Accounting software for accountants and bookkeepers
Accounting is better with Xero. Join the free Xero partner programme and get cloud accounting software for accountants, practice management tools, and MTD-ready tools. Run your practice and your clients together, with more efficient workflows and better collaboration across your team.
Everything your practice needs to grow
Join the Xero community of accountants and bookkeepers to help manage your practice, support your clients, and work more closely together.
Smoother workflows
Automate the repetitive parts of practice work – your team spends more time on advice and less on admin.
Centralised working
Manage your clients and staff in Xero HQ, with Xero Practice Manager sharing the same client list.
Better collaboration
Use client insights and business snapshots to provide timely feedback to clients and avoid year-end surprises.
Compliance and tax – sorted
Handle tax and compliance for your clients without switching tools. Xero Workpapers helps you manage digital compliance workflows, with integration to Xero Tax to streamline tax form preparation. Cloud accounting software for accountants, built for practice.
- Xero Tax and Xero Workpapers help streamline tax preparation and compliance workflows
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
Xero is MTD-ready for your practice and your clients, so you can help everyone stay on the right side of HMRC.
Accounting practice management software
Run your whole practice from one place with Xero practice management software for accountants. Xero HQ centralises your clients and staff, while Xero Practice Manager helps you manage jobs and workflow. See everything across the team and keep work moving.
- One login across every client organisation – see and switch between them without juggling separate accounts
One view of every client and job
Know who's working on what, which jobs are due, and what each client is up to. No more chasing for status updates!
Become a Xero partner: how it works
Joining is free. Join the Xero partner programme and start adding clients in Xero. As your client base grows your partner status improves from bronze to silver, gold, and platinum, unlocking more software, support and discounts. Use practice management in Xero Partner Hub to assign jobs, track time,
- Free to join, and get a Xero subscription for your own practice
Level up with Xero advisor certification training
Xero advisor certification is free training across two levels. Get certified, work with a Xero specialist, and earn discounts as you grow.
FAQs about Xero for accountants and bookkeepers
Yes. The Xero partner programme is easy to join, and as a Xero partner you receive access to free software for your practice. Xero partner programme members can earn discounts on business plan subscriptions their practice purchases once they reach bronze level, and can choose to invest these savings in their practice or pass them on to clients. It's your choice whether to pass those discounts on.
Yes. The Xero partner programme is easy to join, and as a Xero partner you receive access to free software for your practice. Xero partner programme members can earn discounts on business plan subscriptions their practice purchases once they reach bronze level, and can choose to invest these savings in their practice or pass them on to clients. It's your choice whether to pass those discounts on.
To get started, sign up to Xero and set up your account to suit the way your practice operates. From there, joining the partner programme is free. Once you've joined, you complete your Xero advisor certification and add your first clients to get going.
To get started, sign up to Xero and set up your account to suit the way your practice operates. From there, joining the partner programme is free. Once you've joined, you complete your Xero advisor certification and add your first clients to get going.
Practice management in Xero Partner Hub is free when you reach silver level or above in the partner programme. You may be eligible for Xero pricing plan discounts on some subscriptions.
Practice management in Xero Partner Hub is free when you reach silver level or above in the partner programme. You may be eligible for Xero pricing plan discounts on some subscriptions.
Xero advisor certification is free training across two levels: Level 1 takes 1–2 hours to complete, while Level 2 takes 4–5 hours. You need to pass with 80% or above, and you renew each year to keep your knowledge up to date.
Xero advisor certification is free training across two levels: Level 1 takes 1–2 hours to complete, while Level 2 takes 4–5 hours. You need to pass with 80% or above, and you renew each year to keep your knowledge up to date.
Yes. Xero is MTD-ready for both your practice and your clients, so you can help everyone meet HMRC's Making Tax Digital for Income Tax requirements. Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is supported in Xero, so practices can connect Xero to HMRC, set up a new tax year, and send quarterly updates for clients.
Yes. Xero is MTD-ready for both your practice and your clients, so you can help everyone meet HMRC's Making Tax Digital for Income Tax requirements. Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is supported in Xero, so practices can connect Xero to HMRC, set up a new tax year, and send quarterly updates for clients.
As you add clients and grow with Xero, your practice moves up through partner status levels from blue to bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. Each level unlocks more software, support, and discounts, so the programme grows with your practice.
As you add clients and grow with Xero, your practice moves up through partner status levels from blue to bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. Each level unlocks more software, support, and discounts, so the programme grows with your practice.
They do different jobs. Xero HQ centralises the way clients and practice staff are managed, so you can manage your clients from your Xero HQ client list and see a list of your practice staff. Xero Practice Manager helps you manage jobs, track time, and invoice work. Practice Manager is a standalone practice tool to Xero HQ, and you’ll need to switch between the two tools to use their features.
They do different jobs. Xero HQ centralises the way clients and practice staff are managed, so you can manage your clients from your Xero HQ client list and see a list of your practice staff. Xero Practice Manager helps you manage jobs, track time, and invoice work. Practice Manager is a standalone practice tool to Xero HQ, and you’ll need to switch between the two tools to use their features.
Yes. JAX is Xero's AI financial agent. It helps practices and their clients get through routine work faster and reveal insights from their data. For an accountant juggling a full client list, that means less time on routine work and faster access to insights from client data.
Yes. JAX is Xero's AI financial agent. It helps practices and their clients get through routine work faster and reveal insights from their data. For an accountant juggling a full client list, that means less time on routine work and faster access to insights from client data.
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Join the partner programme
Access free accounting software, resources, and other benefits. Collaborate with colleagues, support clients & simplify practice management.