The latest accountancy news
March 2022
Three must-see places in NOLA during Xerocon
[ad_1] New Orleans is known as the birthplace of jazz, the ‘Hollywood of the South’, and Crescent City – a place truly filled with life, music, and history; therefore, the perfect setting to bring our [...]
Getting tax time out of the too hard basket for New Zealand’s end of financial year
[ad_1] On top of everything you’ve got to do as a business owner, accounting isn’t always a top priority so it’s easy to just put it into the ‘too hard basket’. With the end of [...]
MTD for VAT: Our video series answers your small business questions
[ad_1] The next phase of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT is on its way, and soon. From April 2022, VAT-registered businesses with taxable turnover under £85,000 that are submitting VAT via the HMRC portal [...]
Tax Bill reported back
[ad_1] <p>The <a href="/bills/53-65">Taxation (Annual Rates for 2021–22, GST, and Remedial Matters) Bill</a>, introduced on 8 September 2021, was reported back to Parliament today.</p> <p>For more information see:</p> <ul> <li>the <a href="https://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2021/0065/latest/contents.html">Bill</a> as reported back</li> [...]
Xero’s commitment to gender equality and fair pay for all
[ad_1] At Xero, we believe fostering diversity and inclusion is an integral part of supporting our people, customers, partners and their communities. We understand that a diverse workforce is an invaluable strength, and our approach [...]
February 2022
How to best work with your advisor through uncertain times
[ad_1] This is a guest post by Cassandra Scott, Director of Laurus Bookkeeping and Board Director of the Australian Bookkeepers Association – a Xero Platinum Partner and member of XPAC 2021. Learning to expect the [...]
New Zealand Xero Awards 2021: Congratulations to our winners
[ad_1] This week I was thrilled to co-host, alongside David Bell, the New Zealand Xero Awards 2021 winners announcement. A livestream event was broadcasted on LinkedIn. While unfortunately we couldn’t be with our finalists in [...]
Consultation on draft Long-term Insights Briefing
[ad_1] <p>The Public Service Act 2020 requires public service agencies to publish a Long-term Insights Briefing at least once every three years. These aim to provide information on medium- and long-term trends, risks and opportunities [...]
Latest XSBI data shows the impacts of Omicron on small businesses
[ad_1] While many of us were envisioning 2022 would be the year of resetting into a ‘new normal’, the rapid spread of Omicron has held small businesses back as they face ongoing challenges. Xero’s Small [...]
Introducing Xero Product Ideas
[ad_1] For the past 10 years, the interactive discussions of Feature Requests has been the home for our customer feedback and thoughts on how we can make Xero an even better experience. We’re excited to [...]
Tackling three questions small businesses may have around MTD for VAT
[ad_1] In the UK, as the weather (slightly) warms up with spring approaching, small business owners can look ahead to the coming months with a sense of optimism that may have been missing over the [...]
How Colmworth Golf Club hit a hole in one out of lockdown
[ad_1] Never has sport felt more important than in the past two years. Stepping outdoors and enjoying the world around us, while entering into friendly competition, has taken on new significance during a global pandemic [...]
Xero Xperience with Future Leaders
[ad_1] Last year, Xero worked alongside the Inspiring Stories team as an Impact Partner. This partnership came about from our shared values and purpose. Aligned to our company purpose ‘to make life better for people [...]
#LoveXero: Celebrating our small business and partner community
[ad_1] I’m often asked what makes Xero special. How do we stand out through our values, as a business and as a team? For me, it really comes down to our small business customers and [...]
The latest eInvoicing questions from advisors, answered
[ad_1] eInvoicing, a new way to exchange invoices directly between accounting software, is the next stop on the small business digitisation journey. It holds the promise of a way to send and receive invoices and [...]
Public views sought on digitising the tax system
[ad_1] <p>Inland Revenue today launched a consultation document for public feedback. The document, <a href="/publications/2022/2022-ip-tax-administration-digital-world"><em>Tax administration in a digital world</em></a>, considers New Zealand’s increasing shift to digital business transactions and operating models and suggests directions [...]
Seven steps to a successful payroll year end in New Zealand
[ad_1] It’s that time of year again. As summer winds to a close, the days will start getting shorter as the workload ramps up. For those working in payroll, that can only mean one thing: [...]
Teed Saunders Doyle marks first Canadian adoption of global DFK deal
[ad_1] We are excited to announce a new partnership with Teed Saunders Doyle in Saint John, New Brunswick, marking the first local Canadian adoption of our global partnership with DFK that we announced earlier this [...]
Online selling: So how’s it going for small businesses?
[ad_1] Many retailers have flocked online to reach customers who were stuck at home. Last year’s Xero business trends report showed up to a quarter of businesses intended to make the move. So in this [...]
Important update – Xerocon date change
[ad_1] After much consultation and consideration of partner feedback, we’ve decided to postpone Xerocon New Orleans to August 24-25, 2022. Our decision to postpone the event aligns with our #human value of keeping our Xero [...]
Government announces Income Insurance scheme consultation
[ad_1] <p>The Government, Business New Zealand and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions today announced proposals for a New Zealand Income Insurance scheme to help support New Zealanders who are made redundant and laid [...]