I have a potential client using MYOB. Has anyone got any general advice on issues with MYOB and specifically with getting a trial balance from the software?
My advice would be to get them to change it asap. I think it is the worst piece of accounting software out there
Though to answer your question, I think there is an option where you go to accounts, reports, find the type of trial balance that you want, then set the criteria and this should be sufficient to get the TB
I wouldn't agree with Mark, the ICB review said it was quite a good bit of kit.
However, it has been discontinued so the support and updates are no more. Therefore I would agree with Mark to look into advising your client in changing the software.
MYOB is Australian, so some there are slight differences in terminology. Much better export of reports to Excel than with certain other software, but rather annoyingly, it won't "reconcile" VAT transactions like some other software will do (obviously not an issue, if not VAT registered).
However, as James has said, it's been discontinued. MYOB withdrew from the UK market in 2008 and Mamut took on the customer base, and is in the process of trying to get former MYOB customers to move over to a Mamut product. The MYOB software asks users to "confirm" every few months, and this has been an issue, following the withdrawal of MYOB. A usergroup has been set up in response to cope with this "confirmation" problem, http://myobusergroupltd.onefireplace.org/ (Because if the software is not "confirmed", the data becomes "read-only")
(I'm not associated with the usergroup, and not a member of it either)
Hi Cruncher
if your client is running MYOB on a single machine, have an Apple (or wants one). they can purchase mamut account edge for apple mac. Backup their data in MYOB and restore in Accout Edge. it s the same system as far as I am aware.
If they want to go cloud and are a micro business; have a trial of Arithmo.
Dalbir
