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Summary of MYOB Standard Chart of Accounts (NZ)

New Zealand only

An MYOB standard chart is the master chart of accounts template provided in your MAS or AO Classic general ledger software.

Each ledger needs a set of accounts to post transactions to. The "master chart" helps automate the process of setting up accounts by providing a list of accounts, ready for use, for each entity type. This accounts list can then be altered to suit your client's needs. For example, by transferring accounts to the client chart of accounts, or by deleting the accounts you don't need.

Why use an MYOB standard chart?

Statutory Reporter uses an MYOB standard chart of accounts to automate the account mapping process. Account groups are used to determine where the balance of each account should appear in the financial statements.

When generating reports, if you're using an MYOB standard chart, most of the accounts are already mapped for you. But, if you're using a custom chart of accounts, you'll need to map each account to an account group before printing the reports.

Summary of MYOB Standard Charts

Click on the tab below for your ledger product to view a summary of the account ranges in the Master chart of accounts. When printing this article, make sure the tab for your ledger product is selected.


AO Classic GL - Standard chart of accounts (All entities)
Account code rangeDescription
010 099Other farm produce trading accounts
100 169Farm livestock accounts
170 175Other farm income
176 199Farm working expenses
200 269Trading accounts 
    200 209    Trading sales
    220 229    Cost of goods
    230 249    Direct costs
    250 259    Opening stock / WIP
    260 269    Closing stock
270 279Non-trading revenue
280 476Expenses
477 479Depreciation
480 482Tax adjustments, provisions
485 489Non-deductible expenses
491 493Extraordinary items
495 499Spare
500 589Shareholder accounts
590 599Detailed intercompany accounts
600  729Current asset
    600   629    Bank accounts / 'swinging' accounts
    630 630/99     GST
    631   631/99    TAX 
    632   699    Other current assets
    700   729    Trading stock
730   799Non-current assets
    730   749Fixed assets
    750   779Investments
    780   789Investment property
    790   799Intangibles
800   849

Current liabiltities

850   909Non-current liabilities
    850   889Term loans from bank
    890   899Provisions
    900   909Hire purchase/finance lease
910   950Equity
    910   919Capital
    920   929Realised capital reserves
    930   948Unrealised capital reserves
    949Retained earnings
970   999Information accounts
AE MAS - Standard chart of accounts (all entities)
Account code rangeDescription
100 – 189Livestock accounts
    170 – 183    Other farm revenue
    184 – 185    Repairs and maintenance
    186 – 189    Farm produce
190  199Professional income
200  218Other income
211  214Sale of fixed assets
219  229Rental accounts
230 249Sales
250 279Cost of sales
    250 259    Opening stock
    260 269    Closing stock
    270 279    Purchases
280 299Direct costs
300  480Overhead expenses
    330 – 338    Depreciation
481  499Equity
    488 – 490    Trust distributions
500 00 – 500 99Trust capital
501  599Shareholder/partner/beneficiary
600  619Capital
620  630Reserves
638 – 639Retained earnings/profit (loss) for the period (companies and non-profit organisations only)
641  648Imputation (for imputation note)
649  659Analysis of trust equity
660  729Current assets
    710 719    Livestock on hand
    720 729    Stock on hand
730  760Fixed assets
770  799Investments
802  812Intangible assets
813  853Current liabilities
    817  818    Taxation
    850  853    GST
854  884Non-current liabilities
885  893Tax (For tax note only)
899 – 905Suspense
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