The latest accountancy news
November 2017
Xero ranked No. 1 Melbourne tech firm in Hired candidate survey
[ad_1] “Capital goes where it’s treated well,” banker Walter Wriston famously said. The Citicorp CEO was talking about money, but in today’s tech industry, it’s human capital that’s most precious. Software developers can afford to [...]
Amazon Australia: Are you ready for the launch?
[ad_1] For the last six months, the Australian retail sector has spoke of little but the imminent Australian launch of eCommerce behemoth Amazon. While the tech giant has remained tight-lipped on details prior to their [...]
Xero & Worldpay working together to help UK businesses get paid faster
[ad_1] We spoke to James Frost, UK Chief Marketing Officer at Worldpay about how a new integration between Worldpay and Xero in the UK is helping small businesses stay on top of cash flow. “Small [...]
Terms of Reference for Tax Working Group chair announced
[ad_1] The Ministers of Finance and Revenue today released the Terms of Reference and named Sir Michael Cullen as Chair of the Government’s Tax Working Group. For more information see the Ministers’ media statement. [ad_2] [...]
Produce GAAP-compliant Statement of Cash Flows reports in Xero HQ
[ad_1] Clients turn to you for your knowledge and efficiency – and report templates within Xero HQ help you showcase both. You can make a quick start with pre-populated templates that are easy to customize [...]
AFR highlights high-performing Xero partners in firm ranking list
[ad_1] Australian Xero partners dominated the list of Top 100 Accounting Firms, a prestigious list published by the Australian Financial Review. The list features the country’s biggest accounting firms by revenue, and 89 Xero partners were [...]
Small changes with a big impact for US Payroll
[ad_1] The change is simple, but the impact is huge. As of November 6, US Payroll clients are able to see draft versions of W-2 and 944 forms with live data. In prior years, clients [...]
How accountants can make the most of End of Financial Year
[ad_1] Year-end is usually the busiest period for accounting and bookkeeping firms. It’s when you’re checking in with clients, consolidating data, preparing reports and ticking off statutory deadlines. Or, at least, that was life before [...]
A2X shares why Xerocon is a must-attend for app partners
[ad_1] As Xerocon Austin inches closer we got in touch with some of our ecosystem partners who will be joining us in the Texas capital, and talked everything Xerocon and what they’re looking forward to [...]
Address to CA ANZ tax conference
[ad_1] In his opening address to the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand tax conference yesterday, Revenue Minister Stuart Nash outlined the Government's 100 day priorities for the tax system. He also discussed some of [...]
Advice from an experienced entrepreneur – Amy Nicola
[ad_1] To celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, we asked some small business customers from all over the world to share the highs and lows of their experience with aspiring entrepreneurs of the future. Today, we speak [...]
Growing Xero champions with migration certification
[ad_1] With Making Tax Digital nearing closer, accounting firms around the UK are looking for support to move their client base online and at scale. That’s why at Xerocon London we were excited to launch [...]
Celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week – Iron out the bugs in your customer algorithm
[ad_1] The idea of keeping the customer at the heart of everything a business does is almost as old as the very idea of entrepreneurship itself. While this idea of customer centricity is by no [...]
How a Darwin retiree’s app became the tradies’ new best mate
[ad_1] To celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, we asked some of our app partners from all over the world to share the highs and lows of their experience with aspiring entrepreneurs of the future. Today we [...]
How to plan for selling your business
[ad_1] By Marnus Broodryk, Shark Tank SA Investor and Xero Gold Partner Selling a small business can be a difficult undertaking. As well as working out how you’re going to get the right price, the [...]
Dreamforce 2017: Our CX team shares their top 10 moments
[ad_1] Last year I told you all about my amazing experience attending Dreamforce 2016 . This year myself and a small group of technical and business leaders from across our Sales and Service team have [...]
Reinstatement of Bill
[ad_1] On Wednesday 8 November 2017 Parliament reinstated the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2017–18, Employment and Investment Income, and Remedial Matters) Bill. The Finance and Expenditure Committee will now continue its consideration of the Bill. [...]
Xero & Fintech Insider Podcast Series: Disrupting Financial Services for Small Businesses
[ad_1] We’re at an exciting inflection point when it comes to financial technology. With a proliferation of apps out there to help small businesses and consumers manage their finances, it’s important to stay on top [...]
Marcus Lemonis: Helping small businesses turn a ‘Profit’ at Xerocon Austin
[ad_1] Small business owners get into business because they’re passionate about what they do. Unfortunately, that passion doesn’t immediately translate into success. Marcus Lemonis knows this all too well. As host of CNBC’s The Profit, [...]
From corporate CFO to cloud accounting firm on the fast track: Meet Alex So of FastLane Group
[ad_1] It all started when Alex and Wilson met at the University of Technology in Sydney. Both were young, hungry, and in pursuit of a global experience that they could bring back to Hong Kong. [...]
Xero Developer (XD HAX) Challenge Winners Announced
[ad_1] A little over three months ago we kicked off XD HAX 2017 – Xero’s first virtual developer challenge. Sponsored by Amazon Web Services (AWS), 230 developers accepted our challenge to create innovative apps using [...]