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12.8. Making Political Contributions to Other Candidates/Committees

Making Political Contributions to Other Candidates/Committees

These are contributions to other federal candidates and committees, donations to non-federal candidates and committees.

1. Enter these types of transactions as Expenses or In-Kind Expense Made.

2. Open the candidate/committee's record

3. Click Transaction tab.

4. Select the appropriate Disbursement type (Expense or In-Kind Expense Made).

5. Make sure the Candidate box is checked (and the information for the candidate's office is accurate) in the candidate's Individual record. This record should be linked to the Candidate's Committee record as a Candidate.

6. Make sure the Committee is correctly marked as a Committee, not an Organization, if this transaction is being entered on the Committee's record.

7. Enter the data in the appropriate fields, use Reporting Code 011 - Political Contributions.

8. Be sure to choose the appropriate Support/Oppose button and find and select the Candidate in the Support/Oppose field

(If this expense was made to a Committee that is not a Candidate Committee, find and select the Committee again instead of the Candidate) and save.