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The following features are only available to early adopters when accessing an AccountRight file in a web browser.

Some features aren't available yet — more are coming.

An inventory item is something that you buy, sell and stock which is measured in quantities, such as a hammer or box of nails.

Create items before entering transactions, then you can order them from suppliers or sell them to customers.

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Creating inventory items

Add the details of an inventory item to MYOB. This includes the item's name, description, buying and selling prices and choose the accounts to track purchases, sales and stock levels.

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To create an inventory item

  1. From the Sales or Purchases menu > Items, choose Create item to open the Create item page.
  2. Complete the fields in the Details section:
    1. Name—enter a short item name.
    2. Description—enter a detailed item description, for use on invoices and bills. Note: If you leave this field blank, the Name will be used as the description.
    3. Select whether to Use item description on sales and purchases. If you leave this option deselected, only the item's Name will show in sales and purchases.
    4. Item ID—enter a unique identifier for the item.
  3. Complete the fields in the Inventory section:
    1. Select the option, I inventory this item.
    2. Asset account for tracking inventory—choose the account to record the on-hand value of this item.
  4. If you sell this item, complete the fields in the Selling section:
    1. Select the option I sell this item. The fields in this section become active.
    2. Selling price ($)—enter the price of the item, excluding tax or GST.
    3. Selling prices is—select either Tax inclusive or Tax exclusive.
    4. Unit of measure—enter a unit of measure for the item, such as boxes, cans, hours, kg, etc.
    5. Items per selling unit—the number of items that comprise a single unit.  For example, if you sell by the six-pack, enter 6 as the number of items per selling unit. When you sell one six-pack, your item inventory is reduced by six items. The default value of this field is one.
    6. Income account for tracking sales—choose the account to which you want sales of this item allocated.
    7. Cost of sales account—choose the account for tracking the costs of purchasing this item.
    8. Tax code—select the relevant tax code to be applied when selling this item. If unsure, check with your accounting advisor or the ATO.
  5. If you buy this item, complete the following fields in the Buying section:
    1. Select the option I buy this item. The fields in this section become active.
    2. Buying price ($)enter the cost of the item, including tax or GST.

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      In a future release, you'll be able to enter tax exclusive Buying price if you want.

    3. Unit of measure—enter a unit of measure for the item, such as boxes, cans, hours, kg, etc.
    4. Items per buying unit—type the number of items that comprise a single buying unit. For example, if you buy eggs by the carton and track their purchase individually, enter 12 as the number of items per buying unit. When you buy one carton, your item inventory is updated by twelve items. The default value of this field is one.
    5. Tax code—select the relevant tax code to be applied when buying this item. If unsure, check with your accounting advisor or the ATO.

      Here's our example of an inventory item:
  6. When you're done, click Save.

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    The initial on-hand quantity is zero. To increase the on-hand quantity, you need to enter a supplier bill for the item (or convert a purchase order to a bill).

You can also view, edit, delete and deactivate items.

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Need to do a stocktake or adjust your inventory?

These features aren't yet available in a web browser, but you can still adjust inventory quantities or values or do a stocktake in your AccountRight desktop app.

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Ordering inventory items

Create a purchase order for inventory items you need from a supplier. This details what you require, the quantities, prices, and any applicable shipping address. You can then send the purchase order to the supplier to prepare your order.

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To order an inventory item from a supplier

  1. Go to the Purchases menu and choose Create purchase order.

  2. Choose the Supplier you're ordering from.

  3. (Australia only) If the order will result in a reportable payment, select the option Report to ATO via TPAR. Learn more about Reportable contractor payments.
  4. Confirm the Shipping address where you want the order delivered.
  5. If necessary, change the Purchase order number. This number is automatically generated, based on the last number used.

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    If you change the number, you’ll change the automatic numbering. For example, if you change the number to 000081 , the next time you create a purchase order, the new number will be 000082 .

  6. If you have a Supplier invoice number or Promised date from the supplier, enter these.
  7. Select whether the amounts in the order are Tax inclusive or Tax exclusive.
  8. Click the Field layout icon and select the Services and items option.
  9. Enter details of the items you're ordering.

    FieldDescription
    Item IDChoose an item from your item list.
    DescriptionA description of the item appears automatically. You can change this if you want.
    AccountThe asset account for tracking purchases of this item appears automatically. You can change this if you want.
    No of unitsEnter the quantity to be delivered.
    Unit priceThe price per unit of the item appears automatically. You can change this if you want.
    Discount %[Optional] If you've been given a discount, type it as a percentage.
    Amount ($)The total price of the items is calculated automatically. If you change the total, the Discount % field is updated to show the discount applicable.
    Job[Optional] Select a job number here to assign a line item to a specific job.
    Tax codeThe default tax (Australia) or GST (New Zealand) code for an item appears here. If you want to change it, enter the required tax/GST code.
  10. If you're paying a deposit on this order, enter it in the Amount paid field near the bottom.

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    Deposits on orders

    If you want to apply a payment to a purchase order, you'll need to specify a linked account for tracking supplier deposits (Accounting menu > Manage linked accounts > Purchases tab > I track deposits paid to suppliers).

    Learn more about linked accounts and supplier deposits.

    Here's our example order (with a $100 deposit applied):


  11. When you're done, use the buttons across the bottom of the page to choose an action.

    If you want to...do this...
    Print or save a PDF copyClick View PDF and choose the template to generate the PDF (currently only invoice templates can be used) then click Export. The order appears as a PDF in a new tab where you can print or save it.
    Email the orderClick Email purchase order, enter or check the details of the email and click Send purchase order. You can change the default purchase order email template by clicking your business name > Purchases settings. Learn more about Purchases settings
    Cancel without savingClick Cancel.
    Save the order and create a new oneClick Save and... then choose Save and create new. The order is saved and a new, blank order appears.
    Save the order and create a duplicateClick Save and... then choose Save and duplicate. The order is saved and a new order with the same details and new order number is created.
    Save the orderClick Save.
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    Once the supplier invoices you for what you've ordered, you can convert the order to a bill. This updates the on-hand quantity of the item, which you can see on the Items page (Sales or Purchases menu > Items).

    For more information on converting purchase orders to bills, see Purchase orders.

    You can also create a supplier bill for an inventory item without having created a purchase order and this will also update the on-hand quantity of the item — see Creating bills.

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Selling inventory items

Create an invoice for the inventory items you sell. This includes the item, the quantities, prices, discounts and any messages for the customer. Then choose how to send the invoice to them.

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It's a good idea to set your default sales layout to Services and items if you're going to be selling items. You can change it back to a Services layout when entering an invoice if you want.

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To invoice a customer for an inventory item

  1. From the Sales menu or the Invoices page, click Create invoice. The Invoice page appears.

  2. Choose the Customer you're selling to. The customer’s address details appear in the field below. If you've entered a shipping address when you created the customer, this will appear on PDF copies of the invoice.

  3. If you want to:

    Add a new customer:

    Click the Customer dropdown arrow and choose Create customer. Enter as much (or as little) info as you like and click Save. You can always go back later and fill in additional details.

    Add missing details to an existing customer:

    Type the customer's name in the Customer field and hit Enter. Click the dropdown next for the information you want to add, such as the ABN or billing or shipping address, add the details and click Save.

  4. (Australia only) The status of the ABN you've entered in the customer's record will checked, and the status shown. Click the status to see more details.
  5. You're notified if the customer has any open quotes:

    If you want to convert one of these quotes to an invoice:
    1. Click Open quotes.
    2. Select an invoice and click Convert. The invoice is completed with the details of the quote. You can change these details if you want.
  6. If necessary, change the Invoice number. This number is automatically generated, based on the last number you used.

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    Changing the numbering

    If you change the invoice number, you’ll change the automatic numbering. For example, if you change the number to 000081, the next time you create an invoice, the new invoice number will be 000082.

  7. If you have one, enter the Customer PO Number.
  8. Check the date in the Issue date field.
  9. Click the date in the Due date field to set the terms for this invoice. How do I set my default payment terms?
  10. (Australia only - if set up for online payments):
    1. Select the option Allow online payments to allow the customer to pay you straight from their invoice. If you haven't signed up yet, click Start getting paid online to get started.
    2. Select the option Apply Surcharge to pass the 1.8% online payment transaction fee (for credit or debit card payment) onto the customer. If you haven't turned on this preference, learn about Customer surcharging for online payments.
  11. Select an option from the Amounts are list.
    • If you want the prices to include tax or GST, choose Tax inclusive. Note that this is the default tax preference.
    • If you want the prices to exclude tax or GST, choose Tax exclusive.
  12. Click the Field layout icon and select the Services and items option.

  13. In the Item ID column, enter or choose the item you're selling. The item Description, Unit price and Tax code appear, based on the details you entered when you created the item.

  14. Enter the number of Units of this item you're selling. The calculated Amount is displayed.

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    There's a built-in calculator in the No of units, Unit Price, Discount and Amount fields. Just enter a calculation in the field and tab out of it:

  15. Repeat step 13 for each item you're selling. Need to add or remove blank lines or line items?

  16. The totals are calculated at the bottom of the invoice:

    • Subtotal—the total for the items added to the invoice

    • Tax—the amount of tax applied to the invoice

    • Total amount—the total amount of the invoice including the tax or GST amount

    • Amount paid—the total of any invoice payments made

    • Balance due—the invoice total minus the amount paid.

  17. (Optional) Choose a Job if the line item relates to a specific job. Tell me more about jobs.
  18. If you want to add a note about the invoice, select a Message to customer and enter any additional notes in the box below it. These notes will appear on the customer's invoice. For example, you could use this area to add additional details about payment.

  19. Check that all the information in the invoice is correct.

  20. Use the buttons across the bottom of the page to choose an action.

    If you want to...do this...
    Print, download a PDF copy or send an invoice linkClick View PDF. The invoice appears as a PDF in a new tab where you can download it or print it. Learn more about downloading an invoice PDF.
    Email the invoiceClick Email invoice. Enter or confirm the email details and click Send invoice. Learn more about emailing invoices.
    Save it as a recurring invoiceClick Save as recurring. Enter the recurring transaction Schedule name and choose the Frequency, such as Daily, Weekly or Monthly. Learn more about recurring transactions.
    Prefill the invoice from a recurring transactionClick Prefill from recurring. Select a recurring transaction and click Prefill. The invoice is updated with information from the recurring transaction. Learn more about recurring transactions.
    Cancel without savingClick Cancel.
    Save the invoice and create a duplicateClick Save and duplicate. An invoice with the same details and new invoice number is created. Learn more about Duplicating an invoice.
    Save the invoice and create a new oneClick Save and create new. The invoice is saved and a new, blank invoice appears.
    Save the invoiceClick Save.

For more information about invoices, see Creating invoices.

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What's coming next

We'll be rolling out more inventory features in 2022, so you can:

  • adjust the quantity and value of inventory items
  • do a stocktake
  • create sales orders (ability to backorder items)
  • custom lists for items (ability to group items)
  • custom fields for items (ability to store additional item information)
  • report on items, such as your most profitable items
  • set stock alerts to see the items you need to order more of
  • update item prices in bulk.

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Feedback and support

We'd love to hear your feedback, as it will play a big part in delivering great inventory features for you and other businesses.

If you have any feedback, questions or need support at any stage of the Early Adopter Program, email us at inventoryfeedback@MYOB.com

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