Iowa Admin. Code r. 351-4.15

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 8, October 30, 2024

Rule 351-4.15 - Schedule B - Monetary Expenditures

(1)Date expended. The committee shall report the amounts of all itemized expenditures (expenditures of $5 or more) made by the committee for the reporting period chronologically by the date expended. The date of the expenditure is the date the check is issued. The complete date (month/day/year) shall be provided.

(2)Name and address of recipient. The schedule shall include the name and address of each person to whom disbursements, other than loan repayments, were made during the reporting period. (Loan repayments shall be reported on Schedule F.)

(3)Purpose of expenditure. The schedule shall include a description of the purpose of each disbursement. The description shall be a clear and concise statement that specifically describes the transaction which has occurred. The following general terms are examples of descriptions which are not acceptable: "expenses," "reimbursement," "candidate expense," "services," "supplies," and "miscellaneous expense." The following are examples of acceptable descriptions: "printing-candidate yard signs," "printing-PAC membership solicitation letter," "mailing-candidate brochures," "reimbursement for candidate lodging to attend campaign event," or "mileage reimbursement-150 miles @ 250 [CENT] per mile." A combined description is not acceptable unless sufficient information is provided so that the cost of separate purposes can be discerned, for example, "printing and mailing of 1,000 brochures."

(4)Miscellaneous (unitemized) expenses. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this rule, disbursements of less than $5 may be shown as miscellaneous disbursements or expenses for the period so long as the aggregate miscellaneous disbursements to any one person during a calendar year do not exceed $100.

(5)Candidate ID number and committee check number If a contribution is made by a statewide political committee (PAC) or a state party committee to a statewide or general assembly candidate or a judge standing for retention, the committee making the contribution shall include on the committee's disclosure report the board-assigned identification number of the recipient candidate's committee and the check number by which the contribution was made. A list of candidate ID numbers may be obtained from the board and is also available on the board's website at ethics.iowa.gov.

(6)Check transactions required. All disbursements, including all expenditures and any other withdrawals from committee funds, shall be by check. Cash withdrawals and "petty cash" accounts are not permitted. Committees' activities which necessitate cash drawers or other cash transactions shall be conducted and reported as provided by rule 351-4.36 (68A,68B).

(7)Reverse entries -refunds. If a committee receives a refund of all or part of a disbursement previously made, the committee shall report the refund on Schedule B as a reverse entry, reducing the monetary expenditures. The purpose should include an explanation as to why the refund was made.

(8)Interest paid; bank charges. Although repayments of loan principal are reported on Schedule F (see rule 351-4.18 (68A,68B)), interest payments on loans shall be reported on Schedule B. Bank service charges and fees (e.g., monthly service fees, costs for check printing, returned check charges) shall also be reported and identified on Schedule B.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 68A.402.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 351-4.15

Amended by IAB March 24, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 20, effective 4/28/2021