Rutherford's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,245) going to Debra S. Fornero in Pontiac. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rutherford's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$9,245
52.2%
Taxes - federal
$3,078
17.4%
Consulting
$3,000
17%
State taxes
$594
3.4%
Office refreshments
$307
1.7%
Software support
$299
1.7%
Computer services
$245
1.4%
Lunch meeting
$189
1.1%
Lodging
$157
0.9%
Transportation
$150
0.9%
Volunteer lunch
$114
0.6%
Office/staff refreshments
$77
0.4%
Office/volunteer refreshments
$60
0.3%
Meals
$47
0.3%
Volunteer - lunch
$41
0.2%
Lunch - volunteer
$32
0.2%
Domain renewal
$30
0.2%
Dinner meeting
$25
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
Debra S. Fornero
2017-10-13
$1,540
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2017-10-31
$1,540
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2017-11-15
$1,540
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2017-11-30
$1,540
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2017-12-15
$1,540
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2017-12-28
$1,540
Payroll
Internal Revenue Service
2017-10-16
$1,026
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service
2017-11-15
$1,026
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service
2017-12-15
$1,026
Taxes - federal
The Newberg Group
2017-10-01
$1,000
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2017-11-01
$1,000
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2017-12-01
$1,000
Consulting
Live Tech Support
2017-12-02
$299
Software support
Commonman Innovative Technologies
2017-12-27
$245
Computer services
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-11-15
$198
State taxes
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-12-15
$198
State taxes
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-10-16
$198
State taxes
Greek Islands Restaurant
2017-12-06
$161
Lunch meeting
Hotels.com
2017-12-28
$89
Lodging
Trainor BP
2017-10-03
$80
Office refreshments
Trainor BP
2017-11-29
$77
Office/staff refreshments
Amtrak
2017-11-21
$70
Transportation
Trainor BP
2017-11-06
$68
Office refreshments
Hotels.com
2017-11-29
$67
Lodging
Trainor BP
2017-12-27
$64
Office refreshments
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