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Debra Lynne Burtscher

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-20 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$474,489
Income listed$126,643
Real estate$292,260
Debts listed$15,189
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 93% $117,680 · DeSoto County Tax Collector
  • Agriculture 7% $8,963 · Cattle Sales

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

“Bank Accounts” ($121,333) doesn't name the institution

Intangible assets should name the entity they relate to.

What to check
  • Which bank, company or fund is this?

Rule: Asset without a named institution
“Do not list simply "stocks and bonds" or "bank accounts."”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets (quote not found in this year's instructions) · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $474,489; listed items add up to $474,483

Reported net worth: $474,489. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $474,483. They roughly agree.

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

Context Income & business ties

93% of listed income ($117,680) comes from DeSoto County Tax Collector

Listed income totals $126,643 from 2 sources. The largest is classed as government & public payroll.

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”2023 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

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Their filings

Other filings by Debra Lynne Burtscher

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-18$445,516
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-06-11$464,662

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $484,472 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $15,189 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $126,643 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
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