The latest accountancy news
July 2019
Indigitek: Creating space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the tech industry
[ad_1] You may have heard the story of David Unaipon. Then again, you might not have. An Indigenous inventor, scholar and author, Unaipon challenged early 20th century white Australia to accept the intelligence and scientific [...]
Residents of Rewired: Hannah Wood, Little ‘Lato
[ad_1] Welcome to Residents of Rewired! It’s an occasional series about some of the interesting residents we have nestled in our new Auckland co-working space. We chat to them about their ventures, their passions, some [...]
Xero Global Release Update: June 2019
[ad_1] Check out the latest updates for small businesses and partners, plus a peek at what’s coming soon. Xero changes and release updates can be found in Xero Central or keep an eye on the [...]
Xero – now connected to Monzo
[ad_1] We’ve got some great news for Monzo users. They’re launching a business bank account and, with it, an integration with Xero! Once you’re up and running, you can link Xero directly to your Monzo [...]
The key to keeping up: How to think like a futurist
[ad_1] Whether you’re a scientist mastering new machinery or a small business owner making the transition from Post-it notes to online accounting, everyone is asking the same question: how can we keep up in an [...]
New Customer Experience Student Program Shines Spotlight on Life at Xero Americas
[ad_1] In 2018, we made the move to 1615 Platte Street from our former home in the Denver Tech Center. This was a big step for Xero team in Denver — giving us a beautiful [...]
How business owners should approach their numbers
[ad_1] Money is a tricky topic for a lot of business owners. There’s the matter of how to account for it, how to present it, and of course, how to raise it. Having worked with [...]
Launching South Africa’s Xero App Integrator Directory
[ad_1] Around the world, there are over 700 apps in Xero’s App Marketplace. In the past few months alone, we’ve added more than 21 South African apps. These include Yoco, Payfast, SME Snapshot, Syft, Aurik, [...]
Plastic pollution: How to be part of the solution
[ad_1] Each year the world is producing approximately 300 million tons of plastic, 50% of which is for single use purposes, used for just a few moments but on the planet for hundreds of years. [...]
Xerocon Brisbane 2019: Set to prove that accounting and bookkeeping are far from boring
[ad_1] If you’re an accountant, bookkeeper or in the business of supporting small business, it’s time to forget everything you know about corporate conventions. Because Xerocon, the largest accounting technology conference in all of Australasia, [...]
Crackle Corn goes pop! How this small business went from market stall to airline snack
[ad_1] When it came to her day job, Katherine Yerondais just wasn’t feeling it. A pastry chef by trade, she’d spent the past 12 years whipping up sweet treats for Melbourne’s fanciest fine dining establishments [...]
Small business, big impact: Healing bodies and shaping mindsets
[ad_1] Of Australia’s 2.1 million small businesses, 400,000 employ just four people or less. But while they may be ‘micro’ in size, the impact they have on our community is immeasurable. These same business owners [...]
XD19: A look at why developers should attend
[ad_1] For the past two years A2X has attended Xero’s global developer roadshow – XD. The event returns in August this year, and I want to share why A2X always attends. What is XD19? XD [...]
See what’s in store for you at Xerocon Brisbane 2019
[ad_1] Xerocon Brisbane is the world’s most beautiful and innovative conference for cloud accounting leaders in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Your 3-day Xerocon Brisbane experience begins from Day Xero (almost sold out!), one day [...]
UOMI rate changes
[ad_1] The use of money interest rates payable on underpayments and overpayments of tax and duties are to change in line with market rates. The rate charged on underpaid tax will increase from 8.22% to [...]
LilyBee Wrap: Changing habits one step at a time
[ad_1] In support of Plastic Free July, we’re showcasing a few of our small business customers who are embracing sustainability as part of their business model. LilyBee Wrap is an eco-friendly alternative to plastic food [...]
Quarterly MTD VAT returns due by 7 August – are you ready?
[ad_1] Making Tax Digital for VAT began 1 April 2019. Under the initiative, most VAT-registered businesses with a turnover above the £85k threshold have to keep digital records and file their VAT returns using HMRC-recognised [...]
The human cost of late payments
[ad_1] We talk a lot about how late payments affect businesses from a financial and operational perspective. It’s an issue that’s close to our hearts here at Xero, and it’s a conversation that matters. But [...]
Facebook, Stripe, Hubspot share best practices with Xero app partners
[ad_1] What advice can some of the biggest and fastest-growing names in tech offer Xero’s growing ecosystem community? To find out, almost a hundred people convened at Facebook’s Sydney headquarters this week for the Scaling [...]
Single Touch Payroll is here: Your top queries answered
[ad_1] We’re fresh into the new financial year, and there’s change afoot – as of 1 July, Single Touch Payroll (STP) legislation has kicked in for all employers across Australia. An ATO initiative to enable [...]
Achieving your business potential with good HR practices
[ad_1] Many new entrepreneurs make the mistake of thinking human resources (HR) isn’t a strategic portion of a business, just something that needs to get done. So the tendency for startups, especially new ones looking [...]