The latest accountancy news
August 2024
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 [...]
Meet the judges for the 2024 Xero Beautiful Business Fund
The entries are rolling in for the 2024 Xero Beautiful Business Fund and we’ve been thrilled by the response. Supporting and celebrating small businesses is at the core of our purpose and we [...]
Five tips to make the most of app exhibitors at Xerocon Nashville
It feels like the magical two days that were Xerocon London just happened, and we’re already preparing to hit the road again for Xerocon Nashville this August! It’s the perfect time to not [...]
How the Xero Beautiful Business Fund helped a sustainable farmers’ market start to sow new communities across South Africa
“After my partner and I were attacked in our home, we had a lot of questions about how to help improve the safety of our neighbourhood and a create a sense of community [...]
Three simple ways to transform money management
This guest blog was written by the team at GoCardless. Running a small business can mean moving between being a general manager to a customer services contact, marketing lead and, in some cases, [...]
Xero partners: Refer your clients to the Xero Beautiful Business Fund and get rewarded
On 9 July, we announced that the Xero Beautiful Business Fund is back for 2024. Just as we did last year, we’re giving away more than NZ$750,000 to eligible Xero small business customers [...]
The app stack every Aussie small business owner needs in FY25
The tax-time crunch is wrapping up, meaning the new financial year is here. And whether you’re looking to avoid the same end- of-financial-year stress next year, or streamline your operations – every small [...]
Settle up. Shining a light on the late payment scandal
Small businesses are the heroes of our economy. Yet they are not well defended when it comes to late payments, which cost UK businesses an estimated £1.6 billion in 2023.* The problem is [...]
What’s New In Xero – July 2024
What a month! We’ve released more than 40 amazing updates across Xero, made some pretty cool product announcements at Xerocon London, and got ready for the new Australian tax year. It’s been a [...]
The Xero Beautiful Business Fund is back for 2024
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Xero Beautiful Business Fund for 2024. With a prize pool of over NZ$750,000, the Xero Beautiful Business Fund is back to support small businesses and [...]
New subscription plans are live in Australia: what this means for you
In May, we announced new subscription plans for Australian customers and partners as part of our efforts to simplify our plan offering. The new plan line-up bundles key features like Xero Expenses, Xero [...]
June 2024
Mastering pricing and packaging for accounting and bookkeeping services
As a business owner, would you be happy or sad if you got a hundred new clients tomorrow? Getting more business sounds exciting, but can be daunting if bookkeeping and accountancy practices aren’t [...]