Supplier - ABN Registration Check?

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Hi MYOB,&nbsp;We recently discovered (totally by chance) that one of our Subcontractors had cancelled his ABN but was still claiming GST on invoices he had been supplying.&nbsp;&nbsp;Noting that he has been a subbie for many years&nbsp; so the initial set up of his card file indicated that his ABN was registered and that check is only available on input of the card file.&nbsp;&nbsp;Does MYOB provide any report to be able to check the ABN status of Suppliers or Subcontractors?I have looked and can't find this and having over 200+ suppliers it would be a tedious process to check each one on a regular basis.&nbsp;I also feel that their should be a prompt when entering either a Purchase order or an invoice in the Purchases tab to say this Supplier/Subcontractor has a cancelled GST or status change ie no longer registered for GST.&nbsp;Could you please let me know if there are any such controls on the system?&nbsp;RegardsYasmin

genreve_s · Answer

Hi YasminG1.&nbsp;
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I totally agree, having the software flag if a supplier’s ABN is active or cancelled is a really handy safeguard. It’s been raised on the Ideas Exchange, and in the browser version, there’s a quick check: when you’re creating a bill/purchase, click the ABN status link to see the current details.
Regards,Genreve
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genreve_s · Answer

Hi YasminG1,&nbsp;
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I hear you, seeing the ABN status inline is super handy in the browser, and having that in AccountRight desktop during PO/invoice entry would make life easier.
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I don’t have visibility of the product roadmap from the forum side, so I can’t confirm if/when this will arrive on desktop. The best way to influence priority is to raise (or up‑vote) this on our Ideas Exchange board; that’s what the product team uses to gauge demand.
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In the meantime, a practical workaround (if feasible) is to check the ABN status in the browser quickly, then continue entering the purchase on the desktop.
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Regards,Genreve

yasming1 · Answer

Thank you Genreve for your response.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Unfortunately we do not use the browser version but the desktop version which doesn't have that facility available.&nbsp; I went online and can see when entering a purchase invoice the ABN status comes up automatically and you can see the status of the ABN which is a great help.&nbsp;Do you feel that MYOB would introduce that on the desktop version as that would help immensely?&nbsp; If the ABN field was visible when entering the purchase order or invoice that would then eliminate the need to flag the status of the ABN!&nbsp;RegardsYasmin

yasming1 · Answer

Again thank you for your prompt reply.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hopefully MYOB will add it to the browser version.&nbsp;Unfortunately when you have many suppliers the option to check each one upon entry is not time sufficient.&nbsp; &nbsp;Clicking the screen to go into the next screen and then back is time consuming and this would mean that AP person would have to do it on a daily basis.&nbsp; It would be hard to log which ABN they have checked etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;Having either the flag prompt or displayed on entry for the desktop version would be preferential&nbsp; :(&nbsp;Hopefully someone looks at the Ideas Exchange and gives it the go ahead.&nbsp;RegardsYasmin

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