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        <div class="hs_SectionHeading"><a name="1087512">Electronic payments</a></div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1152936">You can make electronic payments in the following ways:</a></div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><a name="1152937">prepare an electronic payment file (ABA file) for your bank to </a>process—discussed in this section</div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><a name="1152938">transmit a payment directly from your MYOB software using </a>MYOB M‑Powered Payments.</div>
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        <div class="bbc_BulletedContinued"><a name="1153619">MYOB M-Powered Payments is a subscription-based service. </a>If you have subscribed for this service, see <span class="l_Link"><a href="ch_using.48.1.htm#1309182">Making M-Powered Payments</a></span>. </div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1153624">Electronic payment files contain the payment information for </a>your bank to process, including your bank details, your payees’ bank details and the amounts you want to pay. Electronic payment files are prepared using the Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) file format. </div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1087522">Once you have prepared an electronic payment file, you can </a>send it to your bank for processing (for example, by using online banking software provided by your bank). Contact your bank for more information on how to send electronic payment files for processing.</div>
        <div class="hr_RunInHeading"><a name="1087524">Setting up electronic payments </a></div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1087525">Before you can prepare an </a>electronic payment file, you need to complete the electronic payment setup tasks. For more information, see <span class="l_Link"><a href="settingup.5.6.htm#1102185">Set up electronic payments</a></span>.</div>
        <div class="hr_RunInHeading"><a name="1087535">Paying suppliers electronically</a></div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1087536">When you record a supplier </a>payment in the <span class="w_Widgets">Spend Money </span>window, select the <span class="w_Widgets">Group with </span><span class="w_Widgets">Electronic Payments</span> option to indicate that you want to pay the supplier electronically. </div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1087548">Once you have recorded all the supplier payments you want to </a>pay electronically, you can prepare an electronic payment file.</div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1099565">Go to the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Banking</span> command centre and click <span class="w_Widgets">Prepare </span><span class="w_Widgets">Electronic Payments</span>. The <span class="w_Widgets">Prepare Electronic Payments</span> window appears.</div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1099573">In the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Pay From Account</span> field, select the bank account from which you are paying. The banking details of the account you select are included in the file that you send to the bank for processing.</div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1087562">If you want to group the electronic payment by payment </a>type—for example, to pay employees only—select a type in the <span class="w_Widgets">Select Payment By</span> field. </div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1087563">In the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Your Bank Statement Text</span> field, type the text you want to appear on your bank statement.</div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1097549">In the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Bank Processing Date</span> field, type the date you want the payment to be processed.</div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1097554">Click in the select column (</a><img id="1153009" class="Default" src="images/banking.6.5.3.png" width="23" height="23" style="display: inline; float: none; left: 0.0; text-align: left; top: 0.0;" />) next to those payments you want to process.</div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1087572">Click </a><span class="w_Widgets">Bank File</span>. A window appears, informing you that the payment will be recorded before the bank file is created.</div>
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          <span class="N_007eNoteCautionWarning">note : </span><a name="1153050">The Record button is used to record MYOB </a>M-Powered payments</div>
        <div class="bnLi_NoteBodyLastIndent"><a name="1153051">To find out more about M-Powered </a>Payments, see <span class="l_Link"><a href="introduction.3.20.htm#1197123">MYOB M-Powered Services</a></span>.</div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1087578">Click </a><span class="w_Widgets">OK</span>. The <span class="w_Widgets">Save </span><span class="w_Widgets">As</span> window appears.</div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1087579">Select the destination folder and name for the electronic </a>payment file (the file extension must be ABA) and click <span class="w_Widgets">Save</span>. The payment information is saved as an <span class="w_Widgets">ABA</span> file which you can send to your bank for processing.</div>
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          <span class="N_007eNoteCautionWarning">note : </span><a name="1087580">Multiple payment files </a></div>
        <div class="bnLi_NoteBodyLastIndent"><a name="1087581">If you are preparing multiple </a>electronic payments, make sure that you do not overwrite an unprocessed ABA file when saving.</div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1087582">If you want to enter another electronic payment transaction, </a>repeat from <span class="l_Link"><a href="#1099573">step&nbsp;2</a></span>.</div>
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                <div class="bs_BodyStep_inner"><a name="1108851">Click </a><span class="w_Widgets">Cancel</span> to exit the <span class="w_Widgets">Prepare Electronic Payments</span> window.</div>
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