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James Ivory Howell

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-06-30 · 3 pages (text)

Net worth$211,000
Income listed$40,666
Real estate$0
Debts listed$32,000
Worth a look1

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 86% $35,000 · Big Bend Timber
  • Government & public payroll 14% $5,666 · Hamilton Co Board of County Commissioners

Worth a look 1

Worth a look Unusual reporting

Reports a $211,000 net worth but lists no assets (only $28,400 of household goods)

The assets section is marked “N/A”, yet net worth is $211,000. Every asset worth more than $1,000 has to be listed, so about $182,600 of what this filer owns isn't shown.

What to check
  • Compare with the filer's other filings: which assets did they list before?
  • Which accounts would produce the income listed?

Rule: Net worth with no assets listed
“Describe, and state the value of, each asset you had on the reporting date”2024 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context 2

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $211,000; listed items add up to -$3,600

Reported net worth: $211,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = -$3,600. A difference is normal: net worth also counts assets and debts that aren't listed individually (items under $1,000, credit cards, taxes), and the instructions say subtracting listed liabilities from listed assets won't give an accurate figure in most cases.

What to check
  • No action needed unless other items look off.

Rule: Net worth vs. listed items
“Simply subtracting your liabilities from your assets will not result in an accurate net worth figure in most cases.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

86% of listed income ($35,000) comes from Big Bend Timber

Listed income totals $40,666 from 2 sources. The largest is classed as other / unclassified.

What to check
  • Who is this source, and does it have business before the office sought?
  • If the filer owns it, check the business section and secondary income.

Rule: Where the money comes from
“List the name of each source of income that provided you with more than $1,000 of income during”2024 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

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Other filings by James Ivory Howell

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-22$227,0001

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Liabilities over $1,000 $32,000 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $40,666 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Reported as “N/A”.

Interests in specified businesses

Reported as “N/A”.

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
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