Xero Blog

If I can think of one word to describe the last 19 months, it would be resilience. As a community of advisors and small businesses, we supported each other, and we endured.

The past year has seen us shift so many of the ways we live and work, with conferences moving online and our daily commute becoming a shuffle from the bedroom to the dining table.

Guest post by Allison Hawkins. Allison is our Canadian Xero Ambassador and the woman behind the Hawkins & Co brand and the talent that make up this firm’s winning profile. With solid experience at firms like PwC and EY, Allison has more recently focused on start-ups and owner managed businesses across Canada, helping them develop and finance their business plans, and set up their accounting and POS systems.

Our 2021 Accounting and Bookkeeping Industry Performance Report takes a close look at the performance of the industry between April and May 2021. Over 500 practitioners from accounting and bookkeeping firms of all sizes took part and the data gathered gives us clear insight into the industry as it stands today.

I’m really privileged to work in an environment where people are at the forefront of everything we do. Yes, I work for an accounting tech company, but without its people, Xero doesn’t exist.

Most Australian businesses use invoices in some form, either sending them to their customers or to receive bills. The way they do so, though, can soon change with e-invoicing, the latest government initiative to improve digitisation by equipping small businesses with a new tool to streamline their operations.

The New Zealand Xero Awards are all about celebrating the incredible work of our diverse range of accounting, bookkeeping, and app partners who help small Kiwi businesses thrive. There is no better time to honour this community’s admirable mahi, and we are incredibly proud to shine a spotlight on their outstanding achievements over the past year. 

Since the pandemic’s arrival, Australians have faced all kinds of new challenges. Yet, through it all, the small business community has shown unwavering resilience, confirming that COVID-19 has by no means diminished its entrepreneurial spirit.

Accountants and bookkeepers in the UK are playing a vital role in rebuilding our economy. So at Xero, we want to make their lives easier.  When we launched Xero Tax in the UK almost a year and a half ago, we made a commitment that personal tax would come next.