Xero Blog

Check out the latest update for small businesses and partners, plus a peek at what’s coming out soon. Don’t forget, Xero changes and release updates can be found in the Help centre, and check out the release timeline for some of the more significant releases.

Those that have lived and breathed Xero for some time will know that we’ve been updating our pages to make them more beautiful, intuitive and simpler to use. As part of this process, we’ve redesigned the User Permissions page, which we’ll be releasing to everyone over the coming week.

We’re hugely excited to announce a round of great enhancements to the Xero HQ platform. We’ve made some great changes to our client query feature, Ask, to help you get the client information you need, faster.

Single Touch Payroll (STP) is changing the way employers report to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). STP becomes mandatory from 1 July 2018 for employers with 20 or more employees, and is optional for all other employers.

That’s a wrap for February! Grab a cuppa and settle in, the start of this year is jammed full of product updates. Read about our early-year product releases for small businesses and partners and check out what’s in the pipeline. 

If you’re in the UK construction industry or an accountant with construction clients, then we’ve got some good news for you. You’ll no doubt know all about the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS), which mandates a set of rules for payments made by contractors and subcontractors.

Late last year, our Xero payroll team ran a research study to understand key administrative challenges faced by UK small businesses or their accountants when paying and managing employees. This week we’ll start a phased rollout of improvements to our UK Payroll product.

Together, Xero and HSBC are committed to removing points of financial friction for small businesses. As part of an ongoing move to give them more control over their financial data in a secure environment, HSBC has launched a new upgrade to their direct bank feed.

Invoices have come a long way since they arrived in the letterbox. Today, you can send them instantly from your phone, add flexible payment options that help you get paid faster, track when a customer has paid and remind them when they haven’t.