There is surely a way to turn that into "accounting debt" that will cancel lots of taxes and save a lot of money one way or another.
Normal expenses are things you pay, and then you declare how much you just paid.
This is not a normal expense, it's a long term contract. It states how much they'll pay IN ADVANCE over a long period of time. That can be used to make all sort of accounting magic , adjusted per year over multiple years however you like it.