Biss's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with 10.4% of this total ($20,329) going to Abigail Witt in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Biss's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$195,933
30.8%
Consulting
$112,150
17.7%
Payroll tax
$95,095
15%
Digital advertising
$85,000
13.4%
Research
$52,900
8.3%
Credit card processing fees
$11,592
1.8%
Rent
$10,725
1.7%
Office equipment
$10,229
1.6%
Health insurance premium
$9,748
1.5%
Printing
$8,305
1.3%
Account reconciliation
$6,650
1.1%
Software
$6,424
1%
Mileage expenses
$4,819
0.8%
Photography
$2,910
0.5%
Contribution refund
$2,000
0.3%
Food for event
$1,860
0.3%
Venue for event
$1,595
0.3%
Retreat
$1,569
0.3%
Travel
$1,381
0.2%
Office supplies
$1,200
0.2%
Security deposit and rent
$1,200
0.2%
Event supplies
$1,088
0.2%
Security deposit
$1,000
0.2%
Internet expenses
$967
0.2%
Postage
$904
0.1%
Utilities
$824
0.1%
Fuel
$822
0.1%
Sales tax
$791
0.1%
Av equipment
$663
0.1%
Shipping
$531
< 0.1%
Event fee
$500
< 0.1%
Event equipment
$420
< 0.1%
Event space
$400
< 0.1%
Vehicle maintenance
$399
< 0.1%
Stamps
$392
< 0.1%
Rent and security deposit
$375
< 0.1%
Fees
$345
< 0.1%
Food and supplies for event
$296
< 0.1%
Parking
$276
< 0.1%
Insurance
$246
< 0.1%
Conference fee
$240
< 0.1%
District office utility
$227
< 0.1%
Food
$167
< 0.1%
Room rental
$150
< 0.1%
Subscriptions
$87
< 0.1%
Po box renewal
$20
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
270 Strategies
2017-10-31
$85,000
Digital advertising
Anzalone Liszt Grove Research, Inc.
2017-10-02
$52,900
Research
LBH Chicago
2017-10-01
$42,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago
2017-11-16
$23,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago
2017-11-01
$21,000
Consulting
270 Strategies
2017-10-28
$20,000
Consulting
Internal Revenue Service
2017-11-29
$13,738
Payroll tax
Internal Revenue Service
2017-12-12
$13,517
Payroll tax
Internal Revenue Service
2017-11-10
$13,350
Payroll tax
Internal Revenue Service
2017-12-26
$13,350
Payroll tax
Internal Revenue Service
2017-10-27
$12,457
Payroll tax
Internal Revenue Service
2017-10-12
$10,662
Payroll tax
B&h
2017-10-12
$9,397
Office equipment
Justin Horwitz
2017-10-10
$6,650
Account reconciliation
Aetna
2017-11-02
$5,532
Health insurance premium
Aetna
2017-12-04
$4,215
Health insurance premium
Wildfire Contact
2017-11-08
$4,210
Printing
Abigail Witt
2017-10-12
$3,388
Payroll
Abigail Witt
2017-10-27
$3,388
Payroll
Abigail Witt
2017-11-10
$3,388
Payroll
Abigail Witt
2017-11-29
$3,388
Payroll
Abigail Witt
2017-12-12
$3,388
Payroll
Abigail Witt
2017-12-26
$3,388
Payroll
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-10-12
$3,076
Payroll tax
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-11-10
$2,966
Payroll tax
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