AE/AO Client Accounting KB652214298 hotfix (New Zealand)
Release date—September 2025
What's included in the release
NZ Investment Boost
Investment Boost is a new tax deduction for all businesses. Starting 22 May 2025, businesses can claim a 20% upfront tax deduction on qualifying new assets.
In AE/AO and Assets Live, you can now apply the investment boost for qualifying new assets by selecting Apply investment boost deduction.
Tax schedule and full schedule report
If you’ve applied the investment boost to an asset, we’ll show that indicator in the Tax schedule report to help you understand the depreciation calculation.
CSV import fields (Assets Live)
The CSV file to import Assets into Assets Live now includes the investment boost field.
Error: Unable to save the change because this asset ..
If you have applied the investment boost in Assets Live, you can't edit the asset in AE/AO if it is not updated to this version. You’ll see the following error:
Install guide
Go to my.MYOB and download the MYOB_AEAO_5.4.45_ANZ_Hotfix_KB652214298 file to your server location where you installed MYOB AE/AO.
Double-click the executable to start the installation.
In the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard window, click Next.
Select I accept the terms in the licence agreement. Click Next.
In Ready to install window, click Install to start the installation.
On the Install Completed window, click Finish.
Workstations are updated automatically as part of this hotfix if auto-updates are enabled. If auto-updates are disabled in your environment, run a workstation install on all workstations.
Follow the steps for the product and setup you use:
Log in to the workstation as an administrator.
Navigate to the setup.exe file on your server or computer where the server installation was performed:
AE: \MYOBAE\AESQL\WorkstationInstall\setup.exe
AO: \MYOBAO\AOSQL\WorkstationInstall\setup.exe
Series 6/8: \Centralclient\setup.exe
Double-click setup.exe.
In the Software licence agreement window:
Select I have read and accept the licence agreement
Click Next.
In the Ready to Install window click Install Now. The Installation Progress window opens.
On completion, the Installation Complete window opens.
Click Finish. The workstation installation is complete.
If you receive an “Open file security” warning message when opening MYOB Accountants Enterprise on a workstation, click Run or OK.
Terminal server
Log in to the terminal server console.
Open Control Panel > Classic View.
Click Install Application on Terminal Server.
Click Add New Programs.
Navigate to the setup.exe file on your server or computer where the server installation was performed:
AE: \MYOBAE\AESQL\WorkstationInstall\setup.exe
AO: \MYOBAO\AOSQL\WorkstationInstall\setup.exe.
Series 6/8: \Centralclient\setup.exe
Double-click setup.exe.
In the Software licence agreement window, select I have read and accept the licence agreement and click Next.
In the Ready to Install window, click Install Now.
The Installation Progress window opens.
If you receive the message, If you receive an “Open file security” warning message when opening MYOB Accountants Enterprise Workstation, it is recommended that you restart your computer, click OK.
On completion, the Installation Complete window opens.
Click Finish. The workstation installation is complete.
Reboot the terminal server.
Post-installation steps
On your server or workstation, go to the Central\Deploy folder.
Default server deploy folders:
(AE) C:\MYOBAE\AESQL\Central\Deploy
(AO) C:\MYOBAO\AOSQL\Central\Deploy
(AE Framework) C:\Program Files (x86)\MYOB\CENTRAL\Deploy
Sort the folder by Date modified.
Find the following files and confirm the date modified is 9/1/2025:
MYOB.Assets.Client.Model.dll
MYOB.Assets.Client.Plugin.dll
MYOB.Assets.Client.Presenters.dll
MYOB.Assets.Client.RestBusinessLogic.Common.dll
MYOB.Assets.Common.dll
MYOB.Assets.Model.dll
