Non-Eligible Costs. The Agency considers certain categories of costs as non-eligible. These may include, but are not necessarily restricted to, items such as: (a) the cost of land and goodwill; (b) cost allocation for the use of existing space owned by the Recipient; (c) fixed period costs (for example, recurring costs such as property taxes, rentals and a reasonable provision for depreciation); (d) entertainment expenses (does not include networking receptions) and first-class airfare; (e) insurance, except if the cost is directly related to construction and is capitalized (in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or International Financial Reporting Standards) as part of the Project; (f) dues and other membership fees; (g) severance pay, cash-out of unused vacation, bonuses, overtime premium for salaried employees and commissions; (h) interest costs, bond discounts, and other financing costs; and (i) any costs, such as amortization and in-kind, that would not necessitate an expenditure of cash by the Recipient.
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Samples: Contribution Agreement (Breathe BioMedical Inc.), Contribution Agreement (Meta Materials Inc.)
Non-Eligible Costs. The Agency considers certain categories of costs as non-eligible. These may include, but are not necessarily restricted to, items such as:
(a) the cost of land acquisition and any cost related to goodwill;
(b) cost allocation for the use of existing space owned by the Recipient;
(c) fixed period costs (for example, recurring costs such as property taxes, rentals and a reasonable provision for depreciation);
(d) entertainment expenses (does not include networking receptions) and first-class airfare;
(e) insurance, except if the cost is directly related to construction and is capitalized (in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or International Financial Reporting Standards) as part of the Project;
(f) dues and other membership fees;
(g) severance pay, cash-out of unused vacation, bonuses, overtime premium for salaried employees and commissions;
(h) refinancing of existing debt, any interest costs, bond discounts, and other financing costs; and
(i) any costs, such as amortization costs for the purchase of assets that exceed fair market value of the said assets and in-kind, any costs that would not necessitate an expenditure of cash by the Recipient, such as amortization and in-kind.
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Samples: Contribution Agreement (Breathe BioMedical Inc.), Contribution Agreement (Breathe BioMedical Inc.)