What is sundry Expense

The word “Sundry” is used for items which are not important enough to be mentioned individually. Sundry expenses are costs incurred for small things which can not be categorized under a specific heading. They are usually infrequent, considerably low, miscellaneous in nature & are not classified under a specific ledger account.

Sundry expenses may also be referred as “Miscellaneous Expenses”. They can be related to a particular area within a business such as sundry office expenses, sundry retail expenses etc.

Examples of Sundry Expenses

As mentioned above these type of expenses do not usually have a separate ledger account however they can be grouped together and clubbed together as sundry expenses. 

There are no hard and fast rules for categorizing a expenses as sundries but they should definitely not include any regular payments or capital expenses. 

Examples may include 

1.expenses related to Bank service charges, 

2.gifts & flowers, 

3.festival celebration, 

4.donations, etc.

Treatment in Financial Statements

Sundry expenses are shown on the expenses side (left) of a profit and loss account (Income statement). 

Size, industry practice & nature of an expense plays an important role to determine whether it should be included in Sundry expenses or be given a separate ledger account.