Preliminary expenses are neither administrative expenses nor selling expenses rather these are classified as other assets in balance sheet and amortized over period of life of business.
an Administrative expense
Administrative one.
Insurance is an administrative expense as administration is authorized to do all these kind of expenses.
[Debit] Amortization of Preliminary expenses xxxx [Credit] Preliminary expenses xxxx
after gross profit
administrative expenses;
an Administrative expense
Administrative one.
Expenses which are incurred for the selling of product is called Selling Expenses while expenses incurred on administration of general day to day tasks are called administration expenses
Sales salaries and commission expenses, if paid for selling the products then it is selling expenses, while if salaries or commission is paid for administration work then it would be classified as administration expense like salary of operation manager etc.
Insurance is an administrative expense as administration is authorized to do all these kind of expenses.
[Debit] Amortization of Preliminary expenses xxxx [Credit] Preliminary expenses xxxx
It is a selling expense to be accounted for on the Income Statement under Selling Expenses.
after gross profit
I would classify them as administrative unless the cost of the line is directly related to sales such as the phones in a busy order dept, an outside sales rep's cell phone, or the lines in a telemarketing boiler room.
Preliminary expenses are any cost incurred when starting a company. The cost of the location, hiring employees, and fees for an attorney are considered preliminary expenses.
Selling and administration expenses are found under income statement after gross profit section and for the calculation of net profit