Office Expenses
Office Expenses (/finances/office) is a ledger for workspace-level overhead — costs that belong to the firm, not to any individual case. These feed into the Profit & Loss report.
Categories
| Category | What to log here |
|---|---|
| Rent | Office rent and lease payments |
| Salary | Staff salaries (see also Staff & Salaries) |
| Utilities | Electricity, water |
| Software | NyayX, legal research subscriptions, etc. |
| Internet | Broadband, mobile data plans used for office |
| Courier | Document dispatch, speed-post fees |
| Stationery | Paper, printing supplies, stamps |
| Bar Council | Annual membership, renewal fees |
| Professional Indemnity | Insurance premiums |
| Other | Anything that doesn’t fit above |
Adding an expense
1 Open Office Expenses
Navigate to Finances → Office Expenses from the sidebar.
2 Fill in the form
Enter:
- Category — pick from the list above
- Amount — in rupees
- Period — the month this expense belongs to (YYYY-MM format)
- Description — optional note (e.g., “Q1 bar council renewal”)
3 Save
Click Add. The entry appears in the ledger immediately and is reflected in the P&L for that month.
Deleting an entry
Each row has a Delete (trash icon) button. Deletion is immediate and cannot be undone.
Staff & Salaries
The office expenses page also manages your staff roster and salary payments:
- Staff — add team members with designation (partner, associate, paralegal, intern, support) and monthly salary
- Salary payments — log each month’s payment per staff member with the actual amount paid and a reference
Salary payments logged here also flow into the P&L under Office costs.