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Consumer Magazine Support Center

Board Ruling Explanations

Last Updated
Magazine FAS-FAX to Break Out Digital Circulation04/30/12
New Reporting Structure and Qualification Requirements Endorsed04/30/12
Modification to Paragraph 8 Analysis of Total New and Renewal Paid Subscriptions07/26/11
Premium and combination sales rules updated for magazines published less than once every three months07/31/09
Canadian specific rules07/28/09
Partnership sales rule modified to include more than one magazine07/28/09
Testing of gift box programs07/28/09


Archived Explanations

Last Updated
Digital Contact Service Extensions Included in Paid Circulation 04/08/09

26-Week Reporting Cycle Extended to Magazines (eff. 6/30/09 reporting period)

03/27/09
New opportunity to test circulation marketing programs08/18/08
Magazines included in charitable donations—partnership deductible rules apply08/06/08
Magazines sold in partnership at an event08/05/08
Use of back copies in analyzed non-paid bulk08/05/08
Verified-optional reporting of payment for public place programs07/29/08
Verified-optional reporting of payment for public place programs03/19/08
Verified public place update—airline/restricted-access clubs03/17/08
Verified and sponsored sales updates with FAQs11/27/07
Verified public place update—hotel copies11/15/07
Single-copy combination sale rule update08/07/07
Member obligations—final passage July 200708/03/07
Publisher’s Statement—filing and certification—July 2007 board meeting08/03/07
Variations from Publisher’s Statement July 2007 board meeting08/03/07
Multimedia reporting07/31/07
Credit cancels—direct accounting method update07/25/07
Board request rule modification04/04/07
Free copies of ABC documents – rule modification11/30/06
Premium rule updated – archive access & expanded online content11/15/06
Partnership nondeductible programs - update for qualification and reporting11/13/06
Sponsored sales/eligible purchaser—modification to Rule 2.108/21/06
Board makes review of premium rule – archive access08/09/06
Publisher’s Statements/FAS-FAX - Rule F 104.1 Modification08/08/06
Update to back-copy service eligibility08/03/06
Military subscriptions - Rule F 102.807/25/06
Partnership sales - deductible06/20/06
Opt-out notice guidelines (PDF*)05/15/06
Channel of sales - production Paragraph 8C05/04/06
Loyalty point policy modified04/19/06
June 2006 reporting: formats (prototypes & tutorials)04/03/06
June 2006 reporting: analyzed non-paid defined04/03/06
Partnership Non-deductible sales - Rule F 102.6 modified03/28/06
Separate edition rule modified03/20/06
Sanction – new Bylaw Article 7.603/17/06
Listing of “Audit Status” for all ABC members on ABC website07/22/05
ABC legal expenses – reimbursement by involved ABC members03/29/05
Censure provisions formalized03/29/05
Public notification of impending audit adjustment03/29/05
Single-copy price reporting03/21/05
Club/membership program approval and audit requirements03/17/05
Paragraph 4B reporting11/29/04
Reducing the release time for the Audit Report11/29/04
Change in qualifying club/membership-nondeductible07/23/04
Modification to Rule F 108.4 Subscriptions/Single-Copy Sales in Combination07/23/04
Sponsored sales explanatory reporting updated07/23/04
Subscription/Single-copy sales in combination07/21/04
Club/membership deductible programs05/28/04
Reporting of subscriptions obtained through award points05/28/04
Audit Report format01/04
Premium disclosure11/03
Consumer magazine reporting format modified06/03
FAS-FAX format change03/03

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