The latest accountancy news
September 2024
What’s new in Xero – September 2024
It’s been a huge three months: we’ve hosted Xerocons in both London and Nashville, and have been hard at work delivering numerous product updates, many inspired by your ideas, requests, and feedback. In [...]
Celebrating payroll professionals on UK National Payroll Week
As National Payroll Week kicks off today, the team at Xero wants to extend a special thank you to our incredible community of small businesses and accountants across the UK who manage payroll. [...]
August 2024
Introducing Xero Mentor Match, a mentoring program for accounting and bookkeeping partners
It’s no secret the accounting and bookkeeping industry has been battling a critical talent shortage for some time. In fact, we’ve conducted new research that reveals almost two-thirds of employing practices (65%) have [...]
What you can look forward to at the Xero Asia Roadshow 2024
The anticipation is building as we count down to the Xero Asia Roadshow in Kuala Lumpur. We’ve got an exciting programme for you and we can’t wait to share it! Winning on purpose [...]
New features coming to Xero invoicing
We’re committed to continuously improving your invoicing experience in Xero. And as we transition to the new version of invoicing, we’re rolling out more features and enhancements designed to streamline your workflow and [...]
How Art Outreach is drawing on the Xero Beautiful Business Fund to create new possibilities for education
“I used to volunteer at a local food distribution program. Seeing the kids we served take food to their home made me want to do something beyond just providing a basic necessity,” said [...]
How Kiwi Skips is shaking up New Zealand’s recycling industry
“I kept seeing a lot of useful material getting thrown out to the landfill, construction waste mainly, things like metal, wood, plasterboard and concrete which are all reusable with a little work,” says [...]
Reflections from Xerocon Nashville
The first thing people ask after I attend a Xerocon event is, “Well, how was it?” It’s such a simple question, and yet if you’ve ever attended Xerocon, you’ll understand why it’s so [...]
New features announced at Xerocon Nashville
Running a small business in the US or Canada comes with its fair share of unique challenges. That’s why Xero has been doubling down on building out our product capabilities for the unique [...]
New insights into how consumers are making payments
The way we pay for products and services is changing faster than ever, and as a small business owner it’s important to keep up with these shifts to meet customer expectations. As payment [...]
How Suitcase Records is spinning sustainability with Xero’s Beautiful Business Fund
“We believe that Australian music is a vital part of life and we want to help musicians make a living from their craft,” shared Kathy Wilson, co-founder of Suitcase Records. The family-run business [...]
What’s new in Xero – August 2024
Welcome to the August edition of What’s New in Xero. This month, we’ll introduce you to some of the updates we’ve made to some favourite features, including Xero HQ, invoicing, bank reconciliation and [...]
New features to help streamline accounts payable
Managing accounts payable is a crucial part of doing business, but paying the bills can be time-consuming and inefficient. So we’re on a mission to make it easier. We’re excited to announce that, [...]
How the Xero Beautiful Business Fund helped a platform for pre-loved goods take sustainability further
“So many parents that we’ve talked to over the years want to shop secondhand, but they find the process time-consuming and frankly, quite overwhelming. We wanted to make it easier for them and [...]
Our updated migration approach to move UK customers to new subscription plans
In May, we announced changes to Xero’s plans in the UK as part of our efforts to simplify Xero’s offering. The new plans, which will launch on 12 September 2024, bundle key features [...]
Introducing our 2024 Xerocon Nashville event partners
We’re officially on the countdown for Xerocon Nashville at Music City Center over August 14 and 15. And this year, we’re proud to have filled our exhibitor floor with some of the best [...]
Missing out on sales? You’re not alone
Most major economies have had tepid growth, at best, in recent quarters. But how are things on the ground? If you’re a small business owner and you’re thinking that things feel tougher than [...]
Xero Asia Awards 2024: Congratulations to our winners!
Our annual Xero Awards is a special night for us at Xero. It gives us an opportunity to show our appreciation and admiration for the many incredible accounting, bookkeeping and app partners in [...]
Shaping AI to improve the way small business owners work
Much can be said about the pros and cons of generative AI. But while we can all agree that it is widely-available and disruptive, surely we can also agree that it isn’t the [...]
Constructing a brighter future for people in poverty
“The whole point of Building Up is to connect people with barriers to employment to careers in construction,” explained Marc Soberano, founder of non-profit project Building Up. “We help people break the cycle [...]
July 2024
Updated migration approach to move NZ customers to new subscription plans
In June, we announced changes to Xero’s plans in Aotearoa New Zealand as part of our efforts to simplify our plan offering. The new plan line-up will launch on 12 September 2024 and [...]