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Keep up to date with the latest news from Xero and the IRD.

November 2024

The truth about bank feeds: Busting the top three myths

By |November 24th, 2024|Categories: Xero|

Bank feeds have transformed how small businesses manage their bookkeeping. Gone are the days of manually comparing bank statements with accounting records. Today, with cloud accounting, you can securely and automatically import bank [...]

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Streamline tax time: Xero now supports partnership tax in the UK

By |November 19th, 2024|Categories: Xero|

We’re excited to announce that partnership tax has arrived in Xero Tax. You can now manage most of your clients’ tax needs – corporate, personal, and ordinary partnerships – in one simple, secure [...]

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We’re extending the availability of classic invoicing to 27 February 2025

By |November 11th, 2024|Categories: Xero|

Earlier this year we announced the farewell of our classic invoicing product to pave the way for something new, and to allow us to build more of the invoicing features you have been [...]

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How to tackle the top four challenges of running an agency or firm

By |November 11th, 2024|Categories: Xero|

When building a professional services business such as an accounting firm, creative agency, architecture firm or consultancy, there are four common challenges you’ll likely face: managing your ever-growing list of projects, tracking billable [...]

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XSBI: Are interest rate or income tax cuts benefiting small businesses yet?

By |November 1st, 2024|Categories: Xero|

Cuts to official interest rates and income taxes have begun in some countries, with some hoping the changes would help boost consumer spending. Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be the case yet for [...]

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October 2024

We’re ready to support you with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

By |October 31st, 2024|Categories: Xero|

As outlined in the autumn Budget, the UK government is committed to delivering Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax Self Assessment, which will be mandated in April 2026. We’re pleased that this [...]

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Introducing Xero Mentor Match: A mentoring program for industry partners

By |October 31st, 2024|Categories: Xero|

There is a growing movement in the accounting industry towards new services and cloud-based tools, in large part due to the talent shortage crisis being felt across the US and Canada. The number [...]

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Announcing the 2024 winners of the Xero Beautiful Business Fund

By |October 31st, 2024|Categories: Xero|

We’re thrilled to announce the global and country winners of the 2024 Xero Beautiful Business Fund, who each share in the NZ$750,000 total prize pool. We were blown away by the entries from [...]

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Celebrating the South African winners of the Xero Beautiful Business Fund 2024

By |October 31st, 2024|Categories: Xero|

South African small businesses pack a big punch, and despite facing ongoing challenges, they are resilient, ambitious and optimistic. Supporting and celebrating these businesses is at the heart of why Xero exists, so [...]

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Celebrating the UK winners of the Xero Beautiful Business Fund 2024

By |October 30th, 2024|Categories: Xero|

Supporting and championing small businesses is at the core of our purpose, which is why we launched the Xero Beautiful Business Fund last year. This initiative provides more than £350,000 in funding globally [...]

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How the Together Project is spreading joy across generations

By |October 22nd, 2024|Categories: Xero|

“The UK doesn’t really have the practice of living in multigenerational homes that other cultures do. We are one of the most age-segregated countries in the world; as we grow older, we tend [...]

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What new XSBI data tells us about North American small businesses

By |October 3rd, 2024|Categories: Xero|

How do you think small businesses in your area are doing? New regional and provincial data from Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) helps track differences in small business performance within Canada and within [...]

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How Mutual Muse took circular fashion from trend to timeless

By |October 2nd, 2024|Categories: Xero|

When you think of ‘circular fashion’ you might think of donating your old clothes and items to local charity shops, or online marketplaces. But what about consignment stores that pay you for your [...]

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September 2024

Celebrating Xero success with sixth consecutive Canstar award

By |September 25th, 2024|Categories: Xero|

It’s an absolute honour to share that Xero has been awarded Canstar’s Most Satisfied Customer Award in the small business accounting software category, for the sixth consecutive year.  This recognition is a testament [...]

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Four tips to protect your business from cybercriminals

By |September 24th, 2024|Categories: Xero|

In this increasingly digital age, small businesses are becoming more and more vulnerable to the threat of cybercrime. In particular, there has been an increase in supply chain attacks targeting small businesses. Cybercriminals [...]

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A new Xero dashboard to elevate your advisory services

By |September 24th, 2024|Categories: Xero|

As a busy accountant or bookkeeper, we know you don’t always have time to go through each client’s books to proactively identify issues or opportunities. That’s why we’re thrilled to share that we’ve [...]

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Beyond automation: How AI can transform the human side of accounting

By |September 19th, 2024|Categories: Xero|

I was excited to sit down at Xerocon Nashville recently with Ashley Francis, a CPA with almost 25 years of experience, who has become an accounting expert on using artificial intelligence. Based in [...]

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Xero to acquire Syft to enhance reporting and insights capability

By |September 17th, 2024|Categories: Xero|

We know how important it is for small businesses to have access to powerful insights to help them run their business better, no matter the economic environment they’re facing. To accelerate our mission [...]

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Our journey to new invoicing: an update from Diya Jolly, CPTO

By |September 16th, 2024|Categories: Xero|

I wanted to reach out personally, as we officially retire classic invoicing in November after more than a year of transitioning. While we’re thrilled to introduce even more features on our new invoicing [...]

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