FAQ: Establishing departments to report correctly in Statutory Reporter
This support note applies to:
- AE Statutory Reporter (NZ)
- Workpapers (NZ)
- AO Workpapers (AU)
- AO Statutory Reporter (AU)
- AE Workpapers (AU)
- AE Statutory Reporter (AU)
Article ID: 38917
MYOB Accountants Enterprise (AE) and Accountants Office (AO) Statutory Reporter allows you to produce Departmental Profit and Loss Statements for your clients.
Statutory Reporter uses the prefixes and suffixes on each account code to determine which account transactions belong to a department and which department the receipt or payment belongs to.
We recommend setting up the Chart of Accounts in a similar format to what's in each article. This will ensure your departments display correctly in Statutory Reporter.
To view the recommended setup for your ledger and chart type, refer to the following knowledgebase articles:
| Source Ledger | Chart of Accounts type | Refer to... |
|---|---|---|
AE Ledger | AE Accounts | Establishing departments using an AE Accounts style chart of accounts in AE Ledger |
| AE MAS | Establishing departments using a MAS style chart of accounts in AE/AO Ledger | |
| AO General Ledger (AO GL) | Establishing departments using an AO GL style chart of accounts in AE/AO Ledger | |
| AccountRight v2013 or higher Essentials Accounting | AccountRight (Essentials Default) | Establishing departments in AccountRight and new Essentials to report correctly in Statutory Reporter |