Recipient Committee Campaign Statement

The Form 460 is for use by all recipient committees, including:

Candidates, Officeholders, and Their Controlled Committees

A candidate or officeholder who has a controlled committee, or who has raised or spent or will raise or spend $2,000 or more during a calendar year in connection with election to office or holding office. The Form 460 is also required if$2,000 or more will be raised or spent during the calendar year at the behest of the officeholder or candidate.

Primarily Formed Ballot Measure Committees

A person, entity, or organization that receives contributions totaling $2,000 or more during a calendar year for the primary purpose of supporting or opposing the qualification, passage, or defeat of a single ballot measure or two or more measures being voted on in the same city, county, multi-county or state election.

Primarily Formed Candidate/Officeholder Committees

A person, entity, or organization that receives contributions totaling $2,000 or more during a calendar year to support or oppose a single candidate or officeholder, or two or more candidates or officeholders who are being voted upon in the same city, county, or multi-county election. This type of committee is not controlled by the candidate(s) or officeholder(s).

General Purpose Committees

A person, entity, or organization that receives contributions totaling $2,000 or more during a calendar year to support or oppose various candidates and measures (e.g., political parties, political action committees).

Non-controlled committees that do not receive contributions, loans, or miscellaneous receipts totaling $100 or more from a single source during a calendar year may use Form 450 – Recipient Committee Campaign Statement – Short Form.

Note: Refer to the Statement of Organization, Form 410, for guidance to determine the type of committee.

Use the Form 460 to file any of the following:

Preelection Statement
Semi-annual Statement
Quarterly Statement
Special Odd-Year Report
Termination Statement
Amendment to a previously filed statement

Note: Mark the preelection statement box if a committee files a monthly report in connection with a LAFCO proposal.

Continue reading for general guidance on where to file this form

Contribution Limits:

Candidates for elective state office are subject to state contribution limits. Contributions received by committees for the purpose of making contributions to candidates for elective state office are also subject to limits. A chart identifying the limits is located at www. fppc.ca.gov. In addition, local candidates may be subject to contribution limits imposed by local ordinance. Questions concerning local limits should be addressed to election officials in the local jurisdiction.

This form was prepared by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). For detailed information on campaign reporting requirements and the Information Practices Act of 1977, see the FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual for your type of committee (available from your filing officer or the FPPC). Campaign filing deadlines, forms, and other informational materials are available on the FPPC website (www.fppc.ca.gov).

Instructions for Recipient Committee Campaign Statement

Where to File:

In general, state committees file with the Secretary of State and local committees file with the filing officer of the local jurisdiction.

State Committees:

State committees include state candidates and officeholders, all judicial candidates and judges, committees that support or oppose state candidates and ballot measures (e.g. PACs, political parties), committees that support or oppose candidates and ballot measure in more than one county and candidates and committees formed for CalPERS or CalSTRS elections.

Secretary of State
Political Reform Division
1500 11th Street, Room 495
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone (916) 653-6224
Fax (916) 653-5045
www.sos.ca.gov

Additional Copies

A copy of this form must also be filed with a state candidate’s county of domicile’s filing officer, if the state candidate committee does not file Form 460 electronically with the Secretary of State.
A copy of this form must also be filed with a local filing officer if the committee is controlled by a candidate for state elective office and the committee is formed for a local election.
A copy of this form must also be filed with the relevant CalPERS or CalSTRS office if the committee is a candidate controlled or a primarily formed committee for a CalPERS or CalSTRS election. A candidate seeking a CalPERS or CalSTRS election is not required to file a copy of the statement with the candidate’s county of domicile

Local Committees:

Elected officers and candidates for local agencies that have jurisdiction in two or more counties and committees that support or oppose candidates or local measures being voted on in one of these jurisdictions, file an original and one copy with the election official for the county with the largest number of registered voters in the district and one copy with their county of domicile.
Elected county officeholders and candidates for county offices, and committees that support or oppose candidates or ballot measures being voted on within a single county, file an original and one copy with the election official for that county.
Elected city officeholders and candidates for city offices, and committees that support or oppose candidates and ballot measures in a single city, file an original and one copy with the city clerk.

Fast Copies:

Paper Copies:

Most committees must file the original and one copy in paper format with the designated filing officer. Most state committees must also file an electronic version. Some local jurisdictions also require electronic submissions

Electronic Filing:

State committees must file electronic reports with the Secretary of State if the committee receives contributions or makes expenditures totaling $25,000 or more.

General Purpose Committees:

FPPC regulation 18227.5 sets out the procedures for determining whether a committee should file with the state, county or city elections office. In general, such committees file with the Secretary of State unless the committee makes more than 70% of its contributions and expenditures in connection with a city election or county election. The regulation sets out review timelines and exceptions. A committee cannot knowingly file in an incorrect jurisdiction with the intention of avoiding the appropriate legaldisclosure to the public. Committees that change jurisdictions file in both jurisdictions until the end of the calendar year.

LAFCO Proposals:

Committees primarily formed to support or oppose a LAFCO proposal file this form with the county elections office in the county that the proposal may be voted upon. Once a proposal is listed on a ballot, a committee will file as a multi-county, county or city committee.

Statement of Organization:

A committee must make certain that its Statement of Organization, Form 410, is current and correct. This form includes information such as a candidate’s year of election and the name of the committee’s principal officers as well as other important information regarding the committee’s formation. Information listed on a Form 460 must be the same as that disclosed on the Form 410.

Instructions for Completing the Cover Page

Period Covered by a Statement:

The “period covered” by a campaign statement begins the day after the closing date of the last campaign statement filed. For example, if the closing date of the last statement was September 30, the beginning date of the next statement will be October 1.

If this is the committee’s first campaign statement, begin with January 1 of the current calendar year.

The closing date of the statement depends on the type of statement you are filing.

Date of Election:

If you are filing this statement as a preelection statement in connection with an election, enter the date of the election.

Type of Recipient Committee:

Check one box to indicate the type of committee filing the statement. General descriptions are provided on the cover sheet to this form, or contact your filing officer or the FPPC for assistance. Following are some additional guidelines:

Controlled Committee

A controlled committee is one that is controlled by a candidate, officeholder or, in the case of a state ballot measure committee, by the proponent of the measure. A committee is “controlled” if the candidate, officeholder, or proponent, his or her agent, or any other committee he or she controls, has a significant influence on the actions or decisions of the committee.

Small Contributor Comiittees

This term is significant only if the committee makes contributions to candidates running for elective state office.

Type of Statement:

Check the appropriate box(es) to indicate the type of statement you are filing (or amending).

Amendments:

f you are filing an amendment to a previously filed statement, give a brief explanation of the amendment and list the schedules being amended. Include an amended summary page, if applicable. Be sure to enter the period covered of the statement you are amending.

Termination:

A committee must continue filing campaign statements each year until it is eligible to terminate and files a Form 410 Termination. Most officeholders must continue filing campaign statements until they have terminated all controlled committees and have left office.

Committee ID Number:

If the committee has not yet received an identification number from the Secretary of State, enter “Not Yet Received.” File Form 410 to obtain an I.D. Number.

Verification:

The statement must be signed by the committee treasurer or the assistant treasurer named on the committee’s Statement of Organization (Form 410). An officeholder, candidate, or state measure proponent who controls the committee must also sign the statement. If two or three officeholders, candidates, or proponents control the committee, each must sign the statement. If more than three control the committee, one may sign on behalf of the others

Under certain circumstances, the responsible officer of a sponsoring organization must sign the statement.

Additional Important Information:

Refer to the FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual for your type of committee for information about:

When, where, and what type of statements the committee is required to file.
Closing date of campaign statements.
Sponsored committee criteria.
Termination criteria.
Recordkeeping requirements and prohibitions.

Officeholder or Candidate Controlled Committee:

Candidates must have a separate bank account and committee to run for different elective offices. A candidate who is required to file campaign statements in connection with more than one elective office but is only receiving contributions and making expenditures for one of the offices, may include both offices on one Form 460. In Part 5 of the cover page, enter the candidate’s name and under “Office Sought or Held,” identify each office, and state whether the candidate is seeking or holding the office. The Form 460 must be filed with the appropriate filing officer(s) for each office.

For example, a city councilmember is raising funds to run for the county board of supervisors. She has no committee and is not raising or spending funds in connection with the city office, and has formed a controlled committee for the county office. To comply with the requirements to file campaignstatements for both her city office and her county candidacy, she may complete one Form 460 each campaign reporting period, which she will file with the city clerk and the county elections department. In Part 5 of the Form 460 Cover Page, under “Office Sought or Held,” she will state that she is holding the office of city councilmember (including the name of the city) and that she is seeking a seat on the board of supervisors (including the name of the county).

Ballot Measure Committee:

Part 6 of the Form 460 Cover Page must be completed by committees that are primarily formed to support or oppose the qualification or passage of a single ballot measure or two or more measures being voted on in the same city, county, multicounty, or state election. A “general purpose” ballot measure committee (one that supports or opposes a variety of state and/or local ballot measures) is not required to complete Part 6.

Instructions for Summary Page Campaign Disclosure Statement

The Summary Page provides an overview of the committee’s financial activities and is completed for each filing.

Column A reflects activities during the current reporting period as reported on Schedules A through H. It is not necessary to attach a blank schedule if there has been no reportable activityduring the period, but it is necessary to enter a zero or the word “none” on the appropriate line in Column A of the Summary Page.

Column B figures should reflect the cumulative total since January 1 of the current calendar year.* Add the totals from Column B of the committee’s last campaign statement (if any) to the corresponding amounts in Column A. If this is the first report being filed for a calendar year, only carry forward the amounts reported on Lines 2, 7, and 9 of Column B (if any) from the committee’s last statement. (Note: The amounts reported on Lines 2, 7, and 9 of Column B should be the same as the total outstanding amounts disclosed in column (d) of Schedules B, F, and H, respectively, of the current report.)

When loans (Schedules B and H) and accrued expenses (Schedule F) are paid, the figures to be carried from the schedules to Lines 2, 7, and 9 of Column A may be negative numbers. In thiscase, be sure to show them as negative figures on the Summary Page (e.g., with a minus sign (-) or in parentheses), and subtract them when totaling Columns A and B.

There are exceptions to the calendar year “cumulation period” for candidate elections and ballot measure elections held in January and early February, and for ballot measure qualification activities. Consult the FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual for your type of committee for additional information.

Current Cash Statement:

Lines 12-16 of the Summary Page should accurately reflect your current cash position. Beginning and ending cash balances should include the total amount of funds in your campaignchecking and savings accounts, plus any investments that can be readily converted to cash, such as certificates of deposit, money market accounts, stocks and bonds, etc. (Officeholders and candidates are subject to bank account restrictions, and all committees should read theFPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual regarding appropriate uses of campaign funds.)

Line 12 (Beginning Cash Balance) must be the same as the ending cash balance reported on Line 16 of your previous statement’s Summary Page. If this is your first campaign statement, enter zero on Line 12.

Line 16 (Ending Cash Balance) is the total of Lines 12, 13, and 14, minus Line 15.

If you are filing a termination statement, Line 16 must be zero.

Cash Equivalents:

“Cash equivalents” include investments that cannot be readily converted to cash, as well as the balance due on all outstanding loans the committee has made to others (from Line 7 of Column B of the Summary Page). Investments that can be readily converted to cash, such as certificates of deposit or money market funds, should be included in the cash on hand figures on Lines 12 and 16 of the Summary Page.

Summary for Primary and General Elections (Lines 20 and 21):

This section is only for committees that are:

Controlled by a candidate who is being voted on in both the state primary and general elections (does not apply to controlled ballot measure committees); or
Primarily formed to support or oppose candidates being voted on in both the state primary and general elections.

Complete this summary on the preelection and semi-annual statements for the general election, covering periods during the last six months of the year (July 1 – December 31).

Expenditure Ceiling Summary for State Candidates (Line 22):

Candidates for elective state office who have accepted the voluntary expenditure ceiling for a particular election must disclose the total amount of expenditures made through the end of the reporting period that are subject to the expenditure ceiling for the election. Report the date of the election and total amount expended for that election.Report totals for the primary and general elections separately. This information is no longer required if the expenditure ceiling has been lifted. (See FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual 1.)

Instructions for Schedule A - Monetary Contributions Received

Report monetary contributions (except loans) received during the reporting period on Schedule A. Also report on Schedule A if a contributor forgives a loan for your committee or a third party pays a loan for your committee. Loans received during the period are reported on Schedule B. Certain transfers between a state candidate’s controlled committees are also disclosed on Schedule A. (See FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual 1.)

If a total of $100 or more is received from a single contributor during a calendar year, report the name, street address, city, state and zip code of the contributor, the amount contributed this period, and the cumulative amount received from the contributor since January 1 of the current calendar year.* Include monetary and nonmonetary contributions and loans when reporting the cumulative amount.

Contributions totaling less than $100 received from a single contributor during a calendar year are reported as a lump sum on Line 2 of the Schedule A Summary.

There are exceptions to the calendar year “cumulation period” for candidate elections and ballot measure elections held in January and early February, and for ballot measure qualification activities. (See the FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manuals for candidates and ballot measure committees.)

Date Received:

A monetary contribution has been received when the candidate or committee, or an agent of the candidate or committee, receives or obtains control of the check or other negotiable instrument. There are special rules for reporting the date contributions are received by a committee that collects contributions through employee payroll deductions or membership dues and contributions received electronically (example, credit card, text).

Contributor Codes:

For each itemized contributor, check the applicable contributor code:

IND - contributions from any individual's personal funds.
COM - contributions from other committees that receive contributions. These committees will have an identification number assigned by the Secretary of State. Examples: political action committees, other candidates’ committees. (State committees should use PTY or SCC when appropriate.)
OTH - business entities and other contributors.
PTY - contributions from political parties (including state and county central committiees).
SCC - contributions from small contributor committees (applicable only to state candidates and committees).

Contributions from Individuals:

When itemizing a contribution from an individual, also disclose the contributor’s occupation and the name of his or her employer. If the contributor is self-employed, provide the name of his or her business. If the contributor is not employed, enter “none.”

It is not necessary to enter occupation and employer information for other types of contributors (such as business entities).

Missing Contributor Information:

A contribution of $100 or more must be returned to the contributor within 60 days if the recipient does not obtain the contributor’s address, occupation and employer.

Contributions from Committees:

When itemizing a contribution from another recipient committee, disclose the identification number assigned to that committee by the Secretary of State in addition to its name and address. If no ID number has been assigned, provide the name and address of that committee’s treasurer.

Intermediaries:

If you receive a contribution through an intermediary (i.e., you have received a contribution check from a person other than the true source of the funds), disclose all of the required information for both the intermediary and the actual contributor.

Per Election to Date:

Candidates subject to state contribution limits (or if required by local ordinance) must disclose the cumulative amount received from each contributor during the limitation cycle in addition to the calendar year cumulative amount. (Candidates for elective state office should refer to FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual 1.)

Additional Important Information:

Refer to the FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual for your type of committee for important information about aggregating monetary and nonmonetary contributions, recordkeeping, prohibitions on cash contributions, returning contributions, and more.

Instructions for Schedule B - Part 1 Loans Received

All loans received or outstanding are reported on Schedule B. Loans include monetary loans and amounts drawn on lines of credit.

Report loan guarantors on Schedule B – Part 2. A “guarantor” is a third party that co-signs, endorses, or provides security for a loan, or establishes or provides security for a line of credit. A guarantor is also making a contribution.

When a state candidate guarantees a loan from a commercial lending institution in connection with his or her election, both the lending institution and the candidate are required to be disclosed as the lender.

For each loan of $100 or more that was received or was outstanding during the reporting period, disclose the lender’s name and address. Report the original source of all loans received. E.g., for a loan from a commercial lending institution for which a candidate is personally liable, report the lending institution as the lender.

Column (a) – Enter the outstanding loan balance at the beginning of this period (Column (d) of last report). If the loan was received this period, this column will be blank.

Column (b) – Enter the amount received from the lender during this reporting period. If this loan was received in a previous reporting period, leave blank.

Column (c) – Enter the amount of any reduction of the loan during this reporting period. Check whether the loan was paid or forgiven. When the lender forgives a loan or a third party makes a payment on a loan, also report the lender or third party on Schedule A.

Column (d) – Enter the outstanding balance of the loan at the close of this reporting period. Enter the due date, if any

Column (e) – Enter the interest rate and the amount of interest paid on the loan(s) during this reporting period. Interest paid is reported separately from payments made on the loan principal. Interest payments are also transferred to the Schedule E Summary

Column (f) – Enter the original amount of the loan and date received. If this is the first time you are reporting the loan, this will be the same amount reported in Column (b).

Column (g) – Enter the cumulative amount of contributions (loans, monetary and nonmonetary contributions) received from the lender during the calendar year covered by this statement. Candidates subject to state contribution limits (or if required by local ordinance) must disclose the cumulative amount received from each contributor during the limitation cycle in addition to the calendar year cumulative amount. (Candidates for elective state office should refer to FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual 1.)

Schedule B Summary:

The Schedule B Summary reflects the “net change” in your loan activity. That is, loan payments made during the period are subtracted from new loans received. When the loan payments number is larger than the amount of new loans received, Line 3 will be a negative figure. For example, if $200 is paid during the period and only $100 is received in new loans, report the net change on Line 3 as “-$100” or “($100).” Be sure to carry this figure to the Summary Page as a negative figure to be subtracted from Summary Page totals.

Additional Important Information:

Refer to the instructions for Schedule A for imporant information about:

Contributor codes
Contributions from individuals
Contributions from committees
intermediaries

A loan received from a commercial lending institution in the normal course of business is reportable on Schedule B but is not considered acontribution. Contributor codes and cumulative amounts (Column (g)) are required only for loans that are contributions.

Refer to the FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual for your type of committee for important information about recordkeeping, prohibitions on cash contributions, returning contributions, and more.

Instructions for Schedule B - Part 2 Loan Guarantors

Guarantors of loans received or outstanding during the reporting period are reported on Schedule B – Part 2. A “guarantor” is a third party that cosigns, endorses, or provides security for a loan, or establishes or provides security for a line of credit. A guarantor is also making a contribution.

For each guarantor of $100 or more, enter the name and address of the guarantor and, if the guarantor is an individual, his/her occupation and employer or, if self employed, the name of his/her business.

Enter the name of the lender or the entity at which a line of credit was established and the date of the loan or the date the line of credit was established.

Enter the amount guaranteed this period, if applicable. For lines of credit, enter the full amount established or secured by the guarantor during the period. (Report amounts drawn on a line of credit on Schedule B – Part 1.)

Enter the cumulative amount guaranteed during the calendar year covered by the statement. Candidates subject to state contribution limits (or if required by local ordinance) must disclose the cumulative amount received from each contributor during the limitation cycle in addition to the calendar year cumulative amount. (Candidates for elective state office should refer to FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual 1.)

Report the outstanding balance for which the guarantor is liable at the close of this reporting period.

Loan guarantees are not included in the Schedule B Summary, but are carried forward in a lump sum to Line 17 of the Summary Page.

Instructions for Schedule C - Nonmonetary Contributions Received

Report the receipt of nonmonetary contributions on Schedule C.

Nonmonetary contributions include:

Goods and services for which you have not paid the fair market value, including items donated for auctions or garage sales, such as artwork or furniture.
A discount that is not available to the public generally.
Salary payments made by an employer for an employee who spends 10% or more of his or her compensated time in a calendar month working for your committee

Volunteer personal services and payments voluntarily made by a person for his or her own campaign-related travel expenses are not reportable. The occupant of a home or office can host a fundraiser without making a nonmonetary contribution as long as the total cost of the fundraiser is $500 or less.

If a total of $100 or more is received from a single contributor during a calendar year, report the name, street address, city, state and zip code of the contributor, the amount contributed this period, and the cumulative amount received from the contributor since January 1 of the current calendar year. Include monetary and nonmonetary contributions and loans when reporting the cumulative amount.

Contributions totaling less than $100 received from a single contributor during a calendar year are reported as a lump sum on Line 2 of the Schedule C Summary.

Date Received:

A nonmonetary contribution has been received on the earlier of the following: 1) the date the contributor made an expenditure for goods or services at your behest (in consultation or coordination with you, or at your request or suggestion); or 2) the date you or your agent obtained possession or control of the goods or services.

Per Election to Date:

Fair Market Value:

The fair market value of a nonmonetary contribution is the amount it would cost to purchase the goods or services on the open market. The fairmarket value can be more than the amount it cost the contributor to provide the goods or services to you.

If you do not know the value of a nonmonetary contribution, you may request the contributor to provide you with a written statement of the value. If you make a request in writing and the value ofthe contribution is $100 or more, the contributor is required by law to provide the information.

Administrative Services:

Administrative overhead and start-up expenses paid by a sponsoring organization for its sponsored committee are not contributions to the committee but must be reported on Schedule C. Report the value of the services in the “Description of Goods or Services” column and a zero in the “Amount” and “Cumulative to Date” columns.

Nonmonetary Contributions as Expenditures:

The total of nonmonetary contributions is reported on the Summary Page as both contributions received and expenditures made. Enter the total on Line 3 of the Schedule C Summary on both Lines 4 and 10 of the Summary Page. (State Candidates: Most nonmonetary contributions also count for purposes of the voluntary expenditure limits.)

Additional Important Information:

Refer to the instructions for Schedule A for imporant information about:

Contributor codes
Contributions from individuals
Contributions from committees
intermediaries

Refer to the FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual for your type of committee for important information about recordkeeping, prohibitions on cash contributions, returning contributions, and more.

Instructions for Schedule D Summary of Expenditures Supporting/Opposing Other Candidates, Measures, and Committees

Schedule D is a summary of payments reported on Schedules E, F, and H that are contributions or independent expenditures to support or oppose candidates and committees. These include:

A direct monetary contribution or loan made to another candidate or committee.
A payment made to a vendor for goods or services for a candidate or committee (a nonmonetary contribution).
A donation to a candidate or committee of goods on hand, or the payment of salary or expenses for a campaign employee who spends 10% or more of his or her compensated time working for another candidate or committee
A payment made for a communication (e.g., a mailing, billboard, radio ad) that expressly advocates the election, passage or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or ballot measure, but the payment is not made to–or at the behest of–the candidate or a ballot measure committee. These payments are “independent expenditures” and may trigger additional reports for your committee.

If a total of $100 or more is contributed or expended during a calendar year to support or oppose a single candidate, ballot measure, or a general purpose committee (e.g., a political party), disclose the name of the candidate and the office sought or held and the candidate’s district, if any, the number or letter and jurisdiction of the ballot measure, or the name of the general purpose committee. For each candidate or measure listed, indicate whether the payment was made to support or oppose the candidate or measure. For example, if you made a contribution to the Committee Against Measure A, check the “Oppose” box.

Disclose the date(s) and amount(s) of contributions or independent expenditures made this period relative to each candidate, measure, or committee, and the cumulative amount contributed or paid to date relative to the candidate, measure, or committee since January 1 of the current calendar year. Cumulate contributions and independent expenditures separately.

Contributions and expenditures of less than $100 to support or oppose a single candidate or measure during a calendar year are totaled and reported as a lump sum on Line 2 of the Schedule D Summary.

Per Election to Date:

If a contribution is made to a candidate that is subject to state contribution limits (or if required by local ordinance), disclose the total amount contributed to the committee in connection with each limitation cycle and identify the election year. The primary and general elections are separate elections. For example, a $4,200 contribution to a candidate for the primary election in 2016 would be disclosed as “$4,200 P-16.”

Description:

If you contributed goods on hand to another candidate or committee (e.g., office supplies), describe the goods or services in the “Description” column and disclose the fair market value of the contribution. The fair market value is the amount it would cost the recipient to purchase the goods or services. Because payments must be described when they are reported on Schedules E and F, you need not provide a description on Schedule D for payments reported on Schedules E or F that are nonmonetary contributions or independent expenditures.

Date of Contribution or Expenditure:

A monetary contribution is made on the date it is mailed, delivered, or otherwise transmitted it to the candidate or committee. A nonmonetary contribution is made on the earlier of the following: 1) the date you made an expenditure for goods or services at the behest of the candidate or committee; or 2) the date the candidate or committee obtained possession or control of the goods or services.

Additional Important Information:

Refer to the FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual for your type of committee for important information about recordkeeping, prohibitions on cash payments, restrictions on the use of campaign funds, and more.

Instructions for Schedule E Payments Made

Report payments on Schedule E (other than loans).

For each payment of $100 or more made during the period, report the name and street address, city, state, and zip code of the payee or creditor, and the amount paid during the period. Payments of less than $100 during the period are reported as a lump sum on Line 2 of the Schedule E Summary. However, if two or more payments under $100 were made for a single product or service and the total paid during the period was $100 or more, itemize the total amount paid during the period.

Report payments made on accrued expenses. Also report the required information on Schedule F.

Code or Descirption of Payment:

If one of the codes listed on Schedule E fully describes the payment, enter the code. A full description of each code is provided on the back of the Schedule E-Continuation Sheet. If none of the codes fully explains the payment, leave the “Code” column blank and enter a brief description of the goods or services purchased in the “Description of Payment” column.

Credit Card Payments:

Disclose the name, address, and amount paid to the credit card company during the period. Also disclose the name, address, amount paid, and code or description of payment for each vendor paid $100 or more. You may disclose the vendor payments on Schedule E or Schedule G.

Payments by Agents and Independent Contractors:

When an agent or independent contractor (e.g., campaign worker, advertising agency, campaign management firm) makes payments on your behalf (“subvendor payments”), disclose the name, address, amount paid, and code or description of payment for each vendor paid $500 or more. Disclose payments to the agent or independent contractor on Schedule E. You may disclose the subvendor payments on Schedule E or Schedule G.

Loans:

Report interest paid on loans received on Line 3 of the Schedule E Summary (from Schedule B, Part 1, Column (e))

Report payments made on loans received on Schedule B and loans made to others on Schedule H. Do not report on Schedule E.

Savings Accounts/Certificates of Deposit/Money Market Accounts:

Do not report transfers of campaign funds into savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market accounts, or the purchase of any other asset that can readily be converted to cash on Schedule E. Continue reporting these amounts as part of your cash on hand on the Summary Page.

Candidates:

Candidates must briefly describe the political, legislative, or governmental purpose of an itemized expenditure for gifts, meals, and travel payments. FPPC Regulation 18421.7 sets out the requirements.
Candidate controlled ballot measure committee funds may only be used to make payments related to a state or local measure or potential measure (including qualification activities) anticipated by the committee. See FPPC regulation 18521.5.

Ballot Measure Committees

A ballot measure committee that makes a payment to any business entity (1) which is owned 50 percent or more by any of the individuals listed below, or (2) in which any of the individuals listed below is an officer, partner, consultant or employee, must report that individual’s name, relationship to the committee, and a description of the ownership interest or position with the business entity. Individuals covered by (1) and (2) above include:

A candidate or person controlling the committee; or
An officer or employee of the committee; or
The spouse of any of the above.

Codes:

CMP: Campaign paraphernalia/misc. Lawn signs, buttons, bumper stickers, T-shirts, potholders, etc. Includes costs of election night event.
CNS: Campaign consultants. Fees and commissions paid to professional campaign management or consulting firms.
CTB: Contributions. Contributions made to other candidates and committees. Use “CTB” for direct monetary contributions. For nonmonetary (in-kind) contributions, use “CTB” and, if one of the other codes accurately describes the expenditure, you may enter that code also. Otherwise, describe the payment. Also provide the name of the candidate or committee that received the nonmonetary contribution in the “Description of Payment” column.*
CVC: Civic donations. Donations to civic, nonprofit or education organizations; payments for community events.
FIL: Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees. Payments to election officials for candidate filing fees and fees charged for publication of a ballot statement.
FND: Fundraising events. Expenditures associated with holding a fundraising event, including payments for event space to hotels or halls, payments for food and beverages to restaurants, caterers and other vendors, and payments for speakers, entertainment, and decorations. Includes costs of house parties. (Use “LIT” for costs of invitations, brochures, and solicitations associated with fundraising events.)
IND: Independent expenditures. Payments for communications that support/oppose other candidates or measures that are not made in consultation or coordination with the candidates or a ballot measure committee. Use “IND” and, if one of the other codes accurately describes the independent expenditure, you may enter that code also. Otherwise, describe the payment. Also provide the name of the candidate or ballot measure supported or opposed by the expenditure*
LEG: Legal Defense. Attorney or other fees paid for legal defense.
LIT: Campaign literature and mailings. Preparation, production, and distribution of campaign literature, direct mail pieces, fundraising solicitations, and door hangers. Includes costs of mailing lists, design/graphics, copy and layout, printing and photocopying. Includes payments to be on a slate mailer, and for absentee ballot mailers.
MBR: Member Communications. Payments for communications to members, employees, or shareholders of an organization, or their family members, for the purpose of supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot measure.
MTG: Meetings and appearances. Costs associated with meetings, press conferences, town halls, constituent meetings, etc.
OFC: Office expenses. Expenditures for office rent; utilities (including cellular phone service); purchase or rental of office equipment (computer, fax, photocopier, etc.) and furniture; office supplies, etc.
PET: Petition circulating. Includes payments for printing petitions and payments to signature gathering firms for ballot measure qualification drives.
PHO: Phone banks. Costs of phone banks.
POL: Polling and survey research. Costs of designing and conducting polls, reports on election trends, voter surveys, etc.
POS: Postage, delivery and messenger services. Includes U.S. Postal Service, Federal Express, United Parcel Service, and other delivery and courier services.
PRO: Professional services. Includes legal, accounting, and bookkeeping services.
PRT: Print space and production costs. Includes advertising space in newspapers, magazines and other publications, and billboard ads.
RAD: Radio airtime and production costs.
RFD: Returned contributions.
SAL: Campaign workers salaries. Includes state and federal payroll taxes.
TEL: Television or cable airtime and video production costs.
TRC: Candidate travel. Payments or reimbursements for travel, lodging, and meals of a candidate.
TRS: Staff/spouse travel. Payments or reimbursements for travel, lodging, and meals of a candidate’s representative (staff), or member of the candidate’s household.
TSF: Transfers. Only use this code to report the transfer of funds to another authorized committee of the same candidate or sponsoring organization. Report funds this committee gives to other committees on Schedule E, as contributions (“CTB”) to those committees, not as transfers.
VOT: Voter registration costs.
WEB: Information technology costs. Includes payments for website design, e-mail, internet access, production of website and e-mail advertising.
*Payments that are contributions or independent expenditures to support or oppose other candidates, measures, and committees must also be summarized on Schedule D.

Instructions for Schedule F Accrued Expenses (Unpaid Bills)

Report unpaid bills for goods or services on Schedule F.

If the amount owed to a single vendor is $100 or more at the end of the reporting period, youmust disclose the name and street address, city, state, and zip code of the payee or creditor and the amount incurred during the period that is outstanding at the end of the period (Column (b)). Continue reporting the accrued expense on each subsequent campaign statement until it is paid.

You are not required to report on Schedule F regular administrative overhead expenses, such as rent, utilities, phones, or employee salaries if you have not received a bill in the normal course of business or if the due date for the payment is after the closing date of the statement.

If you do not know the exact amount of a debt or obligation, provide an estimate. Once the exact amount is known, amend the estimated amount or note the correct amount on the next campaign statement.

Unpaid bills of less than $100 at the end of thereporting period are added together and included in the total reported on Line 1 of the Schedule F Summary.

When accrued expenses are paid, the payments are reported on Schedule E. Also report the payment on Schedule F, Column (c).

Code or Description of Payment:

If one of the expenditure codes listed on Schedule F fully describes the payment, enter the code. A full description of each code is provided on the back of the Schedule E Continuation Sheet. If none of the codes fully explains the expenditure, enter a brief description of the goods or services instead.

There are special instructions on the back of the Schedule E Continuation Sheet for coding and describing nonmonetary contributions and independent expenditures to support/oppose other candidates, committees, and ballot measures.

Accrued expenses that are nonmonetary contributions and independent expenditures must also be summarized on Schedule D when incurred.

Credit Card Payments:

Disclose the name, address, and amount owed or paid to the credit card company during the period. Also disclose the name, address, amount paid, and code or description of payment for each vendor paid $100 or more. You may disclose the vendor payments on Schedule F or Schedule G.

Payments by Agents and Independent Contractors:

When an agent or independent contractor (example, campaign worker, advertising agency, campaign management firm) makes payments on your behalf (“subvendor payments”), disclose the name, address, amount paid, and code or description of payment for each vendor paid $500 or more. Disclose amounts owed to the agent or independent contractor on Schedule F. You may disclose the subvendor payments on Schedule F or Schedule G.

Note: It is not necessary to reitemize credit card vendors or agent subvendors on Schedule F or Gwhen payments are made on accrued expenses, or if an accrued expense is itemized on more than one statement.

Forgiveness or Third Party Payment of an Accrued Expense:

If a creditor forgives or reduces an outstanding debt, or a third party pays a debt for you, report the transaction as follows:

In the “Description of Payment” column, state that the debt was forgiven, reduced, or paid by a third party.
Report the amount forgiven, reduced, or paid by a third party as a negative figure in the “Amount Incurred This Period” column (Column (b)).
Report a nonmonetary contribution from the creditor or third party on Schedule C.

Do not report the forgiveness, reduction, or third party payment on Schedule E.

Refer to the FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual for your type of committee for important information about recordkeeping, cash expenditures, permissible uses of campaign funds, and more.

Instructions for Schedule D Payments Made by an Agent or Independent Contractor

Report payments made on your behalf during the reporting period by an agent or independent contractor (such as a campaign management firm or an advertising agency) on Schedule G.

Schedule G may be completed by the agent or independent contractor and provided to you or Schedule G may be completed by you from information provided by the agent or independent contractor.

Report expenditures of $500 or more (other than expenditures for the agent’s or independent contractor’s overhead and normal operating expenses) made on your behalf during the reporting period.

Once a subvendor payment has been itemized on Schedule E, F, or G, it does not need to be itemized again. For example, if a subvendor payment is reported on Schedule F or G as part of an accrued expense, the subvendor information does not need to be reported again on subsequent reports.

Code or Description of Payment:

If one of the expenditure codes listed on Schedule G fully describes the payment, enter the code. A full description of each code is provided on the back of the Schedule E Continuation Sheet. If none of the codes fully explains the expenditure, enter a brief description of the payment instead.

Important: Officeholders and candidates may reimburse an agent or independent contractor for expenditures made on their behalf only if all of the following criteria are met:

There is a written contract between the officeholder or candidate and the agent or independent contractor that provides for the reimbursement;
The treasurer is provided with a dated receipt and written description of each expenditure prior to reimbursement; and
Reimbursement is paid within 45 calendar days after the agent or independent contractor makes the expenditures.

Generally, if reimbursement is not paid within 45 calendar days, report the expenditure as a nonmonetary contribution on Schedule C.

Refer to the FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual for your type of committee for additional instructions.

Instructions for Schedule H Loans Made to Others

All loans made or outstanding are reported on Schedule H.

Generally, campaign funds may be used to make loans to other candidates, officeholders, or committees (unless otherwise prohibited) and to bona fide charitable, educational, civic, religious, or similar tax-exempt nonprofit organizations. There are restrictions on loans to any other person, including a candidate who controls the committee, or to a nonprofit organization that is affiliated with a candidate, the treasurer, or other committee officials.

For each loan of $100 or more that was made or was outstanding during the reporting period, disclose the recipient’s name and address and, if an individual, his/her occupation and employer or, if self employed, the name of the business.

Column (a) – Enter the outstanding loan balance at the beginning of this period (column (d) of last report.) If the loan was made this period, this column will be blank.

Column (b) – Enter the amount loaned to the recipient during this reporting period. If this loan was made in a previous reporting period, leave blank.

Column (c) – Enter the amount of any reduction of the loan during this reporting period. Check whether the loan was paid or forgiven. If the committee forgives a loan, also report the transaction on Schedule E.

Column (d) – Enter the outstanding balance of the loan(s) at the close of this reporting period. Enter the due date, if any.

Column (e) – Enter the interest rate and amount of interest received on the loan(s) during this reporting period. Interest received is reported separately from payments received on the loan principal. Interest payments are also transferred to the Schedule I Summary

Column (f) – Enter the original amount of the loan and date made. If this is the first time you are reporting the loan, this will be the same amount reported in Column (b).

Column (g) – For each loan made during this reporting period that is a contribution,* enter the cumulative amount of contributions (loans, monetary and nonmonetary contributions) made to the recipient during the calendar year covered by the statement. If the recipient is a candidate subject to state contribution limits, or the information is required by local ordinance, also enter the total amount contributed to the candidate in connection with each limitation cycle and identify the election year. (For contributions to state candidates, see the Schedule D instructions.)

Schedule H Summary:

The Schedule H Summary reflects the “net change” in the committee’s loan activity. That is, repayments received are subtracted from new loans made. When the repayment number is larger than the amount of the new loans made, Line 3 will be a negative figure. For example, if $200 is received by the committee during the period and only $100 is made in new loans, report the net change on Line 3 as “-$100” or “($100).” Be sure to carry this figure to the Summary Page as a negative figure to be subtracted from Summary Page totals.

Refer to the FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual for your type of committee for important information about recordkeeping, prohibitions on cash contributions, loan restrictions, and more.

*Loans that are contributions to candidates or other committees must also be reported on Schedule D.

Instructions for Schedule I Miscellaneous Increases to Cash

Report any transaction that increases the cash position of the officeholder, candidate, or committee, but is not a monetary contribution, loan, or loan repayment, on Schedule I.

Itemize the sources of $100 or more received during the reporting period.

Examples include:

Interest received or credited to checking or savings accounts or other time deposits.
Proceeds from the sale of property, such as paintings, furniture, or other items sold at garage sales or auctions, etc., when the amount received is the “fair market value” of the item. Amounts received over the fair market value are reported on Schedule A. (Report donated items as nonmonetary contributions on Schedule C.)
Proceeds from the sale of campaign property, such as office furniture or equipment.
Refunds received on deposits, such as telephone deposits.
Refunds received from overpayment of bills.
Transfers received from another authorized committee of the same candidate. (Candidates for elective state office should refer to FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual 1 for information about reporting transferred funds that must be attributed to specific contributors of the committee making the transfer.)

Report on Line 3 of the Schedule I Summary the lump sum of interest payments received on loans made to others. Do not itemize. This amount is transferred from Schedule H, Column (g).

Supplemental Instructions for Multipurpose Organizations Including Nonprofits

Qualifying as a Recipient Committee

Certain multipurpose organizations that make political expenditures in California must register as recipient committees. Pursuant to Government Code Section 84222, the following groups qualify as recipient committees and must file a Statement of Organization (Form 410) and other required campaign statements:

Calendar Year Filers. Organizations that make contributions or expenditures in California totaling more than $50,000 in a period of 12 months or more than $100,000 in a period of four consecutive years.
Federal or out‐of‐state political committees that make contributions or expenditures in California totaling at least $2,000 in a calendar year.
Organizations that solicit and receive payments from donors totaling at least $2,000 for the purpose of making contributions or expenditures in California.
Organizations that accept payments from donors totaling at least $2,000 subject to a condition, agreement, or understanding with the donor that all or a portion of the payments may be used for making contributions or expenditures in California.
Organizations that have existing funds from a donor and a subsequent agreement or understanding is reached with the donor that all or a portion of the funds may be used to make contributions or expenditures totaling at least $2,000 in California.

Exceptions:

Nondonor Funds: A multipurpose organization that uses only “nondonor funds” (example, investment income, capital gains, income from providing goods or services) to make contributions or expenditures will not qualify as a recipient committee; however, the organization may qualify as a “major donor committee” or an “independent expenditure committee.” See Campaign Disclosure Manuals 5 and 6 for additional information.

Sponsored Committees: A membership organization that is the sponsor of a recipient committee may report its contributions and expenditures made from general funds on its committee’s campaign statement so long as the organization does not receive payments of $10,000 or more in a calendar year from a single source. The sponsor shall use the “last in, first out” (LIFO) accounting method and must itemize contributors of $1,000 or more. The sponsored committee must report all other contributions and expenditures in support of the committee by the sponsor, its intermediate units, and the members of those entities.

Donor Disclosure

Multipurpose organizations must disclose total contributions received in an amount equal to the organization’s total contributions and expenditures made in the reporting period. Donors to the multipurpose organization are disclosed as contributors on the Form 460 as follows:

Donors Giving for Political Purposes – Itemize at $100. State the full amount given and identifying information for all donors who made payments to the organization specifically for political purposes in California. In addition, donors who knew that all or a portion of their payments may be used for political purposes in California and donors who reached a subsequent agreement or understanding with the committee that all or a portion of their payments may be used for political purposes in California must also be listed. These donors must be itemized if their payments total $100 or more in a calendar year.
LIFO Donors – Itemize at $1,000. Report donors using a “last in, first out” (LIFO) accounting method to identify donors when the funds described above do not cover the entire amount of the contribution or independent expenditure made by the organization. Identify donors to the general fund in reverse chronological order beginning with the most recent donor. Donor identification starts with the date the political expenditure was made. Each donor’s payment is included on the Form 460; however, only donors of $1,000 or more in a calendar year must be itemized. Continue this method until a sufficient number of donors have been identified as contributors to account for the contribution or independent expenditure.
Organization Itself. If these two classes of contributors do not account for the full balance of the group's political expenditures, the organization will identify itself as a contributor of the remaining balance.

Note: During the 90 days before an election, calendar year filers must identify contributors using the LIFO accounting method no later than three business days following the expenditure. At all other times, contributors must be identified within 10 business days.

When itemizing a contribution, report the name, street address, city, state and zip code of the contributor. If the contributor is an individual, also include the occupation and the name of his or her employer. If the contributor is self‐employed, provide the name of his or her business. If the contributor is not employed, enter “none.” If the occupation and employer information cannot be obtained, the report must provide an explanation of the organization’s attempts to obtain the information.

Exceptions:

Organizations need not identify the following payments received as "contributions":

Restricted Funds: A donation from a donor that prohibits the use of the donation for political purposes or designates or restricts the donation for purposes other than contributions or expenditures.
Foundation Funds: A grant from a private foundation as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 509(a) that does not constitute a taxable expenditure under Internal Revenue Code Section 4945(d)(1) or (d)(2).
Funds received prior to July 1, 2014: A donation to the general fund made before the new legislation took effect, if the funds were not given or approved by the donor to be used on a candidate or ballot measure in California.

Special Reporting Requirements

Calendar Year Filers

Contributions and expenditures made in a prior calendar year are not required to be included on the reports filed for the calendar year in which an organization qualifies as a committee by making contributions or expenditures of more than $100,000 in a period of four consecutive calendar years.

Federal PAC's - Contributions Reveived

A federal PAC that is filing campaign reports with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) is not required to re‐itemize contributors on the Form 460, but the committee must disclose the total amount of contributions received on Line 3 of the Schedule A Summary, make a statement on the report that its contributors are listed on its federal report, and include the federal committee’s name and identification number. Contributions received should be reported as follows:

Schedule A: In the name of contributor field, make a statement that the contributors are itemized on the federal report and include the federal committee’s name and ID number. For example, “Contributors listed on the FEC Report of ABC Company PAC, FEC ID#01010101.” If it is not possible to put this information on Schedule A, it may be included in a memo field instead.
Schedule A Summary: Enter zero on Line 1 (itemized contributions) and enter the total receipts from the FEC report on Line 2 (unitemized contributions). Add Lines 1 and 2 and enter the total on Line 3 (total monetary contributions received).
Form 460 Summary Page: The amount from Line 3 of the Schedule A Summary is carried over to Lines 1 and 5 of the overall Summary Page.

Out-of-State PAC's - Contributions Received

An out-of-state PAC must report contributions reveived as follows:

Schedule A

Itemize contributions of $100 or more in an amount equal to the PAC’s California activity and enter the total on Line 1 (itemized contributions) of the Schedule A Summary.
Enter the total amount of all other contributions received on Line 2 (unitemized contributions) of the Schedule A Summary. Add Lines 1 and 2 and enter the total on Line 3 (total monetary contributions received).

Form 460 Summary Page: The amount from Line 3 of the Schedule A Summary is carried over to Lines 1 and 5 of the overall Summary Page

Expenditures Made by Federal and Out‐of‐State PACs.

A federal or out‐of‐state PAC is required to report its California expenditures and itemize expenditures made of $100 or more. However, it is not required to itemize contributions made and expenditures made to influence federal or out‐of‐state elections. These payments may be reported as a single expenditure and described as such. Expenditures should be reported as follows:

California Expenditures: On Schedule E, itemize expenditures of $100 or more made for California state or local elections. Expenditures made for contributions and independent expenditures in California are also itemized on Schedule D.
Non‐California Expenditures: On Schedule E, add an entry in the “name and address” field for the non‐California expenditures (e.g., “Non‐CA expenditures”) and include the lump sum total in the “amount paid” column.
Schedule E Summary: Enter the total amount of California expenditures and non‐California expenditures on Line 1 (itemized payments). If unitemized expenditures (less than $100) were made for contributions and expenditures in California, enter the lump sum total on Line 2 (unitemized payments). Line 3 is likely not applicable to Federal PACs. Line 4 is the total of all expenditures made during the reporting period.
Form 460 Summary Page: The amount from Line 4 of the Schedule E Summary is carried over to Lines 6 and 11 of the overall Summary Page.

When and Where to File the Form 460

When to File: The Form 460 is filed as a semi‐annual statement, and depending on the organization’s activity, may also be filed as a preelection statement or other special report.

Calendar Year Filers: A multipurpose organization that qualifies as a recipient committee because its political expenditures were more than $50,000 in a period of 12 months or more than $100,000 in a four consecutive calendar year period files the Form 460 in connection with the election filing schedule deadlines. If all contributions and expenditures have already been reported on a Form 460, a calendar year filer is not required to file a year‐end Form 460 semi‐annual statement. (See “Committee Termination” below.)
Expedited Filing: A multipurpose organization identified as a contributor by “last in, first out” (LIFO) accounting that also qualifies as a recipient committee must register and file campaign statements of its own. The organization qualifies as a committee on the date it knows or has reason to know that it met the qualification thresholds by receiving notice from the first organization or being otherwise put on notice. Generally, the contributing organization must file a Statement of Organization (Form 410) and Form 460 disclosing its donors, if applicable, within 10 business days; however, during the 90‐day period beforean election, the Form 410 and Form 460 must be filed within three business days.

Where to File: State committees file the Form 460 with the Secretary of State. State committees that raise or spend $25,000 or more must file the Form 460 electronically and in paper format. Local committees file the Form 460 with the local filing officer (i.e., city clerk, county elections office). Check with the local jurisdiction to determine if electronic filing is available.

Committee Termination

Calendar Year Filers

A multipurpose organization that qualifies as a recipient committee because its political expenditures were more than $50,000 in a period of 12 months or more than $100,000 in a four consecutive calendar year period automatically terminates on December 31 of the year in which it qualified. A year‐end semi‐annual statement is not required unless the organization has undisclosed contributions or expenditures to report, in which case a semi‐annual statement is due by January 31. An organization may elect to remain registered as a committee instead of terminating automatically by stating its intent to remain open on its initial Form 410 or on an amended Form 410 filed prior to the end of the calendar year.

Other Multipurpose Organizations

Any other multipurpose organization (including a federal PAC) that qualifies as a recipient committee terminates in the same manner as other recipient committees. A final Form 460 must be filed and a Form 410 termination statement must also be filed. See the Form 410 instructions for the requirements that must be met in order for a committee to terminate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Our union has a sponsored political action committee (PAC). This year the union made two contributions, $25,000 and $30,000, to a state ballot measure committee from the union’s general dues account. We are going to report the contributions on our sponsored committee’s report. When we identify members through the “last in, first out” (LIFO) accounting method for the $55,000 in political expenditures, are we required to itemize members whose payments total $100 or more?

Answer: No. When identifying sources of political expenditures using the “last in, first out” (LIFO) accounting method, you must only itemize members whose payments total $1,000 or more in a calendar year. The sponsored PAC, however, must itemize payments that total $100 or more in a calendar year when those payments are received specifically by the PAC.

Question: Our federal political action committee (PAC) qualified as a California recipient committee. We file campaign reports with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) disclosing all contributions received and expenditures made. Are we required to re‐itemize contributors on the Form 460?

Answer: No. A federal PAC that is filing campaign reports with the FEC is not required to re‐itemize contributors on the Form 460, but the committee must disclose the total amount of contributions received, make a statement that its contributors are listed on its federal report, and include the federal committee’s name and identification number. The PAC must itemize its California expenditures on the Form 460 and provide a lump sum total of all other expenditures.

Question: Our association qualified as a recipient committee (calendar year filer) in May by making a contribution of $65,000 to a ballot measure committee from the association’s general funds. We reported the contribution made to the ballot measure committee and the donors identified as contributors by the “last in, first out” (LIFO) accounting method on the semi‐annual Form 460 filed on July 31, covering the period of January 1 through June 30. If we make no further political expenditures this year and we did not elect to remain a registered committee, are we required to file a semi‐annual Form 460 for the period of July 1 through December 31?

Answer: No. A year‐end semi‐annual statement is not required so long as the association does not have undisclosed contributions or expenditures to report. Your committee status will automatically terminate on December 31.

For additional guidance, refer to the Multipurpose Organizations Reporting Political Spending fact sheet.

Form 460

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