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tonyr2
Experienced User
2 months ago
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MYOB Business Lite BAS reporting

Hi,

I am new at using MYOB Business Lite, after completing the first month transactions I have run a BAS and GST report for the period Oct-Dec 2025 but find that the Sales and Income & Purchases and Expenses is including Balance Sheet category 2-2105, 2-1555, to me this does not seem correct.

However, when I click next to progress to the GST Return Summary these figures are correctly not shown against any Sales or Purchases code, possible because they are Not Reportable?

Could you please advise if there is something not set up right.

Thank you.   

  • Genreve_S's avatar
    Genreve_S
    2 months ago

    Hi Brookebann, 

     

    Sounds like your GST payments and taxes are being stubborn. You’re right that ATO/GST payments shouldn’t be turning up at G11.

    In a standard setup:

    • FRE is mapped to G11, so any line coded FRE will show at G11 with GST = $0 (correct for normal GST‑free purchases).
    • N‑T is normally non‑reporting, so anything coded N‑T shouldn’t appear on the BAS at all.

    If your ATO/GST payments are showing at G11, it usually means either:

    • They’ve been coded FRE, so the payment is being treated as a GST‑free purchase, or
    • N‑T has been added to the G11 mapping in your BAS field setup, which makes a “no‑tax” code reportable.

    To keep ATO/GST payments completely off the BAS:

    1. Go to Reporting > BAS/IAS, open the BAS, and click Settings / Field setup.
    2. On G11 – Non‑capital purchases, remove N‑T (and any ATO/GST payment code) from the mapped tax codes, then save and Update from the ledger or recreate the BAS.
    3. Record ATO/GST payments using a no‑tax code that isn’t mapped to any BAS label, so they don’t appear at G10/G11 or 1A/1B.

    If it’s still being stubborn after that, have a chat with MOCA, our virtual assistant, from the Support page to get through to live chat or create a support ticket in My Account so the team can check your specific file.

     

    Regards,
    Genreve

5 Replies

  • Isaiah_C's avatar
    Isaiah_C
    MYOB Moderator
    2 months ago

    Hi tonyr2,

     

    Totally get why that'd look a bit odd. BAS reports can be a bit confusing when you're first getting stuck into them, especially with balance sheet accounts sneaking into places you don't expect. Good news though, we've actually got a similar post that runs through this exact behaviour and why it happens in Business Lite, plus what to check in your setup. I reckon it'll clear things up pretty quickly. Have a squiz here: BAS | MYOB Community.

     

    Regards,

    Sai

  • tonyr2's avatar
    tonyr2
    Experienced User
    2 months ago

    Hi Isaiah,

    At the moment, I don't think this is a solution, however I will spend more time to analise, so I would like to keep the issue open for the time being. Thank You for your help. 

  • Brookebann's avatar
    Brookebann
    Member
    2 months ago

    I'm 100% with you Tony.  AI is telling me my GST payments and Tax payments shouldn't show up in my BAS under G11 - purchases. Completely wrong.  But now they are because there is no tax classification that I can put them under for GST or ATO payments.  Myob people - read through your descriptions. There is no tax code that omits it from the BAS that is truly not reportable. Its still reporting on my BAS.  N-T maps to the BAS. ???? Really need some help here.  These payment tax codes can only sensibly be in FRE or N-T - nothing else fits it and both of those show up in the BAS.  And I can't make a new tax code like NR (not reportable) and not linked to GST because the tax types (subcategory) don't fit.  HELP MYOB experts!! Tony - let me know if you figured it out.

  • Genreve_S's avatar
    Genreve_S
    MYOB Moderator
    2 months ago

    Hi Brookebann, 

     

    Sounds like your GST payments and taxes are being stubborn. You’re right that ATO/GST payments shouldn’t be turning up at G11.

    In a standard setup:

    • FRE is mapped to G11, so any line coded FRE will show at G11 with GST = $0 (correct for normal GST‑free purchases).
    • N‑T is normally non‑reporting, so anything coded N‑T shouldn’t appear on the BAS at all.

    If your ATO/GST payments are showing at G11, it usually means either:

    • They’ve been coded FRE, so the payment is being treated as a GST‑free purchase, or
    • N‑T has been added to the G11 mapping in your BAS field setup, which makes a “no‑tax” code reportable.

    To keep ATO/GST payments completely off the BAS:

    1. Go to Reporting > BAS/IAS, open the BAS, and click Settings / Field setup.
    2. On G11 – Non‑capital purchases, remove N‑T (and any ATO/GST payment code) from the mapped tax codes, then save and Update from the ledger or recreate the BAS.
    3. Record ATO/GST payments using a no‑tax code that isn’t mapped to any BAS label, so they don’t appear at G10/G11 or 1A/1B.

    If it’s still being stubborn after that, have a chat with MOCA, our virtual assistant, from the Support page to get through to live chat or create a support ticket in My Account so the team can check your specific file.

     

    Regards,
    Genreve

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