MYOB Setup - Create new company file

Here is how to create a new company file. Open MYOB. This will open the MYOB Welcome window.


Click the CREATE tab, and the MYOB File Assistant window/wizard will open


The Introduction screen will first and will tell you that to create a company file, just tell MYOB about your company, answer a few questions about accounting year, choose accounting list.

You can click NEXT to continue or click on the grayed out options on the left (at any time you want to edit, just click the relevant tab):
Company Information
Accounting Information
Accounts List
Company File
Conclusion

Company Information: you must enter the MYOB serial number, Business Registration Number (required) and the rest like Company Name, GST Number, Phone Number, Fax Number, Email Address are optional.
Account Information:
Current Financial Year,
Last Month of Financial Year,
Conversion Month (beginning month of a Financial Year),
Number of Accounting Periods: 12 or 13. If you choose 13 Accounting Periods, MYOB will add an extra column for you to do adjustments, but the number of months remain 12 months.

Accounting List: You can Start with MYOB provided list, Import, Build Own List. Whichever selected, it is possible to add or delete later. Selecting MYOB List and Clicking NEXT will allow you to choose your Industrial Classification (Agriculture, Manufacturing, Retail, Service, Others, All).

Clicking any of the first 6 will reveal all the items preloaded by MYOB for that particular industry. If you select ALL, there will be a further drop down menu to select a long list of business ranging from Advertising Business to Wholesale Business.

To view the wholes list of businesses you can select for ALL to to MYOB Accounting List Choices.

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