Operating vs non- operating exp

Whether interest paid on unsecured loans is operating or non-operating expense?
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This discussion clarifies whether interest paid on unsecured loans is classified as an operating or non-operating expense. While often categorised as a finance cost, its placement can depend on the loan's purpose, such as funding working capital or investments. The classification also affects how interest is reported in cash flow statements, differentiating between operating, investing, and financing activities.

Everythin* is classified as a finance cost. It depends how you can classify it for yourself that is if the loan was to fund working capital or investments 

R u bcom or ca? I just now remembered it’s cash flows which segregates interest in different sections

operating cash flows- Interest expense from working capital, Interest payable on dividends (financial institutions)

investing activities- interest payable to joint venture or an associate will be recorded here

finance activity- Interest on dividends for other entities

i hope you got the gist of it. All the above interest expenses are reported as finance costs.

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