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# Candidate In-Kind Contributions
## Candidate in-kind contributions require a receipt, a corresponding disbursement, and a vendor record. This guide walks you through the full process, from creating the receipt to generating your report.
**Before You Begin:**
- Your candidate committee account must be linked to the candidate's congressional committee.
- You must have a **Candidate Donor** record linked to this account. This is the donor you'll use when creating the receipt.
*If you don't see a linked candidate donor, visit* ***Contacts*** *to confirm the record exists and is associated with your committee before proceeding.*
#### **1. Create the Receipt.**
Navigate to **Create Receipt** from the Dashboard or the Transactions menu.
- Select your **Candidate Donor** as the donor on the receipt.
- Enter the contribution amount. *If the amount exceeds the itemization threshold, it will appear as an itemized entry on your report.*
- Set the **Payment Method** to **In-Kind Contribution**.
- **Memo Text** is required for all in-kind contributions. Describe the nature of the contribution.
- Select **Candidate Contributions** as the contribution type. This links the entry to **Schedule A, Line 11(d)**.
- Select the appropriate **Period** and **Cycle**.
#### **2. Configure the Corresponding In-Kind Disbursement.**
Because this is an in-kind contribution, a **Corresponding In-Kind Disbursement** section will automatically appear on the receipt form.
- Select the disbursement type (e.g., **Another Federal Operating Expenditure**).
- The **Purpose** field is required. Enter a description of what the disbursement covers.
- Select the **Period** and **Cycle** again for the disbursement.
*You don't need to create this disbursement separately. Warchest handles the receipt and its corresponding disbursement together in one form.*
#### **3. Save and Add a Vendor.**
You can't assign a vendor until the receipt and disbursement have been saved. Click **Save to Add Vendor**.
- After saving, you'll be redirected into the **Edit** form for this transaction.
- In the **Assign Vendor** section, select the vendor who provided the in-kind goods or services and set the amount.
*This creates a child memo disbursement entry, which is how the FEC expects unpaid vendor contributions to appear in your report.*
#### **4. Review Your Linked Transactions.**
After assigning the vendor, click the **Review** button. Warchest will show you a preview of all linked transactions:
- **Schedule A entry**: The in-kind receipt, including committee details, candidate donor information, and period/cycle data.
- **Schedule B entry**: The corresponding in-kind disbursement.
- **Memo entry**: The vendor payment record. This also appears in the report.
- Save the transaction when everything looks correct.
#### **5. Generate Your Report.**
Navigate to **Form Manager** and generate the appropriate form for the period you selected (e.g., Q1). Your candidate in-kind contribution will appear across Schedules A and B with the memo vendor entry.
### **Troubleshooting: "Missing Child Disbursements" Error**
If you save the receipt and disbursement but **do not assign a vendor**, Warchest will flag a data validation error: **Missing Child Disbursements**.
You'll see this error in two places:
1. On the transaction itself in the Transactions view
2. In the **Filing Errors** tab under **Form Manager**
**To fix it:** Open the receipt, navigate to the **Assign Vendor** section, add the vendor and amount, and save. The error will clear automatically once the vendor record is in place.
### **Need More Help?**
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