What to do with deferred contract acquisition costs?

Dear all,

I have two questions with regard to these:

Do I add these back (amortization of deferred contract acquisition cost) as a part of non-cash adjustments to NOPAT?
Do I model these as a % of Revenue or S&M?

Many thanks for the feedback!

Cheers!

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