---
entity_slug: original_and_annual_expenses
entity_type: Element
vsm_system: S1
type_rationale: Original and Annual Expenses represent concrete financial stocks and
  resources (instruments, cattle, seed, maintenance funds) that persist as necessary
  components of agricultural operations rather than processes or abstract principles.
vsm_rationale: These expenses constitute the fundamental resource inputs required
  for primary agricultural production activities, making them core elements of the
  productive operations that generate wealth in Smith's economic system.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:20:03.532957'
---

# Classification: Original And Annual Expenses

## Entity Type

Element

## VSM System

S1

## Type Rationale

Original and Annual Expenses represent concrete financial stocks and resources (instruments, cattle, seed, maintenance funds) that persist as necessary components of agricultural operations rather than processes or abstract principles.

## VSM Rationale

These expenses constitute the fundamental resource inputs required for primary agricultural production activities, making them core elements of the productive operations that generate wealth in Smith's economic system.
