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DonovanD
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30 days ago

How do you delete inventory from MYOB Business

I set up inventory to track shares and then realised it was too large a task and instead subscribed to a program via CMC that would download all my tax information.

Trouble is I set up inventory and entered bills and invoices and have now deleted all but the last invoice as it won't let me leave a nil balance.

How can I get rid of this out of MYOB now that I don't need to use inventory.

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  • Genreve_S's avatar
    Genreve_S
    MYOB Moderator
    28 days ago

    Hi DonovanD

     

    I can see how not being able to delete an item due to having a transaction connected to it presents a problem in your use case. Just to explain what’s happening: once an item has been used in a transaction, the software won’t allow it to be fully deleted.

    Instead, you can clear it out and then inactivate it so it’s out of your way. Here’s how:

    • Go to Products & services, open the share item, and note the On hand and Current value.
    • Do an inventory adjustment on that item to bring it to:
      • On hand = 0
      • Current value = $0
      • Use a suitable account as the offset (for example, your Shares/Investments account).
    • Once that’s done, go back to Products & services and mark the item as Inactive.

    After that, it won’t show up for new transactions, but your history is still there if you need it for tax.

     

     

    Regards,

    Genreve