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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
For the year ended December 31, 2010<br />
7 PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS<br />
Profit from operations is stated after crediting/charging the following:<br />
<strong>Alibaba</strong>.com Limited Annual <strong>Report</strong> 2010<br />
106<br />
2009 2010<br />
RMB’000 RMB’000<br />
Crediting:<br />
Gain on deemed disposal of <strong>Alibaba</strong> Japan (Note 6(iii)) 6,980 –<br />
Charging:<br />
Staff costs (Note 9) 1,698,147 2,371,719<br />
Depreciation expense of property and equipment (Note 15) 119,380 187,190<br />
Operating lease rentals 68,013 69,790<br />
Amortization of intangible assets (Note 16) 6,615 39,133<br />
Auditors’ remuneration 5,350 6,020<br />
Amortization of lease prepayment 587 587<br />
Losses on disposals of property and equipment, net 191 514<br />
8 FINANCE INCOME, NET<br />
2009 2010<br />
RMB’000 RMB’000<br />
Interest income, net 140,479 158,286<br />
Exchange gains, net 462 18,112<br />
Total 140,941 176,398<br />
9 STAFF COSTS (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ EMOLUMENTS)<br />
2009 2010<br />
RMB’000 RMB’000<br />
Salaries, bonuses and sales commission 1,243,515 1,610,431<br />
Contributions to defined contribution plans (i) 204,416 313,328<br />
Discretionary employee benefits 49,831 106,989<br />
Share-based compensation expense (Note 27(c)) 200,385 340,971<br />
Total 1,698,147 2,371,719<br />
2009 2010<br />
Number of employees 11,716 13,674