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“Who are the leaders that inspire you?” Lucy Adams was the BBC’s HR director during one of its most turbulent periods. As the organisation dealt with a series of very public crises and scandals, she faced a torrent of criticism for her decisions and actions.

Steve Vamos with Dexter, our digital tax advisor at Xerocon London 2018 It’s been a BIG day here at Xerocon London. We welcomed over 3,000 accounting partners and bookkeepers from the UK, Ireland, South Africa and further abroad, who heard from inspirational speakers including our very own UK managing director Gary Turner and Chief product and partner officer Anna Curzon.

Anyone at Xerocon London today might have spotted our loveable mascot, Dexter the Digital Tax Advisor doing the rounds. In partnership with the Oscar-nominated artistic duo Alison Snowden and David Fine, we’ve created Dexter the Digital Tax Advisor to help small business owners prepare for Making Tax Digital (MTD).

This Xerocon is a monumental event, in fact it is one of the biggest accounting events in the UK! For two days, with over 3,000 accountants and bookkeepers gather to learn and share how they’re growing the UK small business economy.

With Xero, you’re now able to lodge activity statements directly to the Australian Tax Office in your practice organisation and any client subscriptions that you’re invited in to. Every quarter, six million business activity statements are lodged in Australia, with 50% lodged by tax or BAS agents, and 30% on paper forms.

This International Fraud Awareness Week, I’d like to ensure all our users know how to get legitimate assistance from Xero. Knowing the right way to get support from Xero can help you avoid being scammed and losing money to bogus phone support sites.

With Xerocon London just seven days away, it’s a great time to start planning your two days at the conference. The schedule is packed with mainstage keynotes, but don’t miss your opportunity to check out our Breakouts and Quicktalks, too.

Each year, The Australian Financial Review recognizes the high-performing accounting firms in Australia. The list features the country’s biggest accounting firms by revenue, celebrating excellence across the accounting industry. The accolades recognise exceptional contributions to the accounting industry across Australia, and were announced in the AFR this morning.

Getting information from clients in a timely and efficient way should be as simple as asking. That’s why we built the query feature ‘Ask’ into Xero HQ to help you send questions to clients and get the answers you need easily.