What Are the Available Transaction Types in ISP?

List of Transaction Types

Type  Cash Impact  Net Worth Impact  Description

Accrued Expense

No

Yes

Accrued expenses don’t impact your cash balance because they haven’t been paid yet. When paid, it impacts your cash balance as an accrued expense payment. Accrued expenses are a type of debt.

Accrued Income

No

Yes

Accrued Income is when incoming money is expected but not yet received. For example, an invoice is sent and the other entity agrees to pay the invoice but hasn’t yet. When the money is received, the payment is created as an Accrued Income Payment transaction.

Allocation Transfer

Yes

Yes

This is a transfer between associated State and Federal committees. It assists with handling federal regulations related to allocating contributions and expenses between State and Federal funds. Use Internal Transfers for transfers between different accounts of the same filer.

Enforceable Pledge

No

No

Contributions that have been pledged to be given, but have not yet been realized.

Expense

Yes

Yes

Expenses are the cost required for something/money spent on something for your campaign or committee.

Inkind Contribution

No

No

Transactions that are considered a gift of something rather than money.

Internal Transfer

No

No

Internal Transfers allow you to move funds between accounts. They are for non-reportable transfers or, in other words, transfers between accounts under the same filer. Use Allocation Transfers for transfers between different filer committees.

Loan Made

Yes

Yes

Money that is given that is intended to be repaid. Unlike an accrued expense, a loan involves an actual transfer of money.

Loan Received

Yes

Yes

Money that is received that your committee intends to pay back.

Monetary Contribution

Yes

Yes

Donations made towards your committee/campaign.

Non-Monetary Expense

No

No

A transfer of a good or service that does not require the use of funds. For example, transferring already owned office furniture to another committee. This is almost always used in conjunction with a Support/Oppose Memo.

Other Income

Yes

Yes

Any type of income received that is not listed in the above transaction types. Sometimes referred to as Other Receipts. 

Cash Impact

Transactions with a cash impact will impact the amount of available funds, either in your bank account or in undeposited funds. You can see cash impact using financial reports such as either the Cash Flow or the Register report.

Net Worth Impact

Most simple transactions have the same cash and net worth impact. However, for more complex accrual/debt-related transactions, the cash and net worth impact may differ. For example, a loan received will increase your cash, but since the money is still owed, it does not change your net worth.
You can see your current net worth by running the Net Worth report.