The latest accountancy news
December 2020
International Volunteer Day: Rallying together to make a difference
[ad_1] International Volunteer Day was on Saturday 5 December. What better way to acknowledge it than to share an amazing project that some of our Wellington-based employees have been involved in this year. COVID-19 has [...]
Congratulations to the Xero Awards 2020: Asia winners!
[ad_1] Today we have the great honour of announcing the winners of the Xero Awards 2020: Asia. The Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding efforts and contributions of our accounting, bookkeeping, and corporate secretarial partners [...]
Introducing duplicate document detection in Hubdoc
[ad_1] We’re excited to announce a new feature in Hubdoc called duplicate document detection. It’s available from today for anyone with a Hubdoc organisation. If a document has the same supplier, date and amount as [...]
A faster way to recover VAT on goods imported to the UK
[ad_1] The end of the Brexit transition period is almost here. From 1 January 2021, controls will be placed on the movement of goods between the UK and the EU. This means there won’t be [...]
Roll: End-to-end business visibility
[ad_1] Xero’s app marketplace has over 800 apps to help small businesses and their advisors succeed. Each month we celebrate an app partner who stands out for helping small businesses thrive. Find out more about [...]
Royal glovemakers: Continuously adapting to create beautiful gloves for the Royal Family and the world
[ad_1] It’s been a tough year for small businesses. Many have had to adapt fast as lockdowns were introduced, local restrictions came in and consumer demands changed. One of those businesses was royal glovemakers, Cornelia [...]
Be a star – get your payroll sorted early New Zealand!
[ad_1] 2020, what a year it has been. This year, more than ever, I’ve been looking forward to Christmas. Looking forward to ‘looking forward’. In a year of unknowns, the holidays can definitely help to [...]
Seamless workflows for your practice in the new year
[ad_1] This year has been a challenging year for many with extraordinary change and uncertainty. When the global pandemic first hit, businesses were thrust into survival mode instantaneously. As we continue to adapt to the [...]
What small business did when everyone stayed home
[ad_1] Lots of customers and workers were homebound for big chunks of 2020. That separated small businesses from their two most important sets of people. Many sought digital solutions to help solve the problem. Shops [...]
Happy holidays from all of us at Xero
[ad_1] On behalf of all of us at Xero we wish you a safe and peaceful holiday season. 2020 tested us in more ways than we expected or ever imagined. As we all continue to [...]
November XSBI results reflect small business resilience
[ad_1] As we head into the holiday period and reflect on an extraordinary year, small business owners all over the world will be hoping for a return to some sort of normality in 2021. Throughout [...]
3 ways to give your practice a head start in the new year
[ad_1] It’s been an incredibly difficult year for accountants and bookkeepers. So we hope you’re planning to take some time off over the holidays to relax with family and friends. But before you switch off, [...]
Compliance may not be dead, but advisory is where it’s at
[ad_1] You’ve seen the trends in the accounting industry, right? Compliance revenues are falling as cloud-accounting software and automation makes it easier and more efficient to complete those repetitive tasks. Maybe some clients are starting [...]
We’ve added five new South African App Integrator partners to help you choose the right apps for your business
[ad_1] At Xero, we love connecting with other great technology and organisations to make your life easier. Globally, we have a marketplace of over 800 apps, and over 20 of these are South African born [...]
Building an empowered mindset with Ben Crowe
[ad_1] This year, for many of us, the world seemed to stand still. In this way the pandemic has acted as an equaliser, with people across the globe sharing similar experiences. Small businesses have been [...]
Future proof your small business with cloud technology
[ad_1] A couple of months ago, Xero introduced a study that we commissioned through Forrester Consulting – The next chapter for small business: How to thrive in a changed world. The study explores the impact [...]
Be open to change: Three takeaways from Digital CPA 2020
[ad_1] Every year Digital CPA brings together a community to accelerate change for clients and for accounting firms. This year was no different, but I could feel the temperature of my digital room in my [...]
Why the most unloved business plan is having a brush with fame
[ad_1] Business continuity plans (BCP) have always been the right thing to do, but who really had the time? Not many. Then the global pandemic hit home and suddenly lots of business owners started fitting [...]
A small business promise this Christmas and beyond
[ad_1] It has been a year like no other, and one that’s thrown up a series of obstacles that almost no one could have ever predicted or planned for. But, amidst the many and varied [...]
Thank you and happy holidays!
[ad_1] It’s the most wonderful time of the year – and we would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all our brilliant partners. Looking back over the year, which [...]
Xero becomes first accounting software to launch an eFiling trial with the South African Revenue Service
[ad_1] I’m delighted to announce that Xero has integrated with the South African Revenue Service (SARS), to launch a VAT eFiling beta. The closed beta is live now, with general release set for Q1 2021 [...]