Are operating expenses overhead? 923 viewsDecember 3, 2012Accounting 0 Hart December 2, 2012 0 Comments Are the operating expenses what is called an overhead? I don’t know what overheads actually mean and how they relate to the operating expenses. 1 Answer ActiveVotedNewestOldest 0 Robertson Posted December 2, 2012 0 Comments Overhead are the expenses that are incurred as part of the day to day operations. Overhead and operating expenses are pretty much synonymous terms. You are viewing 1 out of 1 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login Search for: