Xero Blog

In these times of uncertainty, we’re adapting to ever-changing situations, and we’re truly grateful to have great teams collaborating to support you and your clients. As always, we’re committed to providing tools and resources that can make things easier for you – and that’s why we’re pleased to announce the launch of Xero Tax to all accountants and bookkeepers on the Xero partner programme – at no extra cost.

We recognise that completing year-end will be more challenging this year as businesses are managing the impacts of COVID-19. We’ve built a guide for completing your year-end in Xero, but also wanted to make it easier for you, by highlighting the up and coming changes all in one place.

A business continuity plan (BCP) is a comprehensive plan with contingencies for business processes, assets, human resources, and business partners in case of an emergency. It defines steps that can be taken to re-establish productivity, secure key assets, and continue operations despite the disruptions. 

When I talk to top ranked firms throughout America, they say the single biggest challenge isn’t technology – it’s finding and retaining talent. A recent AICPA survey backs up this uncomfortable truth about public accounting. 

2020 Xero Tax webinars We’ve been busy updating Xero Tax for 2020. Join Jason Langworthy, Product Manager for Xero Tax, as he takes you through the changes in a series of interactive webinars starting 23rd March.

The introduction of e-invoicing is a government initiative to improve the way businesses interact with each other to lower the cost of doing business and improve payment times. It is another great step towards digitising Kiwi small business. 

We know that when Xero partners have new clients to set up in Xero the one-size-fits all chart of accounts isn’t always ideal. If you have to change account names and codes to suit different business types you’re not spending your time efficiently and you could end up with reporting errors. 

As you may have heard, Inland Revenue will be offline from 3pm on Thursday 9th April until 8am Thursday 16th April – a period that covers Easter holiday weekend and the two working days after that.

Recent events have spurred the ‘world’s biggest work-from-home experiment’. One company that has done this successfully is OA International Holdings. The Managing Director, Alan Chang, has divided his practice into two teams that alternate between working from the office and from home.