nonrecurring operating losses

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1. 720-15Start-Up Costs720 Other Expenses

   ASC 720-15 governs the accounting for start-up activities — including one-time activities to open a new facility, introduce a new product or service, conduct business in a new territory or with a new class of customer, initiate a new process in an existing facility, or organize a new entity (organization costs). The single core rule is that costs of start-up activities, including organization costs, must be expensed as incurred (720-15-25-1). The Subtopic defines start-up activities by their nature rather than by the time period in which they occur, and carves out numerous costs governed by other GAAP.