24.20. Form 3X - Line 23: Contributions to Federal Candidates/Committees & Other Political Committees
Line 23 - Contributions to Federal Candidates/Committees
Record Types: Committee Records
Disbursement Kinds:Contribution to Federal Committee In-Kind Contribution to Federal Committee
Transaction Types: Expense
For Candidate Committees:
On the committee record, the "Committee Type" field must be set to "Candidate Committee"
On the candidate record, the fields within the "Candidate Info" section need to be filled out (jurisdiction, office, district code, candidate ID)
In the "Connections" tab, you need to link the candidate record to the committee record using the "Candidate" connection type
For Committees:
Ensure that the Registration Authority is FEC and the Registration ID is populated (C number)
For Expenses:
On the committee record create a new expense
Enter Date, Amount, etc.
Select Reporting Code 011 - Political Contribution
Click the Support button (thumbs up) at the bottom of the transaction
On the Support/Oppose search line, enter the candidate's name (for candidate controlled committees) or the PAC's name (for other committees) in the support/oppose box.
Click Find and then Select the candidate's or PAC's name in the Search Results. Finish by clicking Save.