Federal account expenses
National party committees
National party committees may not allocate any expenses because all disbursements by national party accounts must be paid entirely with federal funds.
State and local party committees
Certain expenses must be funded solely from the committee’s federal account, as explained.
Fundraising for the federal account
State, district and local party committees that raise federal funds through an activity where only federal funds are raised must pay the direct costs of such fundraising only with federal funds. Party fundraising solicitations must include certain notices.
Type 4 Federal Election Activity (FEA): Employee services any time during the calendar year
Salaries, wages and fringe benefits of state, district and local party committee employees who spend more than 25 percent of their compensated time in a given month on Federal Election Activity (FEA) or in connection with a federal election must be paid for solely with federal funds. The salaries and wages of employees who spend 25 percent or less of their compensated time in a given month on FEA or on activities in connection with a federal election may be paid for with federal funds or allocated as administrative costs using federal and nonfederal funds. Employees who spend no time on FEA or on activities in connection with a federal election may be paid with non-federal funds.
Report disbursements for unallocated FEA (FEA paid for entirely with federal funds) including Type 4 FEA on Schedule B for Line 30(b) of the Detailed Summary Page.
Loan repayments
Loans made to the federal account must be repaid using funds from the federal account.
