6.7 Other operating expenses
6.7.1 Rent for premises
6.7.1.1 Rent paid to 3rd party
6.7.1.2 Imputed rent commercial property
Owners' Equivalent Rent - OER. The amount of rent that could be paid to substitute a currently owned
commercial building for an equivalent rental property. The imputed rent is therefore recognized to compensate
the cost-structure distortion between Metrohm Group companies which rent their offices and those which own
them. For owner-occupied real estate, imputed rental income equal to what a third-party would normally pay is
recorded as income from the investment (=operating real estate income); rental expenses equal to the same
amount are recorded as operating expenses (this account, 60100).
6.7.2 Maintenance and repair equipment
The costs incurred to bring an asset back to an earlier condition or to keep the asset operating at its present condition (as
opposed to improving the asset). Not included are M+R for vehicles.
61’000 M+R PRODUCTION FACILITIES
61’100 M+R LABORATORY AND SALES FACILITIES
61’200 M+R STORAGE FACILITIES
61’300 M+R OFFICE FACILITIES
61’400 M+R INSTALLATIONS
61’500 M+R PRINTING MACHINES
6.7.3 Maintenance and repair vehicles
The costs incurred to bring vehicles back to an earlier condition or to keep it operating at their present condition. Included are
also depreciations for vehicles. You don’t need to use each provided sub-account. It should also include the cost for lease fleet
vehicles.
62’000 REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, CLEANING
62’100 OPERATING MATERIALS
62’200 CAR INSURANCE
62’300 VEHICLE RELATED FEES AND CHARGES
62’400 VEHICLE RELATED UTILITIES
62’600 EXPENSES CAR RENTAL, LEASING
62’700 PRIVATE SHARE BUSINESS CAR
62’800 DEPRECIATION VEHICLES
6.7.4 Insurances, fees, charges
63’000 INSURANCES
Expenses for insurance premiums for all insurances besides real estate and vehicle insurances.
63’600 FEES, CHARGES