This is part of our GST, BAS and Reporting series (Chapter 6 of the MYOB tutorial hub):

• Lesson 1: How MYOB Records GST Automatically
• Lesson 2: Creating and Completing Your BAS in MYOB
• Lesson 3: Lodging Your BAS and IAS Directly from MYOB
• Lesson 4: Understanding MYOB AI BAS
• Lesson 5: Essential Reports to Check Regularly in MYOB
• Lesson 6: Adding Users and Inviting Your Accountant in MYOB

MYOB builds most of your Activity Statement automatically from how you have coded transactions through the period.

1. Finding your BAS report

Under Reports, look for the BAS or Activity Statement report, which pulls figures based on your GST settings.

2. Review every figure, not just the total

Check GST on sales, GST on purchases and PAYG withholding individually, not just the final amount owing.

3. Make sure everything is reconciled first

A BAS built from unreconciled transactions will be wrong, so complete your bank reconciliation before finalising it.

4. Locking the period once lodged

Locking a lodged period helps prevent accidental changes to transactions already reported.

MYOB Academy covers preparing your BAS: academy.myob.com. Our registered BAS agents can review and lodge this for you each period.