FPPC Form 700 (2009/2010)
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Instructions - 9
A gift is anything of value for which you have not provided
equal or greater consideration to the donor. A gift is
reportable if its fair market value is $50 or more. In
addition, multiple gifts totaling $50 or more received during
the reporting period from a single source must be reported.
Gifts are reportable regardless of where the donor is
located.
It is the acceptance of a gift, not the ultimate use to which
it is put, that imposes your reporting obligation. Except as
noted below, you must report a gift even if you never used
it or if you gave it away to another person.
If the exact amount of a gift is unknown, you must make a
good faith estimate of the item’s fair market value. Listing
the value of a gift as “over $50” or “value unknown” is not
adequate disclosure. In addition, if you received a gift
through an intermediary, you must disclose the name,
address, and business activity of both the donor and the
intermediary.
Commonly reportable gifts include:
• Tickets/passes to sporting or entertainment events
• Tickets/passes to amusement parks
• Parking passes
• Food, beverages, and accommodations, including those
provided in direct connection with your attendance at a
convention, conference, meeting, social event, meal, or like
gathering, where you did not give a speech, participate in a
panel or seminar, or provide a similar service
• Rebates/discounts not made in the regular course of
business to members of the public without regard to
ofcial status
• Wedding gifts (See Reference Pamphlet, page 15)
• An honorarium (You may report an honorarium as
income on Schedule C, rather than as a gift on Schedule
D, if you provided services of equal or greater value than
the payment received. See Reference Pamphlet, page 9,
regarding your ability to receive future honoraria.)
• Transportation and lodging (See Schedule E.)
• Forgiveness of a loan received by you
You are not required to disclose:
•Gifts that were not used and which, within 30 days after
receipt, were returned to the donor or delivered to a
charitable organization without being claimed by you as
a charitable contribution for tax purposes
• Gifts from your spouse or registered domestic partner,
child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister,
aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or rst cousin (Included in
this exception are gifts from your spouse’s or domestic
partner’s children, parents, brothers, sisters, and the
spouse or registered domestic partner of the individuals
listed above. The exception does not apply if the donor
was acting as an agent or intermediary for a reportable
source who was the true donor.)
• Gifts of hospitality involving food, drink, or occasional
lodging provided in an individual’s home when the
individual or a member of the individual’s family was
present
• Gifts of similar value exchanged between you and an
individual, other than a lobbyist, on holidays, birthdays,
or similar occasions
• Gifts of informational material provided to assist
you in the performance of your ofcial duties (e.g.,
books, pamphlets, reports, calendars, periodicals, or
educational seminars)
• A bequest or inheritance (However, inherited investments
or real property may be reportable on other schedules.)
• Personalized plaques or trophies with an individual value
of less than $250
• Campaign contributions
• A single ticket to a 501(c)(3) or political fundraising event
received for your own use from the organization or the
committee holding the fundraiser (The gift limit applies to
nonprot tickets.)
• Gifts given to members of your immediate family unless
you enjoy direct benet of the gift, use the gift, or
exercise discretion or control over the use or disposition
of the gift (See Commission Regulation 18944.)
• A pass or ticket that provided a one-time admission to an
event (e.g., theater performance or sporting event) that
was not used and was not transferred to another person
(Commission Regulation 18946.1 provides a method for
determining the value of a ticket or pass that was used
or transferred to another person and for determining
the value of passes or tickets which provide repeated
admission to facilities or services.)
• Food, beverages, and necessary accommodations
provided directly in connection with an event at which
you gave a speech, participated in a panel or seminar, or
provided a similar service
TO COMPLETE SCHEDULE D:
• Disclose the full name (not an acronym), address, and, if
a business entity, the business activity of the source.
• Provide the date (month, day, and year) of receipt, and
disclose the fair market value and description of the gift.
REMINDERS
• Gifts from a single source are subject to a $420
limit. See Reference Pamphlet, page 9.
• See Reference Pamphlet, page 1, for rules on
tickets.
• Code lers – you only need to report gifts from
reportable sources.
INSTRUCTIONS ─ SCHEDULE D
INCOME ─ GIFTS