monetary contributions, pledges, loans, or interest) enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Non-Monetary Support List: After you enter and save your first non-monetary support entry, the filing application will begin a list of all non-monetary support entered on Schedule C4 for this report. The list will display columns showing pertinent information for each non-monetary support entry:

The non-monetary support 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 non-monetary support provided by a corporation or labor organization to your committee. To enter a new non-monetary support entry, 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 non-monetary support entered on this schedule.

Date: Enter the date the corporation or labor organization provided non-monetary support to your committee. The payment date is the date the corporation or labor organization incurs the obligation to make a payment. The payment date is not necessarily the date goods or services are received. It is the date on which the obligation to make a payment is incurred, as long as the amount of the payment is “readily determinable”. Generally, the amount of a payment is known (and therefore readily determinable) when the obligation is incurred, but in some cases the amount is not known until the receipt of a bill.

Amount: Enter the fair-market value of the non-monetary support provided to your committee by a corporation or labor organization.

Entity Name: Enter the name of the corporation or labor organization that provided non-monetary support to your committee.

Entity Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the corporation or labor organization that provided non-monetary support to your committee.

This schedule is only for general-purpose committees that support or oppose measures exclusively. Such committees also use Schedules C1 and C2 to disclose corporate or labor organization monetary and non-monetary (in-kind) contributions. Other general-purpose committees that receive support from corporations or labor organizations to establish or administer the committee or to solicit contributions to the committee from the employees, stockholders, or members of the corporation or labor organization and their families use Schedules C3 and C4 to disclose such support.

Schedule D is used to itemize all pledges (monetary or in-kind) from corporations or labor organizations accepted by your committee during the reporting period. You must itemize all such corporate or labor organization pledges, regardless of the amount, on this schedule. If your committee accepted other types of incoming funds or activity (such as monetary contributions, non-monetary (in-kind) contributions, corporate or labor organization support, loans, or interest), enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Pledge 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 from a corporation or labor organization, the filing application will begin a list of all pledges entered on Schedule D 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 pledges, 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 pledged contribution(s) entered on this schedule.

Pledge Date: Enter the date your committee 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. Note that your committee must accept a pledge before you are required to report it.

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

Contributor Name (Entity Name): Enter the full name of the corporation or labor organization that made the pledge.

Contributor Address (Street Address, Country, City, State, Zip Code): Enter the complete address of the corporation or labor organization that made the pledge.

In-Kind Description: If the pledge was for goods or services or any other thing of value, enter a description of the in-kind pledge of goods or services or other thing of value. The description should be sufficiently detailed to allow a person reviewing the committee’s report to understand what was pledged.

Schedule F2 is used by a general-purpose committee filing monthly to itemize political expenditures the committee has incurred but not yet paid that exceed the Lower Itemization Limit* to one individual or entity during the reporting period. Also use this schedule to itemize any non-political expenditures your committee has incurred but not yet paid during the reporting period, regardless of the amount. If your committee had other outgoing funds (such as investment purchases or political payments from political funds), or expenditures made by credit card, enter them on the applicable schedules associated with the categories shown on the Worksheet Summary page.

Notice to Candidates and Officeholders: If the committee makes political expenditures or accepts political contributions in support of a candidate or officeholder, the committee must provide written notice to the candidate or officeholder who benefits from the committee's activity. The notice must be given before the end of the reporting period during which the committee made the political expenditures or accepted the political contributions. The notice must inform the person that the committee has made political expenditures or accepted political contributions on his or her behalf, and include the full name and address of the political committee and its campaign treasurer and an indication that the committee is a general-purpose committee. NOTE: Such notices are not required if the committee is the principal political committee of a political party.

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 your committee incurred the expenditure obligation. (Remember: Direct expenditure obligations your committee incurred and paid in this Daily reporting period are entered on Schedule F1 and expenditures made by credit card are disclosed 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.

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.

Expenditure from Corporate Funds box: Check this box to indicate an expenditure paid in full or in part from corporations or labor organizations.

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 committee 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. State whether the expenditure was to support or oppose a candidate, officeholder, political party, or ballot measure, and identify the candidate, officeholder, political party, or ballot measure. If your incurred expenditure was a contribution to a candidate or officeholder, or to another 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 committee 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 your committee pays the credit card bill, you will disclose the payment to the credit card company on the appropriate disbursements schedule.) 

Schedule F4 is used to itemize expenditures your monthly committee made by credit card that exceed the Lower Itemization Limit* to one individual or entity during the reporting period.

 

If your committee had outgoing funds (such as investment purchases or political payments from political funds), or obligations that your committee has 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.

Reporting Tips to Avoid Common Pitfalls: Outgoing Expenditures

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 your committee 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.

Expenditure from Corporate Funds box: Check this box to indicate an expenditure paid in full or in part from corporations or labor organizations.

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.

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 committee 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 a candidate or officeholder, or to another committee, enter “political contribution” and identify the recipient.

NEW! MPAC: 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.

Direct Expenditures to Benefit a Candidate/Officeholder: If you made a direct campaign expenditure payment to benefit a 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.

Schedule Subtotals is 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).

Note: If your committee qualifies and chooses to use the Higher Itemization Limit** for contributions disclosed in this report, you must check the Higher Contribution Itemization Threshold box on the Cover Sheet page.

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) of the Lower Itemization Limit* or less (or Higher Itemization Limit** or less if committee qualifies). If not entered on this schedule, you must enter a lump sum.

Monetary Contributions from Corporation or Labor Organization (C1) – This schedule is only for political committees that support or oppose measures exclusively. There is no itemization threshold for this schedule. You must itemize all monetary contributions from a corporation or labor organization.

Loans (E) – You are not required to itemize loans (in the aggregate from a single source) of the Lower Itemization Limit* or less 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 financial institution regardless of the amount.

Interest, Credits, Gains, Refunds, and Contributions Returned to Filer (K) – You are not required to itemize any credit, gain, refund, or interest (in the aggregate from a single source) of the Itemization Threshold or less, other than contributions returned to your committee. You must itemized all returned contributions, regardless of the amount. 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 to a single payee) of the Lower Itemization Limit* or less. If not entered on this schedule, you must enter a lump sum.

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

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.

Non-monetary (In-kind) Political Contributions (A2) – You are not required to itemize contributions (in the aggregate from a single source) of the Lower Itemization Limit* or less (or the Higher Itemization Limit** if committee qualifies). 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) of the lower itemization limit** or less. If not entered on this schedule, you must enter a lump sum.

Non-monetary (in-kind) Contributions from Corporation or Labor Organization (C2) – This schedule is only for political committees that support or oppose measures exclusively. There is no itemization threshold for this schedule. You must itemize all non-monetary contributions from a corporation or labor organization.

Monetary Support from Corporation or Labor Organization (C3) – This schedule is only for general-purpose political committees that accept support from corporations or labor organizations to establish or administer the committee or to solicit contributions to the committee from the employees, stockholders, or members of the corporation or labor organization and their families. There is no itemization threshold for this schedule. You must itemize all such monetary payments made by a corporation or labor organization in support of your committee.

Non-monetary Support from Corporation or Labor Organization (C4) - This schedule is only for general-purpose political committees that accept support from corporations or labor organizations to establish or administer the committee or to solicit contributions to the committee from the employees, stockholders, or members of the corporation or labor organization and their families. There is no itemization threshold for this schedule. You must itemize all such non-monetary support accepted from a corporation or labor organization.

Pledged Contributions from Corporation or Labor Organization (D) – This schedule is only for political committees that support or oppose measures exclusively. There is no itemization threshold for this schedule. You must itemize all monetary and non-monetary pledges from a corporation or labor organization.

Unpaid Incurred Obligations (F2) – You are not required to itemize incurred but not yet paid political expenditures (in the aggregate to a single payee) of the lower itemization limit** or less. 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) of the lower itemization limit** or less.  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 committee's 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): (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:

Note: If your committee qualifies and chooses to use the the higher itemization limit* itemization threshold for contributions disclosed in this report, you must check the Higher Contribution Itemization Threshold box on the Cover Sheet page.

MPAC: Report Error Check

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:

HIGH: These are major omissions in information that indicate non-compliance with certain reporting requirements (such as not entering the amount of total political contributions maintained as of the last day of the reporting period under Report Totals). This information is considered very important and you MUST CORRECT these errors in order to file the report.

LOW or MEDIUM: These are omissions or errors in other information that indicate non-compliance with certain reporting requirements (such as not entering address information for a contributor or payee). You should correct these errors to be in legal compliance with your reporting requirements. You may, however, choose to accept these errors and file the report as is. NOTE: If you file the report with errors, you could be subject to a sworn complaint for reporting violations.

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.

MPAC: Correction Affidavit

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 the statement, if applicable.

For Any Corrected Report: Check this box if you are filing this corrected report not later than the 14th business day after the date you learned that the report as originally filed is inaccurate or incomplete and any error or omission in the report as originally filed was made in good faith.

A corrected monthly report filed with the TEC after its due date is not considered late for purposes of late-filing penalties if the report meets this "14th business day in good faith" statutory provision.

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.

Added Record Table: This table contains any new records you entered in this corrected report that were not previously disclosed in the original report.

Updated Record Table: This table contains any records you changed in this corrected report that were previously disclosed incorrectly in the original report.

Deleted Record Table: This table contains any records you deleted in this corrected report that were previously disclosed in error in the original report.

Each table includes columns with the following information:

Record Type and Tracking Information: Shows the type of transaction (contribution, loan, expenditure, etc.) that you added, updated, or deleted, and other information to help you identify the transaction.

Record Detail: Shows the specific data you added, updated, or deleted to help you identify the transaction.

MPAC: Dissolution Report Affidavit

You must file a Dissolution report in order to dissolve the committee. Your committee may file a Dissolution report if your committee expects to have no further reportable activity. There is not a fixed deadline for this report. A Dissolution report terminates the appointment of campaign treasurer (Form GTA) and relieves the campaign treasurer of the duty to file additional reports. (In this case, the Dissolution report serves as the treasurer’s termination report.) A Dissolution report does not relieve the campaign treasurer of his or her responsibility for any delinquent reports or outstanding civil penalties. Remember: A political committee may not make or authorize political expenditures or accept political contributions without having a campaign treasurer appointment (GTA) on file.

Dissolution Report Affidavit: This page includes the Dissolution report affidavit language. You must agree to and acknowledge the affidavit to indicate that you understand the consequences of filing a Dissolution report. To do so, select the radio button next to the statement, “I agree to and acknowledge the above affidavit.”

If your committee intends to have additional campaign activity and is not ready to file a Dissolution report, select the radio button next to the statement, “I do not agree to the above affidavit.” You will have some options as to how you wish to continue:

Continue Working on a Different Report Type: (This option is only available if you started the Dissolution report in combination with another report type.) Selecting this option will return you to the “Cover Sheet” screen. From here, you can select “Clear This Report?” if you do not wish to file a Dissolution report at this time.

Go Back to My Reports Page: Selecting this option will return you to the “Manage My Reports” screen without creating the Dissolution report. From here, you can continue working on an in-progress report or start a new report.

Return to Dissolution Report Affidavit: Selecting this option will return you to the Dissolution Report Affidavit screen. From here, you can choose to agree to the Dissolution report affidavit in order to continue with the Dissolution report.

MPAC: Appendix

MPAC: Glossary

Last Revised January 6, 2017