To create a record for a “service item”

Step 1 > 2

If you haven’t already read the Items Overview, see A “service” item for more information.

The Items List window should be displayed.

  1. Click New.
  2. In the Item Number field, enter a unique number. You can use up to 30 numbers, letters and symbols.

The backslash character (\) serves a special purpose in MYOB Accounting Plus—any item number that begins with a backslash can be included on sales and purchase forms, but they won’t appear on printed forms.

  1. Enter the name of the new item in the Name field using up to 30 characters.
  2. Mark the I Sell This Item box. When you mark this box, you’ll notice that the Income Account for Tracking Sales field automatically appears.

Enter the account number you want to use to track the income you receive from the sale of this item.

  1. Next, enter selling information for the item. Click the Selling Details tab at the top of the Item Information window to display the Selling Details view.
  1. In the Base Selling Price field, enter the price at which you usually sell one selling unit of measure of this service.

    The selling price is the normal price for one selling unit on an item layout. For example, if you perform consultation services on an hourly basis, enter the price of one hour of consulting.
  2. In the Selling Unit of Measure field, enter the item’s selling unit of measure—that is, the method by which this service is “packaged” when you sell it. Some typical units of measure for services are Hour and Day.
  1. If you collect tax when you sell the item, mark the box I Collect Sales Tax When I Sell This Item

When you make a selection from this list, the service will automatically be marked when you enter it as a line item in the Sales window.

  1. At this point, you’ve entered the item’s basic information. If you want more information about the Item Information window read Other considerations when creating items.

Click OK to add this item to the Items List, then continue to Step 2, Enter the item’s opening quantity and value.

See also

Using tax codes

Using custom lists and fields

To enter a description of an item

To enter historical information about an item

To enter pricing level information for an item

To copy pricing level information from another item record

To label a pricing level

To assign a pricing level to a customer card

To enter a label for a custom list

To create list entries on a custom list

To change a list entry on a custom list

To delete a list entry on a custom list

To create a record for a “service item”