To enter new employee card information in MYOB Accounting Plus
Payroll Easy Setup Assistant > Build your employee list > To enter new employee card information in MYOB Accounting Plus

Use these instructions to enter information for your employees if you haven't been tracking this information in another software programme and don't plan to import your employee information. Repeat these steps for each of your employees.

  1. Click the New button to display the Card Information window.
  2. Enter the employee's name.
  3. You can assign a card ID to the employee record if you like. Card IDs can be used to customise information on reports and to distinguish between employees who have the same name. The ID you assign to each employee must be unique; that is, the same ID can't be used for more than one card.
  4. Enter contact information for the employee, including the employee's address, phone and fax numbers, and email address, if appropriate.
  5. Click the Payroll Details tab to display the Payroll Details view of the Card Information window.
  6. Enter the employee's hire date if you like.
  1. If you're starting to use Payroll after the first pay period of the payroll year, you must enter each employee's pay history for the current payroll year, up to the current date. You can enter pay history for specific months or quarters.

    To enter individual employees' wage, deduction and tax amount history for the current payroll year, as well as the employer expenses you've incurred for individual employees, click the History button. For more information about entering the information in the Pay History window, see History button -- Enter pay history

  1. Click the Card Details tab and review the fields in the Card Details view. The Card Details view allows you to include a picture of the employee in your records, write extended notes, assign identifiers to the employee and enter other information you deem important using custom fields and lists.
  2. When you're satisfied with your entries for this employee, click OK.