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Getting started with the MYOB Assist app

Create quotes, send invoices and capture expenses anywhere, anytime, all synced in real-time with MYOB Business.

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Setting up

MYOB Assist is a companion app for MYOB Business, and you'll manage most of your settings using MYOB in a web browser.

Invoice templates

Customise the look and feel of your quotes and invoices, add your logo and include your business details.

Payment methods

Get paid faster by setting up online payments or other ways for customers to pay you.

Email templates

Customise the default email subject and message that's sent with your quotes and invoices.

Quotes and invoices

Use the MYOB Assist app to create, edit or send quotes and invoices on the go – all synced with MYOB Business.

Create or edit invoices

Create an invoice straight from the home screen, or open an existing invoice to change or resend it.

Send invoices

Email invoices straight from the app or share them via messaging apps on your phone.

View invoices

See your invoices, check which ones have been paid or follow up any overdue ones.

Capturing expenses

Quickly snap a photo of a bill or receipt and upload it into MYOB Business as a record of the expense.

Capture an expense

Upload photos of expenses from your phone then manage the uploads in MYOB Business.

Working with captured expenses

Photos are uploaded to MYOB Business (or AccountRight In Tray) where they can be used to create expense transactions or attached to existing transactions.

Troubleshooting captures

Not going to plan or looking for some capture tips?

About the MYOB Assist app

MYOB Assist is a companion app for MYOB Business

Whether you're on a job site, on the road, or just in a hurry – use the MYOB Assist app to send invoices and capture expenses. It syncs with MYOB Business, so you'll see your invoices and captured expenses in MYOB Business straight away.

Then, you can jump into MYOB Business or AccountRight for more in-depth tasks, like working with your captured expenses or diving into reports.

The MYOB Assist app is like having the invoicing and expense upload features from MYOB Business in your pocket, anywhere, anytime.

More about MYOB Assist

Goodbye MYOB Capture and MYOB Invoice, hello MYOB Assist

The MYOB Assist app replaces the MYOB Capture and MYOB Invoice apps in Australia, both of which will be retired in February 2026.

MYOB Assist combines these two apps into one smarter, easier to use app.

Once you're using MYOB Assist, you can uninstall MYOB Capture and MYOB Invoice from your phone.

Learn more about the retirement of MYOB Capture and MYOB Invoice apps.

Understanding AI in MYOB Assist

Right now, MYOB Assist uses AI to read and process the captured receipts and bills that you upload into MYOB Business.

In the future, you'll see more AI features that'll help you work more efficiently. You're already seeing things like category suggestions in MYOB Business. These will continue to evolve and make their way into the MYOB Assist app.

Jump into MYOB in a browser for more features

When you're not on the go or need to do more, use your MYOB Business or online AccountRight software.

Control user access

If you want to give others access your MYOB file or you want them to use the MYOB Assist app, invite them. Then use roles to control which parts of your MYOB business and the app they can access.

Here are the roles and what they allow a user to do in the MYOB Assist app:

  • Administrator, Accountant/Bookkeeper or Sales role – create, edit and delete invoices, capture expenses and add or edit customers.

  • Purchases, Payroll, Banking or Contacts role – capture expenses and add or edit customers (no invoicing).

More about managing users and roles

Create quotes, orders and credits

The MYOB Assist app let's you quickly create and send invoices. If you need to create quotes or sales orders, head over to MYOB in a web browser. More about quotes and sales orders.

If you need to create or refund a credit, you'll need to do it using MYOB in a web browser. This includes applying credits to unpaid invoices. More about credits

Maintain products and services

In the MYOB Assist app, you can choose the products and services to add to your invoices, but you'll need to maintain those items using MYOB in a web browser. This includes creating, updating or deleting them.

You can add an incidental item to an invoice in the app. But if you want to add it to your list of regular products and services, you'll need to do it using MYOB in a web browser.

More about items in MYOB

Dive into business reports

You've sent invoices and captured expenses in the app, now use the reports in your MYOB software in a browser for powerful insights.

Use your sales reports to check business performance, identify trends and uncover opportunities. Or check your purchases reports to monitor spending and help with budgeting.

More about reporting

Get some help

If you're having trouble, use the help icons ? in the app, or try these other options.

Billing and account

Update your payment method, pay your MYOB bills, edit your contact details and more.

Signing in and 2FA

Get help signing in and managing your 2FA access.

Ask the community

Find answers or ask questions about the MYOB Assist app on the Community Forum.