diff --git a/R/explain.R b/R/explain.R
index 2f2d44b..f7dd5b9 100644
--- a/R/explain.R
+++ b/R/explain.R
@@ -60,6 +60,21 @@ cog_explain <- function(result, format = c("print", "list")) {
     cli::cli_text("Basis: {prov$basis}{note}")
   }
 
+  if (!is.null(prov$expenditure_concept)) {
+    concept_note <- if (!is.null(prov$expenditure_concept_note) &&
+                         !is.na(prov$expenditure_concept_note)) {
+      sprintf(" (%s)", prov$expenditure_concept_note)
+    } else {
+      ""
+    }
+    cli::cli_text("Concept: {prov$expenditure_concept}{concept_note}")
+    if (isTRUE(prov$expenditure_concept_direct_suppressed)) {
+      cli::cli_alert_warning(
+        "Direct leg unavailable for at least one requested (year, category) -- affected rows report intergovernmental dollars alone, not Direct + IG. See each row's notes."
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
   cli::cli_h2("Codes observed")
   codes <- prov$codes_summed$observed
   if (length(codes) == 0L) {
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-explain.R b/tests/testthat/test-explain.R
index e824807..fc8f7d3 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-explain.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-explain.R
@@ -70,6 +70,37 @@ test_that("cog_explain prints a Suggestions section when the provenance has one"
   expect_true(grepl("re-run with recipe", txt))
 })
 
+test_that("cog_explain prints the expenditure concept (I1)", {
+  skip_if_no_corpus()
+  d <- cog_spending("010000226085", years = 2019, category = "Police")
+  t <- cog_spending("010000226085", years = 2019, category = "Police",
+                    expenditure_concept = "total")
+  txt_d <- paste(c(
+    capture.output(cog_explain(d)),
+    capture.output(cog_explain(d), type = "message")
+  ), collapse = "\n")
+  txt_t <- paste(c(
+    capture.output(cog_explain(t)),
+    capture.output(cog_explain(t), type = "message")
+  ), collapse = "\n")
+  expect_true(grepl("Concept: direct", txt_d))
+  expect_true(grepl("Concept: total", txt_t))
+})
+
+test_that("cog_explain surfaces the C1(b) direct-suppressed flag as a warning", {
+  skip_if_no_corpus()
+  t <- suppressMessages(cog_spending(
+    "010000226085", years = 2011, category = "Corrections",
+    expenditure_concept = "total"
+  ))
+  expect_true(attr(t, "provenance")$expenditure_concept_direct_suppressed)
+  txt <- paste(c(
+    capture.output(cog_explain(t)),
+    capture.output(cog_explain(t), type = "message")
+  ), collapse = "\n")
+  expect_true(grepl("Direct leg unavailable", txt))
+})
+
 test_that("cog_explain prints denominator + popyear_range + counts", {
   skip_if_no_corpus()
   with_fixture_corpus({