Overhead costs are expenses tied to things other than the production of goods or services. Here's how to calculate overhead.

When calculating the full cost of a product or service, a company first allocates all direct material and labor costs and direct expenses on a per-unit basis. Overhead costs are those that the ...

Overhead rates are measures of business expenses other than those directly related to producing or providing products and services. In a large or diversified company, multiple overhead rates may be ...

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Discover the key differences between fixed and variable overhead costs and their impact on business operations. Learn how to ...

Last month, we provided an article on overhead calculation and rate. That was Overhead Rates 101. In this month’s guest column, Ken Hedlund, Somerset CPAs (somersetcpas.com), introduces a more ...

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Despite my efforts and those of many others in the nonprofit sector, the overhead myth is still alive and well. I heard it again before the holidays as donors were being advised to make wise giving ...

Every now and then, you must be controversial and address a subject where your beliefs run counter to common practice. Overhead and overhead-cost recovery is one of these subjects. The controversy has ...