Below is a line by line list for the Georgia Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report (CCDR). With accurate data entry, ISP will automatically complete your report. This help file can be used if you have particular questions about why information isn’t appearing or if a transaction is or is not appearing on a specific line.
The GA CCDR is used to report all transactions to the Georgia State Ethics Commission. GA’s E-File system requires you to upload your report via their system using a specific format. To get the e-file you need, generate the report in ISP and download the efiling. Then upload that saved file to GA’s PeachFile System.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- GA efiling does not support the concept of splits or memos for Monetary Contribution, Inkind Contribution or Other Income. Splits ARE supported for expenses & accrued expenses (called “End Recipient”.) Typically states want to see where the money originated/ended up, so we itemize receipt splits and/or Support/Oppose Memos as cash-impact transactions, and do not itemize the whole/parent transaction.
- GA efiling does not support the concept of negative transactions; please contact support if you need to report reversed transactions.
- PLEASE NOTE: There is not always a one-to-one correlation between PDF Schedules and Line Totals – sometimes several parts on Sections make up one Line Total.
The report parameter fields are as follows:
Date Range: Please ensure that your date range lines up with Georgia reporting dates or dates that are specific to your report. i.e. Election Year – June 30 or Run-Off – 6 Days Before General Runoff
Version: There are two versions:
- Standard: This version is the most commonly used version. Receipts and Expenses are itemized using a $100 threshold amount.
- Itemize All: This version itemizes all transactions on the report regardless of amounts or itemization thresholds.
Please note: for either version, all transactions will be itemized on the efile, and itemization calculations will be done in the state’s system.
Current Election: Please select the current election.
Previous General Election Date: Please supply the date of the last general election. The report will properly calculate totals starting on January 1 after the Previous General Election Date supplied here.
Amended: Check the box if this is an amended report.
Amended Compliance Report: Selected the previously filed report. (This dropdown is only seen if the Amended box is checked.)
Original Report Number: Enter the confirmation number you received when the original report was filed.
Report Period: The available report periods will appear in the dropdown.
All Caps: This will generate your entire report in all caps.
Report Due Date: Please supply the date the report is due for the PDF Cover Page.
We recommend upon completion of generating your report, that you save it as a PDF for your records or to compare to other reports. This must be done at the time of generation, or you will not be able to save it as a PDF without generating it. You can also download the e-filing for your records as well.
Because the Sections as found on the PDF don’t always match one-to-one with the Summary Pages, the Line-by-Line is broken down first by transaction types per Section, then transaction types per Detailed Summary Page, then for the Summary Page.
Transaction Types per Section
Section 1 – Monetary Contributions
- Transaction Type(s): Monetary Contribution
Section 1 – In-Kind Contributions
- Transaction Type(s): Inkind Contribution
Section 2 – Returned Monetary Contributions
- Transaction Type(s): Refunded Contribution
Section 2 – Returned In-Kind Contributions
- This Section is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required
Section 3 – Monetary Expenditures
- GROUP 1:
- Transaction Type(s): Expense, Accrued Expense Payment (except as noted below)
- GROUP 2:
- Transaction Type(s): Support/Oppose Memo
Section 3 – Third-Party Expenditures
- This Section is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required
Section 3 – Credit Card Expenditures
- Transaction Type(s): Expense, Accrued Expense (with corresponding splits)
- Entity: Whole/Parent transaction must be set as with Business Type: Financial Institution/Credit Card Issuer
Section 3 – Reimbursement Expenditures
- Transaction Type(s): Expense (with corresponding splits)
- Transaction Tag: Reimbursement on Whole/Parent transaction
Section 3 – In-Kind Expenditures
- Transaction Type(s): Non-Monetary Expense
Section 4 – Returned Monetary Expenditures
- Transaction Type(s): Refunded Expense (except as noted below)
Section 4 – Returned Third-Party Expenditures
- This Section is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required.
Section 4 – Returned Credit Card Expenditures
- This Section is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required.
Section 4 – Returned Reimbursement Expenditures
- Transaction Type(s): Refunded Expense
- Transaction Tag: Reimbursement
Section 4 – Returned In-Kind Expenditures
- This Section is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required
Section 5 – Outstanding Loans
- Transaction Type(s): Loan Received
Section 5 – Loans Received During this Reporting Period
- Transaction Type(s): Loan Received
Section 6 – Investments
- This Section is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required
Addendum Section
- Due to limitations with the efile import, this Section is unsupported. Please hand-enter any additional notes in the state’s system
To better understand how different Sections impact the over-all Summary Page, we are starting with the Detailed Summary Page (page 3) and how that impacts the Summary Page (page 2).
DETAILED SUMMARY PAGE
Line 1 (from Section 1)
- Transaction Type(s): Monetary Contribution (from: Section 1 – Monetary Contribution)
- Amount: Over $100 in the aggregate, starting from January 1 after the Previous General Election
Line 2 (from Section 1)
- Transaction Type(s): Monetary Contribution (from: Section 1 – Monetary Contribution)
- Amount: $100 or under in the aggregate, starting from January 1 after the Previous General Election
Line 3
- Transaction Type(s): Monetary Contribution
- Entity: Anonymous
- Amount: no transactions associated with Anonymous will itemize in Section 1; only the total is shown on this page
Line 4 (from Section 2)
- Transaction Type(s): Refunded Contribution (from: Section 2 – Returned Monetary Contributions)
- Amount: all Refunded Contributions will itemize
Line 5
- Sum of Lines 1-3 minus Line 4
Line 6
- Transaction Type(s): Other Income
- Amount: no Other Income transactions will itemize on any Section; only the total is shown on this page
Line 7 (from Section 3)
- GROUP 1:
- Transaction Type(s): Expense, Accrued Expense Payment (from: Section 3 – Monetary Expenditures, Section 3 – Credit Card Expenditures and Section 3 – Reimbursement Expenditures)
- Amount: Over $100 in the aggregate, starting from January 1 after the Previous General Election
- GROUP 2:
- Transaction Type(s): Support/Oppose Memo (from: Section 3 – Monetary Expenditures)
- Amount: all Support/Oppose Memos will itemize
Line 8 (from Section 3)
- Transaction Type(s): Expense, Accrued Expense Payment (from: Section 3 – Monetary Expenditures)
- Amount: $100 or under in the aggregate, starting from January 1 after the Previous General Election
Line 9 (from Section 5)
- Transaction Type(s): Loan Received Repayment (from: Section 5 – Loans Received During this Reporting Period)
- Amount: no Loan Received Repayments will itemize on Section 5; only the total is shown on Section 5 as well as this page
Line 10 (from Section 4)
- Transaction Type(s): Refunded Expense (from: Section 4 – Returned Monetary Expenditures and Section 4 – Returned Reimbursement Expenditures)
- Amount: all Refunded Expenses will itemize
Line 11
- Sum of Lines 7-9 minus Line 10
Line 12
- Transaction Type(s): Loan Received (from: Section 5 – Outstanding Loans)
- Amount: Loan Received must have a balance at the beginning of the reporting period to pull to this Section
Line 13
- Transaction Type(s): Loan Received (from: Section 5 – Loans Received During this Reporting Period)
- Amount: all Loans Received in the period will itemize, regardless of balance at the end of the period
Line 14
- Sum of Lines 12 and 13
Line 15
- Transaction Type(s): Loan Received Repayment (from: Section 5 – Loans Received During this Reporting Period)
- Amount: no Loan Received Repayments will itemize on Section 5; only the total is shown on Section 5 as well as this page
Line 16
- Transaction Type(s): Loan Received Balance Reduction (from: Section 5 – Loans Received During this Reporting Period)
- Amount: no Loan Received Balance Reductions will itemize on Section 5; only the total is shown on Section 5 as well as this page
Line 17
- Outstanding Loan Amount as of the end of the period
Line 18
- Transaction Type(s): Inkind Contribution (from: Section 1 – In-Kind Contributions)
- Amount: all Inkind Contributions will itemize
Line 19
- This corresponds with Section 2 – Returned In-Kind Contributions, and is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required
Line 20
- Same as Line 18
Line 21
- Transaction Type(s): Non-Monetary Expense (from: Section 3 – In-Kind Expenditures)
- Amount: all Non-Monetary Expenses will itemize
Line 22
- This corresponds with Section 4 – Returned In-Kind Expenditures, and is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required
Line 23
- Same as Line 21
SUMMARY PAGE
Line A: Beginning Monetary Balance
- This the report starting cash on hand
Line A1: Carryover Balance from the Previous Election
- This is the starting cash on hand starting January 1 after the Previous General Election
Line B: Total Monetary Contributions – This Period
- Same as Line 5
Line B: Total Monetary Contributions – Campaign to Date
- Same transaction types as Line 5, but starting from January 1 after the Previous General Election
Line C: Total Loans Received – This Period
- Same as Line 15
Line C: Total Loans Received – Campaign to Date
- Same transaction types as Line 15, but starting from January 1 after the Previous General Election
Line D: Total Interest Earned (Non-Investment Accounts) – This Period
- This corresponds with Section 6 – Investments, and is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required
Line D: Total Interest Earned (Non-Investment Accounts) – Campaign to Date
- This corresponds with Section 6 – Investments, and is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required
Line E: Total Investments Sold – This Period
- This corresponds with Section 6 – Investments, and is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required
Line E: Total Investments Sold – Campaign to Date
- This corresponds with Section 6 – Investments, and is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required
Line F: Total Interest / Dividends from Investments – This Period
- This corresponds with Section 6 – Investments, and is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required
Line F: Total Interest / Dividends from Investments – Campaign to Date
- This corresponds with Section 6 – Investments, and is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required
Line G: Total Monetary Expenditures – This Period
- Same as Line 11
Line G: Total Monetary Expenditures – Campaign to Date
- Same transaction types as Line 11, but starting from January 1 after the Previous General Election
Line H: Total Investments Purchased – This Period
- This corresponds with Section 6 – Investments, and is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required
Line H: Total Investments Purchased – Campaign to Date
- This corresponds with Section 6 – Investments, and is unsupported at this time. Please contact support if required
Line I: Ending Monetary Balance
- Sum of Lines A, B, C, D minus Line G
Line J: Total In-Kind Contributions – This Period
- Same as Line 20
Line J: Total In-Kind Contributions – Campaign to Date
- Same transaction types as Line 20, but starting from January 1 after the Previous General Election
Line K: Total In-Kind Expenditures – This Period
- Same as Line 23
Line K: Total In-Kind Expenditures – Campaign to Date
- Same transaction types as Line 23, but starting from January 1 after the Previous General Election
Line L: Total Contributions – This Period
- Sum of Line B – This Period and Line J – This Period
Line L: Total Contributions – Campaign to Date
- Sum of Line B – Campaign to Date and Line J – Campaign to Date
Line M: Total Expenditures – This Period
- Sum of Line G – This Period and Line K – This Period
Line M: Total Expenditures – Campaign to Date
- Sum of Line G – Campaign to Date and Line K – Campaign to Date
