Why is interest expense reported as a non-operating expense and not as an operating expense on a

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Why is interest expense reported as a non-operating expense and not as an operating expense on a multiple-step income statement?

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Financial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making

ISBN: 978-1118644942

6th Canadian edition

Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Barbara Trenholm, Wayne Irvine

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