Operating expenses on the income statement consists of costs not directly required in the manufacturing or sale of goods or service. Common operating expenses include advertising, marketing, payroll, office supplies, accountants, lawyers, etc.
While familial searching is not performed at the national level, the following states currently perform familial searching at the state level: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
HIP provides the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with a national registry of migratory bird hunters from which they can select participants for harvest surveys. Only a small percentage of HIP participants will be selected for harvest surveys, which will be mailed to them by the USFWS. Completion of the survey is voluntary. HIP started in a few states in 1991. All states had to participate beginning in 1998.