Using MYOB to Keep Your Small Business Accounts

As a small business owner, you've got to keepthat your bookkeeper will be able to use the
your accounting records in proper order. This isn'tsystem effectively to maintain your accounting
just to facilitate your BAS and tax returns butrecords. MYOB is able to handle a host of
maintaining correct and accurate records helpsaccounting related requirements including preparing
you keep track of your expenses and debtors,your BAS, calculating GST, tracking your
your creditors and profits. When businesspayments and updating your expenses. It can
transactions grow, it will take days for you toadjust your inventory as you buy and sell goods
record all your data and process your accounts ifso your stock records are always up to date and
you're doing everything manually. The sheerreliable. It can invoice your customers and
volume of work involved in keeping yourconstruct a master debtor and creditor list with all
accounting records updated may overwhelm athe relevant contact information.
bookkeeper who records transactions manually onIt links accounts which enable you to input the
Excel spreadsheets. In this case, the best way totransaction in one account and the system
save time and effort and keep your accounts upautomatically does the double entry, saving you
to date is by using computerized accountingtime and enhancing accuracy. MYOB can process
software.payments and prepare month end bank
Why Do You Need Accounting Software?reconciliation statements. By checking the
When you run a business, every minute of yoursequence on invoices and purchase order
time is valuable. You've got to concentrate yournumbers, this computerised accounting software
attention on those factors that will aid in growingcan ensure that there are no duplicate customer
your business. This includes maintaining goodinvoices or purchase orders generated. This
customer relationships, sourcing for more clientsavoids the possibility of overstating the revenue
and marketing your products or services. Youand ordering too many goods, over stocking and
have to ensure your costs are low, your salesmaking duplicate payments to creditors.
are high and your business is profitable.MYOB even has payroll functions to manage your
When you're busy taking care of your business,entire payroll. This takes away the need for you
you won't be able to devote sufficient time toto spend countless hours writing up salary slips,
your accounts to ensure that your records are updetermining PAYG and taking note of every
to date. Accounting records must be maintainedemployee's sick leave and holiday pay. Your
meticulously to produce optimum results. That'saccounting software will be able to keep your
how you'll be able to know the status of youremployee payroll records running smoothly and
accounts receivable and accounts payable toproduce correct salary payment slips come
determine the level of your debtors and thepayday.
extent of your creditors. You need to reviewHow MYOB Enhances Your Business
your sales reports to know how much sales,If your primary customer suddenly asks you to
when and to whom your business has made.present them with a report detailing their business
You won't be able to do all of this on Excelwith you over the last two years, you won't be
spreadsheets without wasting precious time. Youable to do that efficiently without computerised
need an accounting program with advancedaccounting software. MYOB has the facility to give
features to be able to process your data andyou a breakdown of every transaction done with
produce your reports in a timely manner. As youryour customer as far back as you need. It can
sales grow, you will need an excellent system togive you an ageing of your current debts and the
track every transaction.payment history of your customer. You can
Benefits of Computerised Accounting Softwarequickly meet your customer needs for historical
Keeping your accounts is made easier and moredata and enhance the efficiency of your business
complete when you input data in a computerisedrelationship.
environment. The need for double entries,Your bankers may request financial information
reconciliations, monthly debtor and creditor ageingwhen they're reviewing your accounts or your
as well as the preparation of financial statementscreditors' auditors may request for a confirmation
are all facilitated with the use of computerisedof balances with you. With the advanced
accounting software. The system ensures thataccounting technology of MYOB, your outsourced
your accounting records are both properlyaccounting services will readily be able to produce
maintained and updated.the required information in a professional format
MYOB, short for Mind Your Own Business, is thefor your onward submission to bankers and
premier accounting software in Australia withexternal auditors. You can then field any queries
advanced features well suited to the bookkeepingfrom your bankers or external parties
requirements of a small sized business. It'scompetently.
comprehensive and user friendly interface ensures