{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-17029","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 17029","heading":"","body":"“Cost of doing business” or “overhead expense” means all costs of doing business incurred in the conduct of the business and shall include without limitation the following items of expense: labor (including salaries of executives and officers), rent, interest on borrowed capital, depreciation, selling cost, maintenance of equipment, delivery costs, credit losses, all types of licenses, taxes, insurance and advertising.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [16000. - 18107.]","PART 2. PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION [16600. - 17365.]","CHAPTER 4. Unfair Trade Practices [17000. - 17101.]","ARTICLE 2. Definitions [17020. - 17031.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"7f997fd8e098555341afa4eb6d10d75fc0d2f54f4b63088c77f73d057da8d2d0","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-17028","next":"us-ca/bpc-17030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}