How Do I Pull a Transaction to a Specific Line on the FEC Form 3?

FEC Form 3: Line by Line Breakdown

Below is a breakdown of each Receipt and Disbursement line on the Form 3.  It lists the Transaction Types and Entity Types that can fall on that line.

Schedule A

Line 11ai: Contribution From Individuals/Persons Other Than Political Committees

Transaction Types: Monetary Contribution, Inkind Contribution
Entities: All entities besides Political Committees or The Candidate

Line 11b: Contribution From Political Party Committees

Transaction Types: Monetary Contribution, Inkind Contribution
Entities: Political Party Committees

Line 11c: Contributions From Other Political Committees (such as PACs)

Transaction Types: Monetary Contribution, Inkind Contribution
Entities: All Political Committees besides Party Committees

Line 11d: Contributions from The Candidate

Transaction Types: Monetary Contribution, Inkind Contribution
Entities: The Candidate

Line 12: Transfers From Other Authorized Committees

Transaction Types: Monetary Contribution + TAG: “Transfer”
Entities: Political Committees
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Transaction Types: Monetary Contribution, Inkind Contribution (with or without Dependent TAG: “Reattribution” or “Redesignation”)
Entities: Committee that has a relationship with the filer (example: Authorized Committee)

Line 13a: Loans Made or Guaranteed by the Candidate

Transaction Types: Loan Received
Entities: The Candidate

Line 13b: Loans/All Other Loans

Transaction Types: Loan Received
Entities: All entities besides The Candidate

Line 14: Offsets to Operating Expenditures (Refunds, Rebates, etc.)

Transaction Types: Refunded Expense
Entities: All

Line 15: Other Receipts (Dividends, Interest, etc.)

Transaction Types: Other Income
Entities: All
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Transaction Types: Monetary Contribution, Inkind Contribution
Entities: All
Election Type: Recount
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Transaction Types: Refunded Expense + TAG: “Refund of Contribution Made”
Entities: All
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Transaction Types: Loan Made Repayment
Entities: All

Schedule B

Line 17: Operating Expenditures

Transaction Types: Expense
Entities: All
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Transaction Types: Accrued Expense Payment
Entities: All
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Transaction Types: Accrued Expense – Splits
Entities: All
Special: Accrued expense splits are reported as a memo (no cash impact) when they are paid.
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Transaction Types: Inkind Contribution
Entities: All
Special: Inkind contributions are reported as both contributions and expenses for a net zero cash impact.
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Transaction Types: Expense
Entities: Authorized Committee
Special: ISP automatically calculates and reports the difference, if there is one, between an original transaction and the total of dependents.
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Transaction Types: Monetary Contribution + TAG: “Conduit – Conduit Check”
Entities: All
Special: ISP automatically calculates processing fees based on difference of donations and the deposit.

Line 18: Transfers to Other Authorized Committees

Transaction Types: Expense
Entities: Political Committee AND Has relationship with the Filer
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Transaction Types: Expense + DependentTAG: “Reattribution” or “Redesignation”
Entities:Political Committee AND Has relationship with the Filer
Special: These will be reported as memos.

Line 19a: Loan Repayments, Individuals/Persons Other than Political Committees

Transaction Types: Loan Received Repayment
Entities: The Candidate

Line 19b: Loan Repayments, Of All Other Loans

Transaction Types: Loan Received Repayment
Entities: All entities besides The Candidate

Line 20a: Refunds of Contributions to Individuals/Persons other than Political Committees

Transaction Types: Refunded Contribution, Inkind Contribution (Reversal)
Entities: All entities besides Political Committees or The Candidate

Line 20b: Refunds of Contributions to Political Party Committees

Transaction Types: Refunded Contribution, Inkind Contribution (Reversal)
Entities: Political Party Committees

Line 20c: Refunds of Contributions to Other Political Committees (such as PACs)

Transaction Types: Refunded Contribution, Inkind Contribution (Reversal)
Entities: All Political Committees except Party Committees

Line 21: Other Disbursements

Transaction Types: Support/Oppose Memos, Non-Monetary Expense, and Expenses with Reporting Code “012”
Entities: All
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“Recount Disbursement”
Transaction Types: Expense, Accrued Expense Payment
Entities: All
Election Type: Recount

Schedule C: All Loans Received

• Transaction Types: Loan Received
• Financial Account: Not State or Levin
• Entities: All entities
          -or-
• Transaction Types: Loan Received Guarantee
• Financial Account: Not State or Levin
• Entities: All entities

Schedule C1: Loans and Lines Of Credit From Lending Institutions

• Transaction Types: Loan Received
• Financial Account: Not State or Levin
• Entities: Financial Institution/Credit Card Issuer

Schedule D: Debts and Obligations

• Transaction Types: Accrued Expense
• Financial Account: Not State or Levin
• Entities: All entities

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