Select Maintenance Map from the Maintenance menu. The Maintenance Map opens.
Click Tax on the Tasks bar.
Click Maintain Agencies. The Maintenance - Agency Details page opens.
Enter an Agency name. This is a mandatory field and must be unique within your practice. The agency name is limited to a maximum of 40 characters.
Complete the rest of the details as required:
Agency IRD number — Enter the Agency’s IRD number as a numeric string without the -’s. MYOB AO will validate the IRD number. You can leave this field blank when setting up your agency, but you will not be able to e-file using this agency without entering it.
E-file IRD number — Enter the IRD number of the firm/tax agent who has registered with the IRD’s E-File scheme as a numeric string without the -’s. MYOB AO will validate the IRD number. You can leave this field blank when setting up your agency, but you will not be able to e-file using this agency without entering it.
E-file location — Enter the location number provided by the IRD when you registered for E-File services. You can leave this field blank when setting up your agency, but you will not be able to e-file without entering it.
Online services login — Enter the login used for E-File. You can leave this field blank when setting up your agency, but you will not be able to e-file using this agency without entering it.
Online services password — Enter the password used for E-File. You can leave this field blank when setting up your agency, but you will not be able to e-file using this agency without entering it.
Practice default? — This is a read only field containing Yes if this is the default agency for the practice, or No.
Inactive? — Select Yes to mark this Agency as Inactive. By default this is set to No, indicating an active Agency.
Use practice address & contact details — By default this checkbox is ticked, which tells MYOB AO to use the address and contact details defined for the practice. The default practice address is set up using Maintenance > Maintenance Map > Internal > Companies.
Address fields and email address — Enter the address details and email address for the agency if you do not want to use the default practice address. Clear the Use practice address & contact details checkbox to activate these fields.
Click OK to save the changes and close the window. The new Agency will appear on the list of Agencies