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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-521—OCT. 26, 1978

92 STAT. 1827

section (a), as of a date, specified in such report, which shall be not more than thirty-one days prior to the date of filing, and the information required by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) for the year of filing and the preceding calendar year. (c)(1) The categories for reporting the amount or value of the Items covered in paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) of subsection (a) are as follows: (A) not more than $5,000; (B) greater than $5,000 but not more than $15,000; (C) greater than $15,000 but not more than $50,000; (D) greater than $50,000 but not more than $100,000; (E) greater than $100,000 but not more than $250,000; and (F) greater than $250,000. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) if the current value of an interest in real property (or an interest in a real estate partnership) is not ascertainable without an appraisal, an individual may list (A) the date of purchase and the purchase price of the interest in the real property, or (B) the assessed value of the real property for tax purposes, adjusted to reflect the market value of the property used for the assessment if the assessed value is computed at less than 100 percent of such market value, but such individual shall include in his report a full and complete description of the method used to determine such assessed value, instead of specifying a category of value pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. If the current value of any other item required to be reported under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is not ascertainable without an appraisal, such individual may list the book value of a corporation whose stock is not publicly traded, the net worth of a business partnership, the equity value of an individually owned business, or with respect to other holdings, any recognized indication of value, but such individual shall include in *his report a full and complete description of the method used in determining such value. In lieu of any value referred to in the preceding sentence, an individual may list the assessed value of the item for tax purposes, adjusted to reflect the market value of the item used for the assessment if the assessed value is computed at less than 100 percent of such market value, but a full and complete description of the method used in determining such assessed value shall be included in the report. (d)(1) Except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph, each report shall also contain information listed in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) respecting the spouse or dependent child of the reporting individual as follows: (A) The source of items of earned income earned by a spouse from any person which exceed $1,000 and, with respect to a spouse or dependent child, all information required to be reported in subsection (a)(1)(B) with respect to income derived from any asset held by the spouse or dependent child and reported pursuant to paragraph (3). With respect to earned income, if the spouse is self-employed in business or a profession, only the • nature of such business or profession need be reported. (B) In the case of any gift which is not received totally inde« pendent of the spouse's relationship to the reporting individual, the identity of the source and a brief description of gifts of transportation, lodging, food, or entertainment or a brief description and the value of other gifts.

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