G&A
Business & Finance abbreviation · Accounting
| Stands for | General and administrative expenses |
|---|---|
| Categories | Business & Finance |
G&A stands for General and administrative expenses, an accounting abbreviation.
Overhead costs of running a business that are not directly related to producing or selling products, such as executive pay, finance, legal, HR, office rent, insurance and IT. G&A is often reported as part of SG&A.
Example: G&A grew only 3 percent while revenue rose 25 percent, widening the operating margin.
Usage notes
Software and biotech companies often break out G&A separately from sales and marketing and from R&D. In private equity, G&A savings from merging back offices are a common source of deal synergies. How to allocate G&A to business units is a perennial debate in management accounting.
Related abbreviations
More accounting abbreviations
- FASB – Financial Accounting Standards Board
- FIFO – First in, first out
- FRS – Financial Reporting Standard
- FV – Fair value
- FY – Fiscal year
- FYE – Fiscal year-end
- GAAP – Generally accepted accounting principles
- GAAS – Generally accepted auditing standards
- GASB – Governmental Accounting Standards Board
- GL – General ledger
- GM – Gross margin
- GP – Gross profit