Media Advisory: 2008 Annual Financial Reports Available
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 6, 2009
VICTORIA – The 2008 annual financial reports for registered political parties and registered constituency associations are available for public inspection at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, 1117 Wharf Street, 2nd Floor, and on the Elections BC website, as of today at 9 a.m.
The deadline for filing the annual financial reports with the Chief Electoral Officer for the 2008 fiscal year was March 31, 2009. These reports are required to contain the following information on 2008 financial activities of each registered political party and constituency association:
- political contributions accepted
- assets, liabilities, surplus or deficit as at December 31, 2008
- total dollar amount of income tax receipts issued
- transfers of money, goods or services received and given
- fundraising function information
- other income received and expenditures made
- loans and guarantees
A total of 134 reports were required to be filed by the March 31, 2009 deadline. All entities filed the required reports by the deadline except the British Columbia Patriot Party, and the Herb Party. These organizations may file their reports by June 29, 2009, if they are accompanied by a $100 late filing fee and, if required, an auditor’s report.
The 2008 annual financial reports are available for viewing as scanned images in the Electoral Finance area of the Elections BC website (www.elections.bc.ca). Also, names of contributors who gave political contributions of more than $250 can be searched using the Political Contributions System.
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Contact:
Kenn Faris
Manager, Event Communications
Elections BC
Phone: 250-387-2949
Email: Kenn.Faris@elections.bc.ca
