The latest accountancy news
March 2017
This startup shares how they use beautiful design in everything they do
[ad_1] The first time people see Flyte’s hovering light bulb, the response is typically awe and wonder. It’s one of a trio of products the company has released, all powered by magnetic levitation. Founders Simon [...]
How our ecosystem drives small business success
[ad_1] At Xero, we’re a big believer in using cloud technology to make life better. Our ecosystem connects over 500 app partners to our one million Xero subscribers and 100,000 business advisors — to help [...]
Pioneers of the cloud: Tim Hoopmann
[ad_1] Being an early adopter of cloud accounting hasn’t always been an easy journey for Xero bookkeeping partner Cornerstone Group – but it’s a decision the firm says they have never regretted. With Xero hitting a [...]
One of Australia’s first customers explains why he describes Xero as a ‘streamlined piece of furniture’
[ad_1] “I always think of Xero as being really simple to use — like a streamlined piece of Japanese furniture. A functional, plain cabinet,” Anton Gerner says, when comparing his experience of Xero to the [...]
In Hong Kong they need more sleep – enter SLEEEP
[ad_1] Sleep is an essential activity for everyone, everyday, everywhere. But in some densely populated cities like Hong Kong, many people simply aren’t getting enough of it. Especially young professionals looking to advance their career. [...]
How we’ve grown to help our one million customers every day
[ad_1] A veteran of the support industry, Nigel Piper joined Xero over four years ago to lead Xero’s global customer experience team as general manager. When he started, there were around 50 people working in [...]
How Xero keeps this Shark swimming
[ad_1] You might know The Beancounter founder Marnus Broodryk from his appearances on M-Net’s Shark Tank South Africa — but you might not know how he got there. His Johannesburg based company is now one [...]
Xero Gravity: Frances Valintine – Embracing automation
[ad_1] On this episode of Xero Gravity, we’re chatting with educational futurist Frances Valintine. She’s the founder of The Mind Lab, a tech-focused collaborative space for kids and the more recent Tech Futures [...]
How to offer payroll as an easy add-on service
[ad_1] Guest author: David Hassall of DH Business Support runs 150 business payrolls in Xero and operates payroll services on behalf of other accountants. In this blog, he explains how Payroll in Xero has helped [...]
How accountants and small business tackle the cash flow gap together
[ad_1] One in five invoices payable by ASX 200 companies to small businesses are overdue by more than 30 days, And according to a recent survey*, the majority (62%) of small businesses do not think [...]
AEOI – Call for submissions on reportable jurisdictions
[ad_1] As part of implementing the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters (commonly referred to as AEOI), New Zealand is required to publish a list of jurisdictions [...]
Xero’s top tips for setting up a small business during turbulent times
[ad_1] As the UK government prepares to trigger Article 50 tomorrow, formally notifying their intent to withdraw from the EU, it’s unclear for many what the country’s future will look like. One group shunning Brexit [...]
How an innovative Aussie business kicked cash flow issues to the curb
[ad_1] In 2014 former colleagues Armin Kuhestani and Laurent Lambert took a calculated risk to leave their steady recruitment jobs and set up Ad-Roller Australia – becoming the only company in Australia to provide advertising [...]
We need action on late payments to small business (yes, I’m talking to you big business)
[ad_1] I’m a freelance journalist – granted, one who is also a finance expert – but that’s essentially the basis of my business. So when a magazine (that shall remain nameless) recently took four increasingly [...]
It’s time to bridge the cash flow gap
[ad_1] Sometimes, numbers in the news wash over us. And other times we stop and do a double take. We know the facts are true, but there’s a chasm running right through the middle of [...]
Email fraud – how to protect yourself and your business
[ad_1] Exploitation of email invoices to commit fraud and extortion is a growing problem and no one is immune. We have seen them targeting businesses – big and small – all over the world. There [...]
Special report: Foreign trust disclosure rules
[ad_1] This special report provides early information on changes to the foreign trust disclosure rules introduced by the Taxation (Business Tax, Exchange of Information, and Remedial Matters) Act 2017. Full coverage of the new legislation [...]
New Zealand Government Steps Up to Support Kiwis Taking Businesses Global
[ad_1] Today the Government has set the path for how to help New Zealand businesses create success internationally. Named the Trade Agenda 2030, the Minister of Trade, Todd McClay, has laid out his vision for [...]
Closely held companies tax bill passes
[ad_1] The Taxation (Annual Rates for 2016–17, Closely Held Companies, and Remedial Matters) Bill passed its third reading in Parliament today. The Bill contains measures to improve, strengthen and update the rules for closely held [...]
Xero Gravity: Scott Haughton – Playing with money
[ad_1] What do you do when you leave the corporate world to start a business and it never gets off the ground? Well if you’re Scott Haughton you pick yourself up and try again. On [...]
Xero Finweb – 4 Steps to Financial Success
[ad_1] Six months after our CEO, Rod Drury, shared his vision of the financial web onstage at Xerocon South, it continues to be true and lies at the very core of how we are supporting [...]