Introduction to the Expense statements tool

Nicolas Vodoz Updated by Nicolas Vodoz

Overhead costs are costs related to the operation of a site (building) that must be distributed among the site's residents.

Generally, these are mainly heating costs (heating of rooms/apartments and hot water production).

However, other so-called "ancillary costs" may also be distributed. Examples include electricity costs for common areas of the building, concierge fees, elevator maintenance costs, etc.

These costs are defined in the rental agreement or in the condominium regulations (PPE).

The distribution method is defined in the model for the individual statement of energy and water costs (DIFEE) published in 2017 by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE).

When thermal energy and hot water meters are installed, heating costs are distributed with a variable share of 70% (based on the individual consumption of the residents) and a fixed share of 30% (based on apartment areas or thousandths in the condominium).

Ancillary costs are distributed based on apartment areas or thousandths in the condominium. This is also the case for heating costs when no meters are installed, as is common in older buildings.

The type and number of meters installed in the building therefore have an impact on how the expense statements are generated. See Meter connection.

Climkit offers a tool to generate individual expense statements directly from its online platform. Here is how to use it step by step: Create/edit an expense accounting period.

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