# How to raise a purchase order in MYOB Business

In MYOB Business, create a purchase order with the supplier, lines and prices. Submit it for approval and send it to the supplier only after it is approved.

Raising a purchase order means writing down what you are buying, from whom and at what price and getting sign-off before you order.

## Before you start

- Purchases access

## The MYOB Business way

Where to find it: Purchases > Create purchase order

1. Choose the Supplier.
2. Tick Report to ATO via TPAR if the order will be a contractor payment.
3. Enter the shipping address, items or services and tax code.
4. Save, or click Email purchase order to send it.

## Limits in MYOB Business

- No approval step before the order is sent.

## Good to know in MYOB Business

- A deposit can be paid against the order.

## The Pulsify way

1. Raise and approve the purchase order in MYOB Business as usual.
2. When the invoice arrives, Pulsify links it to the purchase order and matches the lines.
3. Differences in quantity or price are flagged for review before approval.

Pulsify connects to MYOB in one click. Approved bills are created in MYOB with the source file attached.

What Pulsify does not do here:

- Raising and creating POs in Pulsify works with Xero only today. For MYOB Business, Pulsify matches bills to the POs you raise there.

## Example in MYOB Business

Example Fencing Supplies quotes for a job.

- 40 x fence panel at $32.00: $1,280.00 (Tax code: GST)
- 10 x post at $18.00: $180.00 (Tax code: GST)

Total ex GST $1,460.00. GST $146.00. Order total $1,606.00. Click Email purchase order to send it. A deposit can be paid against the order.

## Common mistakes

- Expecting an approval step before the order is sent. There is none.
- Leaving out the TPAR tick on an order for a contractor.

## Common questions

### How do I send a purchase order to the supplier?

Save it or click Email purchase order to send it.

### Does MYOB Business have an approval step for orders?

No. There is no approval step before the order is sent.

### What does the TPAR tick on an order do?

Tick Report to ATO via TPAR if the order will be a contractor payment.

### Does Pulsify raise POs?

Pulsify raises and approves POs and creates them in Xero. For other systems, raise the PO in MYOB Business and Pulsify matches the bill to it.

## Sources

- https://help.myob.com/wiki/display/myob/Purchase+orders

Source: https://www.pulsify.tech/how-to/raise-a-po-and-get-it-approved-in-myob-business/ (last checked 2026-10-19)