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Setting up a partnership or individual ledger in AccountRight to report correctly in Statutory Reporter

This support note applies to:

  • AE Statutory Reporter (NZ)
  • AO Workpapers (AU)
  • AE Statutory Reporter (AU)
Article ID: 38197

In MYOB Accountants Enterprise (AE) or Accountants Office (AO) Statutory Reporter, you can generate reports for a partnership or individual from the data contained in the underlying AccountRight ledger. These three procedures will make sure the partnership or individual ledger in AccountRight is set up to report correctly in Statutory Reporter.

To set up the Chart of Accounts

In the AccountRight file, ensure the following Chart of Accounts are established so that it reports in Statutory Reporter correctly. An individual AccountRight ledger should only have one partner set up for the proprietor.

Account Type

Code

Description

Header

3-0000

Equity

Header

3-1000

Partner A

Detail

3-1005

Opening Balance

Detail

3-1100

Capital Introduced

Detail

3-1200

Share of Profit

Detail

3-1300

Drawings

Header

3-2000

Partner B

Detail

3-2005

Opening Balance

Detail

3-2100

Capital Introduced

Detail

3-2200

Share of Profit

Detail

3-2300

Drawings

Detail

3-8000

Retained Earnings

Detail

3-9000

Current Year Earnings

Detail

3-9999

Historical Balancing

To set up the profit and loss distribution in AccountRight
  1. In the AccountRight file select Setup > Profit/Loss Distribution. The Profit/Loss Distribution window appears.
  2. In the Entity Type drop-down list, select Partnership. The Partnership Entity Type displays.
  3. Enter the account codes and percentage share for each partner. Individuals only need one entry for the proprietor with the Amount column to display 100%.

    Partnership Header Account

    3-1000
    Partners Header Account

    Retained Earning Account

    3-1005
    Partners Opening Balance Account

    Current Earnings Account

    3-1200

    Amount

    Partners Percentage
    Eg. 50%

To map partner accounts to the Account Groups
  1. In MYOB AE or MYOB AO, open the client and click the Client Accounting tab. The Client Accounting details open in the Trial Balance (Workpapers) tab.
  2. Click Edit Configuration Details. The Client Configuration window appears.
  3. In Client details, ensure that the Entity Type is Partnership or Individual and click OK. The Trial Balance (Workpapers) tab appears.
  4. On the TASKS bar, click the Reports tab and click Account Groups. The Account Groups window appears.
  5. Ensure the accounts are allocated against the correct group mappings.

    Code

    Description

    Account Group

    2-0000

    Liabilities

    n/a

    3-1000

    Partner A

    Balance Sheet\Equity\Partners' Funds

    3-1005

    Opening Balance

    Balance Sheet\Equity\Partners' Funds

    3-1100

    Capital Introduced

    Balance Sheet\Equity\Partners' Funds

    3-1200

    Share of Profit

    Balance Sheet\Equity\Partners' Funds

    3-1300

    Drawings

    Balance Sheet\Equity\Partners' Funds

    3-2000

    Partner B

    Balance Sheet\Equity\Partners' Funds

    3-2005

    Opening Balance

    Balance Sheet\Equity\Partners' Funds

    3-2100

    Capital Introduced

    Balance Sheet\Equity\Partners' Funds

    3-2200

    Share of Profit

    Balance Sheet\Equity\Partners' Funds

    3-1200

    Share of Profit

    Profit and Loss Statement\Appropriation\Distributions

    3-2200

    Share of Profit

    Profit and Loss Statement\Appropriation\Distributions

    When you print the Statutory Report, if the Share of Profit account has been allocated twice in Account Groups, you may see the message The chart of accounts contains one or more accounts that are allocated to more than one account group. Do you want to continue?.

  6. If you see the message and the Share of Profit account has been allocated to Balance Sheet > Partners' Funds and Profit and Loss Statement > Appropriation, click Yes.
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