Skip to contentCalifornia Campaign, Party, & PAC Filing FAQ and Resources
Generating and filing CA compliance reports can be a tough road to navigate. Below are links to both internal help files and external resources to help you along the way.
FAQ
These are links to help files we’ve created that are common questions or situations you may encounter:
- How Do I File a CA Form 496?
- When Are the California Filing Deadlines?
- How Do I Add Candidate and Committee Records Directly From the CA SOS?
- Best Practices for CA Warnings & Errors
- What Does This CA Efile System Return Message Mean?
- Reporting Rules for Joint FEC/CA Filings
- What Are Primarily Formed PACs in CA?
- What Are CA Local Signers and Pins (NetFile)?
- What Are Aggregates by Relationships on CA Report?
- What Are CA LLC/LLP Reporting Requirements?
- How Do I Report Contributions Made to Committees Without ID Numbers?
- Where Do I File as a Local CA Filer if the “Efile Report to Local” Button Is Not Available (ECampaign & Efs)?
- About the CA Form 400
- About the CA Form 401
- About the CA Form 410
- What Is the CA 460 Report & How Do I Prepare and File It?
- About the CA Form 461
- About the CA Form 462 Report
- About the CA Form 497 Report
- About the CA Form 497 — Reverse
- About the CA Form 498
- About the CA Form 501 Report
- Issues With California’s PDF Converting Program
- How Do I File as a Local CA Filer When the E-file Report to Local Button Is Available (NetFile)?
- What Is eSignature and How Do I Use It?
- My Local Filing With NetFile Just Failed. Now What?
- Where Do I Get the Original CA Filing ID Number?
Supported Reports
- CA Form 410 (Statement of Organization)
- CA Form 460 (Recipient Committee Campaign Statement)
- CA Form 461 (Major Donor and Independent Expenditure Committee Campaign Statement)
- CA Form 461 – Non-Committee
- CA Form 461 – Reverse
- CA Form 462 (Verification of Independent Expenditures)
- CA Form 496 (Late Independent Expenditure Report)
- CA Form 497 (Late Contribution Report)
- CA Form 497 – Non-Committee
- CA Form 497 – Reverse
- CA Form 501 (Candidate Intention Statement)
Form Specific Information
- Form 460: Why Are Lines 20 & 21 Showing as $0.00 On My 460 Report?
- Form 460: How Do I Populate Specific Info on the CA 460 (Line-by-Line)?
- Form 461: What Is the Data Entry for the Checkboxes on Sch D?
- Form 497: How Do I File a 497?
- Form 497: How Do I Amend a 497?
- Form 497: How Do I Get ActBlue Transactions as the Intermediary on 497 Reports?
External Resources