26 Other operating expenses
millions of € |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
Impairment losses on financial assets |
1,235 |
637 |
862 |
Gains (losses) from the write-off of financial assets measured at amortized cost |
24 |
122 |
188 |
Other |
5,124 |
3,502 |
3,443 |
Of which: legal and audit fees |
784 |
615 |
509 |
Of which: losses from asset disposals |
356 |
267 |
488 |
Of which: income (losses) from the measurement of factoring receivables |
2 |
4 |
6 |
Of which: other taxes |
584 |
496 |
452 |
Of which: cash and guarantee transaction costs |
622 |
547 |
490 |
Of which: insurance expenses |
169 |
138 |
117 |
Of which: miscellaneous other operating expenses |
2,606 |
1,434 |
1,382 |
Of which: losses resulting from deconsolidations and from the sale of stakes accounted for using the equity method |
0 |
70 |
0 |
|
6,383 |
4,261 |
4,493 |
The year-on-year increase in impairment losses on financial assets was mainly attributable to allowances of customer receivables primarily in the United States operating segment. These resulted from higher receivables and potential future macroeconomic effects. Expenses for legal and audit fees included, among other factors, expenses in connection with the proceedings brought in consequence of the cyberattack on T‑Mobile US in August 2021. Miscellaneous other operating expenses included expenses of EUR 0.7 billion in connection with the payment obligations entered into under the agreement to sell the wireline business in the United States. This item also includes expenses of EUR 0.5 billion for data storage in data centers, in cloud applications or other IT services, and of EUR 0.3 billion for regulatory duties in the United States. It also includes other administrative expenses and fees totaling EUR 0.1 billion.