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Amount of rental and related expenses.

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Amount of expense for salary, wage, profit sharing; incentive and equity-based compensation; and other employee benefit.

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The total expense recognized in the period for promotion, public relations, and brand or product advertising.

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Amount of selling, general and administrative expense classified as other.

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A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer.

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Amount of expense (reversal of expense) for expected credit loss on accounts receivable.

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The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

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Amount of expense associated with supplies that were used during the current accounting period.

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All taxes not related to income of the entity or excise or sales taxes levied on the revenue of the entity that are not reported elsewhere. These taxes could include production, real estate, personal property, and pump tax.

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Expenses incurred for travel and entertainment during the period.