2023 Form 6F · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2023-08-31 · 4 pages (text)
Net worth$185,350
Income listed$79,902
Real estate$220,0002 properties
Debts listed$128,650
Worth a look1
Net worth over time
Where listed income comes from
Government & public payroll 36% $28,402 · City of Jacksonville, Jacksonville City Council Member
Other / unclassified 35% $28,000 · Direct Education Forward, Inc.
Law 29% $23,500 · B. A. Priestly Jackson, Esquire and Consulting
Worth a look 1
Worth a lookUnusual reporting
Values Books, Copyright and Intellectual Property at $40,000
Intellectual property rarely have an established market price, and the form doesn't say how this value was reached. Assets must be reported at fair market value; this one is 22% of reported net worth.
What to check
Is there evidence of sales or appraisals at this value?
Would the net worth look different without it?
Rule: Hard-to-value asset
“Value each asset by its fair market value on the date used in the Net Worth section of this form.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets — How to Value ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works
Context 3
ContextUnusual reporting
Itemizes the $95,000 household-goods total
The household-goods lump sum ($95,000) is also broken down in the asset list (Furniture, Furnishings, Automobiles and Business), and the items add up exactly to it — a breakdown, which is how many filers do it. Net worth doesn't appear to count them twice.
What to check
No action needed.
Rule: Household items listed twice
“Describe, and state the value of, each asset you had on the reporting date you selected for your net worth, if the asset was worth more than $1,000 and if you have not already included that asset in the aggregate value of your household goods and personal effects.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works
ContextUnusual reporting
Net worth $185,350; listed items add up to $197,350
Reported net worth: $185,350. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $197,350 (after removing the items counted twice). The difference matches the joint and several liabilities (e.g. a mortgage shared with a spouse).
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.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works
ContextIncome & business ties
Earns from 3 separate employers or businesses
Several distinct earned-income sources (excluding investments, retirement and Social Security).
What to check
Are any of these sources connected to each other or to the office sought?
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Elected to attach federal tax return instead: not read
Primary sources
Source
Address
Amount
Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)
Interests in specified businesses
Reported as “N/A”.
Companies on the state register
Companies this filing names, as the Division of Corporations lists them. Their role is shown when the filer is an officer or registered agent. A company matched by name only is shown just when it's active. How these are matched