Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2008.

     Purpose: The gambling commission is rewriting its rules manual using plain English techniques (rules simplification project). We anticipate the project will be completed and implemented January 1, 2008. The rules manual is being broken into sections and rewritten a section at a time. Any sustentative changes made to rules related to charitable and nonprofit organizations are identified below which outline the changes. This new chapter incorporates rules that relate in general to charitable and nonprofit organizations.

     Overview of chapter 230-07 WAC, Charitable and nonprofit rules changes:

     WHOLE CHAPTER RULE CHANGE: In several of the pre-January 1, 2008, rules, the director or director's designee approves or takes an action. We have reevaluated the rules with these director delegations with Director Day and made policy decisions about which of the post-January 1, 2008, rules require the director to become involved and which may be delegated to commission staff.

     Pre-January 1, 2008, WAC 230-02-137 Excessive reserves defined and 230-08-255 Bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations -- Qualification review -- Significant progress required -- Exception.

     Post-January 1, 2008, WAC 230-07-045 Obtaining a waiver for significant progress requirements, 230-07-050 Defining "excessive reserves," and 230-07-080 Qualification reviews for Groups III, IV and V.

     WHOLE CHAPTER RULE CHANGE: The pre-January 1, 2008 rules, have "calendar year," "license year," "fiscal year," "preceding 12 months," and other variations of wording when discussing the period for which charitable or nonprofit organizations keep records. Because the rules were written at different times, these inconsistencies crept into the language.

     We discovered as we were writing the post-January 1, 2008 rules, that RCW 9.46.0209 requires, "An organization must demonstrate to the commission that it has made significant progress toward the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization during the twelve consecutive month period preceding the date of application for a license or license renewal." Therefore, staff will begin realigning licensees' renewal periods to fit with their fiscal years, so that they will continue to report on their fiscal year, but it will match our statutory requirement that the data record the twelve months preceding licensing or renewal.

     Therefore, in the post-January 1, 2008 rules, we changed all references to the time for which licensees report their financial data to "fiscal" year. This change will add consistency to the reporting period in the post-January 1, 2008 rules.

     Pre-January 1, 2008, WAC 230-08-015 Certain lower volume licensees may meet reduced record-keeping requirements, 230-08-095 Minimum standards for monthly and annual accounting records -- Charitable or nonprofit organizations, 230-08-122 Annual progress and financial report -- All nonprofit and charitable organizations, 230-08-125 Annual activity reports -- Certain activities operated by charitable or nonprofit organizations, and 230-08-250 Annual activity reports by agricultural fairs and other bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations with special location licenses to conduct bingo, raffles, and amusement games.

     Post-January 1, 2008, WAC 230-07-125 Record-keeping requirements for lower volume charitable or nonprofit organizations, [230-07-140] Minimum accounting records for Class D and above bingo licensees and licensees with combined activities over $500,000, 230-07-020 Making "significant progress," 230-07-145 Reporting annual progress, 230-07-155 Reporting annual activity for raffles, amusement games, Class A, B, or C bingo, or combination licenses, and 230-07-160 Reporting annual activity for agricultural fairs.

     SUBSTANTIVE INDIVIDUAL RULE CHANGES: Post-January 1, 2008, WAC 230-07-045 Obtaining a waiver for significant progress requirements. The pre-January 1, 2008 rule, states that if an organization "is unable to demonstrate it has made significant progress by complying with the financial standards and procedures set forth elsewhere in this section, the organization" may request the director to waive all or portions of the requirements. "[I]f a waiver will be denied," a hearing with the director "pursuant to WAC 230-50-010(6)" is held.

     We changed the post-January 1, 2008 rule, so that an administrative law judge (ALJ) would conduct the hearing, not the director. It seemed to us that the hearing was intended to offer an unbiased opinion of the merits of the organization's case and, like other hearings, it ought to be held before someone with no ties to the agency.

     Post-January 1, 2008, WAC 230-07-050 Defining "excessive reserves." The pre-January 1, 2008 rule, in subsection (1), says "cash equivalents or other assets." We believe that the intent of the rule was to say "and other assets" because the rule is asking for a "total amount" of assets.

     We changed the post-January 1, 2008 rule, to clarify the definition of "excessive reserves" and to make it easier for licensees to understand the rule and alleviate the possible confusion related to language use. This will make it easier for organizations to determine if they have excessive reserves and ultimately if they are in compliance with reporting requirements.

     Post-January 1, 2008, WAC 230-07-060 Independent management structure required. In the post-January 1, 2008 rule, we make clear that part of licensees maintaining an independent management structure is supervising and operating gambling activities according to gambling laws and our rules. The pre-January 1, 2008 rule, doesn't state outright that licensees have to follow chapter 9.46 RCW.

     Post-January 1, 2008, WAC 230-07-070 Defining "direct relatives." The pre-January 1, 2008 rule, written in 1993 and last revised in 2000, states that conflicts of interest must be avoided. A presumption of a conflict of interest exists when officers"... are directly or indirectly responsible for supervision of, or have decision-making authority over transactions that may result in direct or indirect financial or personal benefit to: Their direct relatives, including spouses, parents, children, siblings, and similar relationships, whether by blood, adoption, or marriage..." The phrase "and similar relationships" can be construed in a number of different ways.

     We decided to add a very concise definition for the phrase "direct relatives" into the post-January 1, 2008 rule, that says, "'Direct relative' means spouses, parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, children, siblings, nieces, or nephews, whether by blood, adoption, or marriage."

     Post-January 1, 2008, WAC [230-07-125] Lower volume charitable or nonprofit organizations record-keeping requirements and 230-07-130 Additional recordkeeping for charitable or nonprofit licensees. We removed the phrase "unless we release them from this requirement" from the pre-January 1, 2008 rule, because, in practice, we do not release licensees from the requirement to maintain the records. Neither do licensees ask to be released from the requirement.

     Post-January 1, 2008, WAC 230-07-140 Class D and above bingo licensees and licensees with combined activities over $500,000 minimum accounting records. We made two changes in the post-January 1, 2008 rule:

     (1) To reduce redundancy, we removed the pre-January 1, 2008 rule, language, "instructions for activity reports;" "double entry;" and "Record all income when earned; and record all expenses when incurred," as well as "A listing of all liabilities" and "A complete general ledger system if licensees have substantial assets or liabilities," and "bank statements, related deposit slips, and cancelled checks or facsimiles of cancelled checks." Each of these is a basic tenet of generally accepted accounting principles which we require licensees to follow for minimum accounting requirements; and

     (2) Recording expenses allocated to various functions (pre-January 1, 2008 rule, subsection (7)) has been removed because the concept and process are covered elsewhere.

     The final change to post-January 1, 2008 rule, is the only change that could be called substantive because we removed inconsistencies between two dollar limits that appear in the rule: In the title and introductory section, the pre-January 1, 2008 rule, cites $500,000 as the dollar amount licensees must exceed in order to be required to perform certain accounting procedures, but further down in the rule, it names $300,000 as the limit.

     Post-January 1, 2008, WAC 230-07-145 Reporting annual progress. We removed from the pre-January 1, 2008 rule, a large number of the "laundry list" of items to be included on the annual progress report because what is required is listed on a form licensees must complete.

     Throughout the rules simplification project, we changed the wording of other pre-January 1, 2008 rules, to align the forms we give licensees with the wording in the rules. For this particular rule, items that have been removed are on the licensing operations division form.

     A second change we made was to remove pre-January 1, 2008 rule, subsection (18) which states that we "may request licensees in Group II to submit financial statements and other information required by this rule in order to evaluate the organization's qualification." We do not request those documents; instead, we use other means to evaluate an organization's qualifications.

     Finally, we changed subsection (9) of the pre-January 1, 2008 rule, to add the phrase "direct relatives" rather than use the list in the pre-January 1, 2008 rule. We propose this change to add consistency between rules. It does, however, increase the number of people licensees must report.

     The changes in the first subsections have no impact. We are already requiring licensees to submit these documents. The change to subsection (9) is more restrictive, but adds consistency between rules.

     Post-January 1, 2008, WAC 230-07-150 Financial statements required for Groups III, IV, and V. In the post-January 1, 2008 rule, we require charitable or nonprofit licensees to use an independent certified public accountant, not just a licensed public accountant to prepare their financial statements. Without this change, a licensee could have an in-house accountant who is also a licensed CPA prepare the records rather than an independent CPA.

     Many licensees are already using independent CPAs; we're codifying what is the current practice.

     Post-January 1, 2008, WAC [230-07-155] Reporting annual activity for raffles, amusement games, Class A, B, or C bingo, or combination licenses. In this post-January 1, 2008 rule, we removed a large number of the "laundry list" of items to be included on the annual progress report because what is required is listed on a form licensees must complete.

     Post-January 1, 2008, WAC 230-46-100 Bona fide charitable nonprofit organizations -- Limited social card games without obtaining a license -- Conditions. We removed this requirement from the post-January 1, 2008 rule, because during the recodification of the statute, our statutory authority to allow this unlicensed activity was omitted. The law only allows charitable or nonprofit organizations that have a Class H liquor license to conduct card games without a separate card game license.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 07-05-017 on February 12, 2007, and published March 7, 2007.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 33, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 33, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 33, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: April 24, 2007.

Susan Arland

Rules Coordinator

OTS-9513.1

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     (2) In this chapter, "organization" and "organizations" means:

     (a) Licensees; and

     (b) All bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations conducting unlicensed gambling activities authorized by chapter 9.46 RCW.

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     (2) Licensees may conduct a gambling activity for the charitable benefit of specific person(s) whom the licensee has listed as recipient(s) of the proceeds, or a specified portion of the proceeds, if licensees obtain approval from us before they conduct the activity.

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     (2) Licensees must comply with requirements applicable to the regulatory group to which we have assigned them. The regulatory groups are:

(a) Group I	Combined annual gross receipts up to three hundred thousand dollars.
(b) Group II	Combined annual gross receipts up to one million dollars.
(c) Group III	Combined annual gross receipts up to three million dollars.
(d) Group IV	Combined annual gross receipts up to five million dollars.
(e) Group V	Combined annual gross receipts over five million dollars.

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     (1) Complied with all requirements set forth in their bylaws and articles of incorporation; and

     (2) Actively engaged in providing services to the public or their members during the fiscal year under review, and the services directly relate to the stated purposes of the organization; and

     (3) Held elections to select officers at least once in the previous two years; and

     (4) Held a general membership meeting to conduct the business of the organization at least once in the previous two years; and

     (5) Used a substantial portion of the licensees' "available resources" for providing program services during the fiscal year under review. For purposes of this section, "available resources":

     (a) Include the income generated by or from:

     (i) The net of all activities used to raise funds, including net gambling income; and

     (ii) Grants, gifts, and contributions from private sources; and

     (iii) Public support.

     (b) Does not include:

     (i) Funds generated in periods other than the fiscal year under review; or

     (ii) Funds that are raised or contributed from outside the organization for purposes of purchasing land or capital assets or to endow future operations when those funds are specifically identified by the board or contributors as restricted and separately recorded in the organization's records; or

     (iii) Net income from the sale of assets; or

     (iv) Fees paid by members or the public to receive services or to participate in specific activities. (Example: Fees to attend a swimming lesson or event.) These fees must be classified as a reduction to both program service and supporting service expenses on a pro rata basis and as a reduction to resources available for providing services in the fiscal year. (Example: In the chart below, licensee X has revenue of five thousand dollars. They must calculate the pro rata reduction by adjusting the total by the percentages of support services, program services expenses, and functional expenses.)

Revenue
Fees paid by public									$5,000
Calculation:
Expenses	Unadjusted Amount		% of Total		Pro Rata Reduction Fees Paid by Public ($5,000)		% of Total		Adjusted Amount
Support Service Expense	$35,000		32%		($1,591)		32%		$33,409
Program Service Expense	$75,000		68%		($3,409)		68%		$71,591
Functional Expenses	$110,000		100%		($5,000)		100%		$105,000

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     (1) Expended at least sixty percent of net gambling income earned in the licensee's most recently completed fiscal year on "functional expenses" to operate the organization's programs; and

     (2) Used no more than thirty-five percent of total functional expenses to provide supporting services. If licensees used more than fifty percent of total program services expenses to provide program services through indirect methods (those which are external to the organization), such as grants, contributions, and/or scholarships, then supporting services expenses must not exceed twenty percent of functional expenses.

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     (2) We consider "program service expenses" services the licensee provided:

     (a) Directly through programs to the public or the licensee's members; or

     (b) Indirectly through:

     (i) Contributions to individuals or to other service-providing organizations; or

     (ii) Funding scholarships; or

     (iii) Sponsoring activities directly related to any organizational purposes.

     (3) We consider soliciting new members or volunteers, or announcements and publications intended to educate the public about specific services or programs to be program service expenses.

     (4) Expenses allocated to more than one service must be divided out according to their function. Licensees must document the methods of allocation and make them available for our review.

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     (a) Management; and

     (b) General overhead; and

     (c) Any expenses related to soliciting contributions.

     (2) We consider the following supporting service expenses:

     (a) Wages and benefits for persons involved in the general operation of the organization, such as:

     (i) Executive directors and other management; or

     (ii) Support personnel like secretaries, receptionists, and bookkeepers; and

     (b) Expenses related to:

     (i) Providing an administrative office, including rent, depreciation, interest, utilities, taxes, insurance, and supplies; and

     (ii) General management functions of the organization such as planning and budgeting, recruiting and training staff, and purchasing and distributing materials; and

     (iii) Scheduling and conducting board, committee, and membership meetings; and

     (iv) Publicizing the general organization; and

     (v) Outside supporting services such as accounting, audit, and legal; and

     (vi) Soliciting contributions or grants; and

     (vii) Any net loss from nongambling fund-raising activities.

     (3) Supporting service expenses do not include items which are unusual and infrequent in nature, for example, repairs from a fire.

     (4) Expenses allocated to more than one service must be divided out according to their function. Licensees must document the methods of allocation and make them available for our review.

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     (2) In the waiver request, the organization's board must:

     (a) Acknowledge that it is aware of the circumstances; and

     (b) Show it has taken steps to correct the situation which prevented compliance; and

     (c) Show it has approved a plan that addresses delivery of program services in the future; and

     (d) Show that the organization expended at least twenty-five percent of its net gambling income to provide program services in the period under review. We may consider the purchase of nondepreciable assets for program purposes as part of this percentage.

     (3) When deciding to approve or deny a waiver, we consider whether the licensee:

     (a) Had a temporary inability to comply due to unusual circumstances; and

     (b) Is reserving funds to start or expand specific programs in the future; and

     (c) Used a substantial amount of capital assets that are not subject to depreciation or amortization to provide program services, for example, fully depreciated building or equipment; fully amortized leasehold improvements; assets which are not normally depreciated, such as land used for athletic fields, riding areas, or parks; and

     (d) Conducted a substantial portion of its services through volunteers.

     (4) If we deny the waiver, the licensee may request a brief adjudicative hearing before an administrative law judge under the provisions of TITLE 230 WAC and chapter 34.05 RCW.

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     (a) The licensee's current liabilities, which means debts due within one year; plus

     (b) Total functional expenses during the most recently completed fiscal year; plus

     (c) The average net income or loss from combined gambling and retail sales conducted in conjunction with gambling activities for a three-month period. This average is calculated by dividing annual net gambling and retail sales income or loss by four.

     (2) However, we may approve the exclusion of funds reserved to start or expand specific programs from the computation of excessive reserves.

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Revenue
Fees paid by public									$5,000
Calculation:
Expenses	Unadjusted Amount		% of Total		Pro Rata Reduction Fees Paid by Public ($5,000)		% of Total		Adjusted Amount
Support Service Expense	$35,000		32%		($1,591)		32%		$33,409
Program Service Expense	$75,000		68%		($3,409)		68%		$71,591
Functional Expenses	$110,000		100%		($5,000)		100%		$105,000

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     (2) Organizations must develop and maintain an independent management control system that ensures they:

     (a) Create an operating environment that makes it possible to implement the policies of the officers or board of directors; and

     (b) Supervise and operate gambling activities according to gambling laws and our rules; and

     (c) Protect all assets of the organization from misuse or embezzlement; and

     (d) Use gambling proceeds solely to advance the purposes of their organization.

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     (1) Is overseen by an independent group of officers or board of directors who have been elected by a process in which all full and regular members have a single vote; and

     (2) Includes written policies which set the responsibilities of and establish the scope of authority delegated to officers, board of directors, and employees; and

     (3) Includes affirmative management and accounting controls to ensure that all funds and other assets directly or indirectly obtained with gambling proceeds are protected from misuse, are dedicated solely to the purposes of the organization, and do not inure to the private use of any person. For purposes of this section, we do not consider the following uses of gambling proceeds inurement:

     (a) Providing program services to members or the public; or

     (b) Costs for necessary expenses, including salaries or wages for services to perform the purposes of the organization. Salaries or wages paid to members, officers, board of directors, or their direct relatives, are not inurement if they are necessary, reasonable, and an independent management system makes the decision to pay them; and

     (4) Includes a planning process to set goals for uses of gambling proceeds and allows the officers or board of directors to monitor progress toward those goals. Organizations reserving funds in endowments or trust funds must have a formal business plan or budget outlining uses of those funds; and

     (5) Includes a system of internal accounting controls designed to reduce errors, minimize the risk of embezzlement, and safeguard assets. The licensee's officers or board of directors must implement procedures to monitor established controls for compliance. The internal accounting control system must include at least:

     (a) Management approval for expenditures; and

     (b) Access to assets is restricted to those individuals management authorizes; and

     (c) Recording procedures for all transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Licensees must record transactions with enough detail to maintain accountability for assets; and

     (d) Periodic comparison of recorded assets to physical assets and reconciliation of all differences. "Reconcile" means the licensee must compare the two balances, resolve any differences, and document the comparison and the differences in writing. Licensees must keep the reconciliation as part of their records.

     (6) Is documented and available for our review.

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     (2) If individual officers or board members acknowledge potential conflicts of interest and abstain from voting on issues that directly or indirectly affect their personal interest, the organization is operating independently.

     (3) The governing board of the organization must review any potential conflicts of interest involving supervisory level employees. They must record all discussions or balloting regarding potential conflicts of interest in the official meeting minutes.

     (4) We will presume organizations lack an independent operating environment if the governing board fails to approve and document in the official meeting minutes any of the following by the officers, board members, or supervisory level employees:

     (a) Receiving, directly or indirectly, financial or personal benefit from the organization or share in gambling proceeds of the organization; or

     (b) Supervising, directly or indirectly, or having decision-making authority over transactions that may result in direct or indirect financial or personal benefit to:

     (i) Their direct relatives; or

     (ii) Persons with whom they maintain a common household; or

     (iii) Persons with whom they have a business relationship; or

     (c) Allowing others, directly or, through lack of action, indirectly, to receive or share in the gambling proceeds of the organization.

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     (2) We will review licensees assigned to Group IV and V and prepare a summary of the organization's qualifications for the commissioners' review at a public meeting every three years. At least one representative from the organization must attend the meeting when staff presents their qualification review.

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     (2) Licensees must pay employees taking part in the management or operation of gambling activity a wage that is reasonable under the prevailing local wage scale for comparable employment. Wages greater than the local prevailing wage create a presumption of a violation.

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     (1) Licensees must:

     (a) Keep a separate gambling receipts account(s) in a recognized Washington state bank, mutual savings bank, or credit union; and

     (b) Deposit only gambling receipts into that account. Licensees may deposit receipts from nongambling activities operated in conjunction with bingo games into the gambling receipts account if the licensee keeps detailed receipting records of the nongambling receipts; and

     (c) Deposit all gambling receipts first into the account before spending or transferring them into other accounts, except for prize pay outs; and

     (d) Deposit funds received from commercial amusement game operators operating amusement games on their premises in the licensee's gambling receipts account no later than the second banking day after they receive the receipts; and

     (e) Make all deposits of net gambling receipts from each activity separately from all other deposits, and keep the validated deposit receipt as a part of their records. Deposit receipts are a part of the applicable daily or monthly records and licensees must make them available for our inspection; and

     (f) Deposit all net gambling receipts which they are holding, pending pay out:

     (i) From bingo, no later than the second banking day after they receive them. Licensees may withhold bingo receipts from deposits for "jar," "pig," or other special game prizes if the total of all such prize funds does not exceed two hundred dollars, enter the amount withheld each session in the bingo daily record, and record the reconciliation of the special game fund on the bingo daily record. "Reconcile" means the licensee must compare the two balances, resolve any differences, and document the comparison and the differences in writing. Licensees must keep the reconciliation as part of their records; and

     (ii) From raffles (Class E and above) and amusement games (Class D and above), at least once each week; and

     (iii) From punch board and pull-tabs, including cost recovery for merchandise prizes awarded, no later than two banking days after they remove the board or series from play; and

     (g) Record the Washington state identification number assigned to the punch board or pull-tab series and the amount of net gambling receipts on the deposit slip/receipt. Licensees may record the number and the receipts on a separate record if they record the bank validation number and maintain the record with the deposit slip/receipt; and

     (2) These requirements do not apply to organizations who:

     (a) Conduct only one or more of the following activities:

     (i) Raffles under the provisions of RCW 9.46.0315;

     (ii) Bingo, raffles, or amusement games under the provisions of RCW 9.46.0321;

     (iii) Class A, B, or C bingo game;

     (iv) Class A, B, C, or D raffle; or

     (v) Class A, B, or C amusement game; and

     (b) Do not have any other license(s) from us.

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     (1) Make no expenditures, other than for prizes, until the receipts have been deposited;

     (2) Deposit all net gambling receipts within two banking days; and

     (3) Keep the validated deposit receipt with their gambling records.

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     (2) Licensees must maintain an inventory control record for each item purchased or donated to use as prizes for gambling activities in the format we require.

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     (1) Be knowledgeable of the laws and rules that relate to the operation of the gambling activities and the restrictions on the use of funds made from gambling activities for which they are responsible; and

     (2) Supervise the gambling activity, including all secondary activities, such as retail sales, conducted along with gambling activities; and

     (3) Ensure:

     (a) The business premises are maintained in a safe condition and persons participating in the activity are reasonably protected from physical harm; and

     (b) Fair and equal participation by players in gambling activities; and

     (c) All records are completed and correct; and

     (d) All funds are disbursed or invested according to the directions of the officers or governing board and are used solely to further the charitable or nonprofit purpose(s) of the organization; and

     (4) Protect:

     (a) The public from fraud; and

     (b) The organization from players or workers committing illegal acts; and

     (c) All gambling assets of the organization from misuse or theft; and

     (5) Safeguard funds or other assets made from gambling and secondary activities for which he or she is responsible until directly deposited in the organization's bank account.

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     (a) Has been assigned primary responsibility for operating any gambling activity or disbursing funds; or

     (b) Has terminated employment or responsibilities.

     (2) Individuals required to be licensed under WAC 230-03-235 must immediately submit a license application.

     (3) Licensees assigning gambling managers who do not require a license under WAC 230-03-145(4) must notify us in writing within ten days of changes in responsibilities by submitting:

     (a) The full name and date of birth of the gambling manager; and

     (b) The date the gambling manager was assigned new responsibilities or the date employment or responsibilities terminated; and

     (c) A full description of the change in duties or responsibilities; and

     (d) The highest ranking elected officer or the individual assigned the responsibility of supervising the gambling manager must sign the notification.

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     (a) Fund-raising events;

     (b) Bingo (Classes A, B, and C);

     (c) Raffles (Classes A, B, C, and D);

     (d) Amusement games (Classes A, B, C, and D); and

     (e) Card games (Classes A, B, and C).

     (2) The monthly records must include, at least:

     (a) The gross receipts from each activity;

     (b) The total amount of cash prizes actually paid out;

     (c) The total of the cost to the licensee of all merchandise prizes actually paid out for each activity;

     (d) A summary of all expenses related to each of the activities; and

     (e) The net income received from the activity, the purpose(s) for which the net income was raised, and the amount paid to each recipient.

     (3) Licensees must keep these records for three years from the end of the license year for which the record was created.

     (4) Organizations operating under RCW 9.46.0315 or 9.46.0321 must maintain their records for one year.

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     (2) Charitable or nonprofit licensees must keep these records for three years from the end of the license year for which the record was created.

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     (1) How they selected the recipients;

     (2) The number of gifts; and

     (3) The total cost of each gift.

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Requirements for accounting records

     For these accounting records, licensees must:

     (1) Conform to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) except as modified by other commission rules; and

     (2) Include, at least:

     (a) A cash disbursements journal and/or check register;

     (b) A cash receipts and/or sales journal;

     (c) A list of all assets the licensee paid for;

     (d) A listing of all liabilities;

     (e) A complete general ledger system; and

     (f) A list of all donated items valued at more than two hundred fifty dollars; and

Donated items

     (3) Document donated items. Licensees must:

     (a) Use the fair market value at the time of donation;

     (b) Add items to the list no later than thirty days after receiving them;

     (c) Remove items when they no longer have legal ownership; and

     (d) Not remove an item from the list, even if it has become obsolete or completely depreciated, until management has completed and documented appropriate review. A depreciation schedule for all capitalized items is sufficient; and

     (e) Add items to the list when they convert items from gambling merchandise prize inventory to licensee use. This list must include, at least:

     (i) A description of the item;

     (ii) The date purchased, acquired by donation, or converted from the gambling prize pool;

     (iii) The cost at the time of purchase or, if donated, the fair market value at the time received; and

     (iv) The date and method of disposition of the item; and

Method of accounting

     (4) Use the accrual method of accounting; and

     (5) The cash, modified cash, or tax basis accounting methods may be used only if that method accurately represents the licensee's financial position, the results of operations, and the licensee does not have substantial liabilities or expenses, such as depreciation or amortization expenses, which require a current outlay of cash; and

Expenditures for nongambling activities

     (6) Sufficiently document all expenditures relating to nongambling activities in order to provide a satisfactory audit trail and to allow us to verify that the funds were used for the licensee's stated purpose(s); and

Expenditures for gambling activities

     (7) Sufficiently document all of the licensee's expenditures relating to gambling activities. Canceled checks and bank statements are not sufficient documentation for expenditures without additional support. Licensees must provide additional support for expenditures, including:

     (a) Invoices or other supporting documents from commercial vendors or service agencies with at least:

     (i) The name of the person or entity selling the goods or providing the services;

     (ii) A complete description of goods or services purchased;

     (iii) The amount of each product sold or services provided;

     (iv) The price of each unit;

     (v) The total dollar amount billed; and

     (vi) The date of the transaction.

     (b) Documentation, in the form of checks and other written records of disbursements in excess of twenty-five dollars made directly to individuals who do not furnish normal, business type, invoices or statements. The written records must indicate at least:

     (i) The name of the person receiving the payment;

     (ii) The amount;

     (iii) The date; and

     (iv) The purpose; and

     (8) Document allocated expenditures that relate to more than one function to the various functions. Licensees must document their methods of allocation and make them available for our review; and

Capitalizing assets

     (9) Include a capitalization policy based on materiality and expected life of operating assets. To determine a minimum level for capitalizing assets, licensees must:

     (a) Capitalize and depreciate, or amortize over the useful life of the asset, any assets of more than two thousand dollars that have a useful life of more than one year; and

     (b) Capitalize and depreciate, or amortize over sixty months, beginning with the first month that bingo games are conducted, preoperating start up costs related to bingo games of more than six thousand dollars; and

     (c) Amortize, over a period not longer than the life of the lease, any leasehold improvements related to gambling activities that are more than six thousand dollars. Licensees may extend the amortization period to include any lease option periods if the licensee's management states a reasonable expectation that they will use the lease option; and

     (d) Charge all unamortized leasehold improvements as an expense of the gambling activities in the year that the lease expires.

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     (1) A brief history of the licensed organization, including its stated charitable or nonprofit purpose(s);

     (2) A written statement setting out their goals for meeting their stated charitable or nonprofit purpose(s) in the future;

     (3) The number of full and regular members;

     (4) A list of contributions, scholarships, grants, or sponsorships made during the period. This list must include:

     (a) The name of each organization or individual receiving a contribution from the licensee. The licensee may use the phrase "individual contribution" in place of the recipient. If the recipient is not named in the report, the licensee must maintain records to verify and identify the recipient of each individual contribution; and

     (b) Whether funds awarded were from gambling income or other funds; and

     (5) Gross income from all nongambling activities and the source of the income;

     (6) The revenue and expenses for any nongambling sales activities, presented separately, when conducted primarily in conjunction with gambling activities;

     (7) Total expenses for both charitable or nonprofit services;

     (8) The percentage or extent to which the licensee used net gambling income for charitable as distinguished from nonprofit purposes; and

     (9) The details of any loans, contracts, or other business transactions with related parties that accumulatively exceed one thousand dollars during the period. "Related parties" means officers, board members, key employees, or members of the licensed organization, including direct relatives of each.

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     (2) Licensees in Groups IV and V must have the financial statements prepared by an independent certified public accountant.

     (3) The statements and all required disclosures or footnotes no later than one hundred twenty days following the end of the licensee's fiscal year.

     (4) The financial statements must include:

     (a) A statement of financial position;

     (b) A statement of activities. This statement may be presented in a consolidated form if licensees provide the details of each component as supplemental information. Licensees must present revenue and expenses for each activity separately as follows:

     (i) Each gambling activity; and

     (ii) Retail sales conducted in conjunction with gambling activities;

     (c) A statement of cash flows;

     (d) A statement of functional expenses;

     (e) In addition to all disclosures required by GAAP, the financial statements must disclose the following:

     (i) Loans to or from officers, board members, and employees: We will not consider employee salary advances of five hundred dollars or less as loans. Details of all terms, including interest rates and payment schedules, must be disclosed;

     (ii) All civil penalties, fines, bribes, or embezzlements incurred or discovered during the period; and

     (iii) An explanation of any adjustments made to prior period capital accounts or net asset balances;

     (f) An explanation of material differences between amounts reported on gambling activity reports and the financial statements.

     (5) We may require additional information to ensure completeness of the information reported.

     (6) We may grant an organization additional time to submit the information required if a written request is received before the due date. The president of the organization must sign any request for additional time and include a statement explaining the hardship causing the delay, and the expected date the required report(s) will be submitted.

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     (2) We must receive the completed report in our office postmarked no later than thirty days following the expiration of their license(s).

     (3) The highest ranking officer or his/her designee must sign the report.

     (4) If the licensee has someone else prepare the report, then the preparer must include his/her name and phone number on the report.

     (5) Licensees that operate retail sales activities in conjunction with bingo games must report the net income from those retail sales activities.

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     (2) We must receive the completed report in our office postmarked no later than thirty days following the expiration of the license year.

     (3) Permittees operating under another's license must provide the licensee with all information about the permitted operation that is needed by the licensee to complete the annual activity report not less than ten days before the time that we require the licensee to file his or her report.

     (4) The highest ranking officer or his or her designee must sign the report. If the licensee has someone else prepare the report, then the preparer must include his or her name and phone number on the report.

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