Hi emcaravans
Do not close your Financial Year - it is way too early for that. You can process transactions etc in July, Aug etc without closing the current financial year.
In the past you needed to close the Payroll Year (this is quite different to closing the financial year). In AR2023, MYOB now closes the Payroll Year for you as soon as you process your first payroll in July. MYOB also loads the new tax tables for you at that time.
However MYOB does not prompt you to make a backup. I recommend you make a backup before you process your first payroll in July.
Regards
Gavin