Sending your book information to your accountant

The "Export For Accountant" facility located in the "Data Processing" menu is used to export data for sending to your accountant.

Use the "Export to Caseware" function if your accountant prefers the information in CASEWARE format.

Use both the "Export Account List" and "Export Transactions" function if your accountant uses MYOB.

To import the information into MYOB your accountant should first import the "accounts.txt" file. In MYOB choose "File" then "Import Data" then "Accounts" then "Account Information".

Set the import settings to Import File Format as "Comma-separated", First Record is "Header Record", and Duplicate Records as "Update Existing Record" as shown in the diagram below.

Select the accounts.txt file to import, and then map the fields as shown in the diagram below.

To import the transactions into MYOB, in MYOB choose "File" then "Import Data", and then "Transaction Journals". Set the Import File Format as "Comma-separated", and the First Record as "Header Record".

Map the fields as shown in the diagram below.

These instructions relate to MYOB AccountEdge version 8. Your accountants version of MYOB may be different and require slightly different steps. Consult the MYOB manual for further information on importing accounts and transactions into MYOB.