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MYOB Essentials Cashbook is coming to an end

Bank feeds ending 15 December 2025 and file access unavailable after 28 February 2026

What’s happening?

MYOB Essentials Cashbook is being discontinued. Bank feeds will stop working from 15 December 2025 and from 28 February 2026 you will no longer be able to access or view any MYOB Essentials Cashbook files, including paid subscription files and older read-only files.

As an alternative, we recommend moving to MYOB Business Connected Ledger.

Please note: This change does not impact any Practice Ledger files. These files will continue to be available. 

Key dates to be aware of: 

  1. November 2025

    Final bill for paid subscriptions. 

  2. 15 December 2025 

    Bank feeds will stop working. 

  3. 28 February 2026

    MYOB Essentials Cashbook discontinued and inaccessible, including paid subscription files and older read-only files.  

Move to MYOB Business Connected Ledger 

MYOB Connected Ledger does everything MYOB Essentials Cashbook does and more. 

Learning
Same simple experience only smarter. 

All the basics from MYOB Essentials Cashbook, plus shortcuts, coding reports, and receipt capture to streamline your workflow.

Cash
Move now and save 40%

Switch to MYOB Business Connected Ledger and get 40% off the current advertised list price* for your first 6 months. See T&Cs.

*Current advertised list price:
Australia -   $20 (including GST) monthly.
New Zealand - $18 (excluding GST) monthly.

Set up dashboards
Bank feeds? Sorted. No re‑applying needed.

We’ll move the bank feeds from MYOB Essentials Cashbook to MYOB Business Connected Ledger and bring over all current-financial-year transactions uncoded, ready for you to code.
Important: This excludes BNZ bank feeds. Learn about connecting a BNZ account to MYOB here.

Comparison chart 

Feature
MYOB Essentials Cashbook
MYOB Business Connected Ledger
Automated Bank feeds
yes
yes
Rules
yes
yes
Allocation templates
yes
yes
Keyboard shortcuts for fast processing
no
yes
Coding reports
no
yes
Receipt capture
no
yes
Receipt and source document capture plus cloud storage
no
yes
Add notes to receipts
no
yes
Global rules
no
yes
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Why have we made this change? 

While MYOB Essentials Cashbook has served customers well over the years, the general needs of the industry have shifted, which has changed the way we develop and support software    
 
We're dedicated to delivering solutions that provide our customers with the greatest value, improves business outcomes and enable a better connection between accountants, bookkeepers and businesses. As a result, we’ve made the decision to focus our resources on MYOB Business.  
 
Although we’re decommissioning MYOB Essentials Cashbook, we’re still here to support you with MYOB Business Connected Ledger.