Legal, Accounting & Professional Services
Cost of legal, accounting, audit, tax, fractional CFO, and outside consultants for the period. Often spikes around financings, audits, and major contracts. — Finance KPI, I'mBoard-authored (editorial tier).
I'mBoard-authored (editorial tier)
No public third-party standard anchors this KPI yet, so I'mBoard authors and maintains the definition — transparently labeled as editorial tier. See the ontology methodology for the published vs editorial tier system and the back-attribution workstream.
Rogue ID: finance.legal_accounting_professional
Type: Currency
Domain: Finance
Definition
Cost of legal, accounting, audit, tax, fractional CFO, and outside consultants for the period. Often spikes around financings, audits, and major contracts.
Formula
Legal / accounting / professional-services fees for the period.Why it matters
A lumpy overhead line; spikes usually map to financing or compliance events.
How to interpret
Footnote one-off drivers (a raise, an audit) so the board reads the trend, not the spike.
Related KPIs
finance.total_ga
Source
I'mBoard editorial — authored and maintained by I'mBoard, first published 2026-04-01. No third-party standard is cited for this KPI; when one emerges, the definition is back-attributed and promoted to the published tier (a minor version bump). Read the ontology methodology for the published vs editorial tier system, attribution rules, and dispute process.
Stage relevance
| Company stage | Priority |
|---|---|
| Series A | Recommended |
| Series B | Recommended |
| Series C+ | Recommended |
| Public | Recommended |
Suggested for stages: Series A, Series B, Series C+, Public.
Default owning functions
- Finance
Machine-readable
- This KPI as JSON:
/api/ontology/finance/legal_accounting_professional.json - All Finance KPIs:
/api/ontology/finance.json - Full catalog:
/api/ontology/index.json
Interest Income / Expense
Net interest for the period as a SIGNED line: interest earned on cash/deposits (positive) net of interest paid on loans, venture debt, or other financing (negative). For cash-rich post-raise companies this is often net positive income. — Finance KPI, I'mBoard-authored (editorial tier).
Marketing Payroll
Fully-loaded compensation for marketing leadership, demand generation, content, and growth for the period. — Finance KPI, I'mBoard-authored (editorial tier).