Smith's committee spent the most on tech services in the quarter, with all those payments ($960) going to NGP Software in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Tech services
$960
39.5%
Payroll taxes
$908
37.4%
Office services
$240
9.9%
Payroll processing fees
$211
8.7%
Payroll reporting fees
$108
4.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 6 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
NGP Software
2016-02-01
$960
Tech services
Department of the Treasury
2016-03-31
$908
Payroll taxes
UPS Store 1053
2016-03-21
$240
Office services
PayChex
2016-02-10
$211
Payroll processing fees
PayChex
2016-01-11
$54
Payroll reporting fees
PayChex
2016-03-10
$54
Payroll reporting fees