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Xero News March 2022
The latest in product, ecosystem, partnerships and business at Xero
What we’ve been working on
Deep dive
Xero App Launcher helps small businesses find apps faster
We recently announced the Xero App Launcher, a new way for our customers to launch and sign into
their favourite apps. The launcher is the first major update to Xero’s App Store since we launched it in
August 2021 and is available now to our three million subscribers globally.
The Xero App Launcher lets small businesses and their advisors easily launch connected apps via a
simple dropdown tab on their My Xero dashboard. Customers can also open the Xero App Store via the
launcher to find new apps to solve their business challenges.
By enabling our customers to easily find and launch their apps from within Xero, we’re focused on
providing a more seamless, integrated user experience that helps small businesses and their advisors
get their work done faster and more efficiently.
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Xero updates
We’ve made a number of updates on the
Xero platform over the past month.
Global
An easier way to import
contacts into Xero
We’ve improved the way customers import contacts
into Xero, with a refreshed design and simplified
language on the import page. Users will notice a new
tabular layout that will help them handle any errors
during the import process.
New contacts features in the
Xero Accounting app
New functionality in the Xero Accounting app gives users
more flexibility when using contacts on the go. Updates to
the search field make it easier to find contacts in a hurry,
and the contact screen now shows an overview of what
each contact owes or is owed. Users can also sort contacts
by name, amount owing and owed, email and date added.
Empowering new employees
to submit expense claims in
Xero Me
We’re making it easier to submit expense claims and manage
other employee-driven processes in the Xero Me app.
New employees will now be directed to download Xero Me,
which features the same expense technology as the Xero
Expenses app, while also providing a fresh new look to make
managing everyday admin easier than ever.
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A new look for payments More flexibility in the history
services settings and notes report
We’ve given our payments services settings page a fresh new As part of our commitment to creating a unified look
look in Xero. While the functionality remains the same, there and feel across Xero, we’ve refreshed the design of the
are some slight variations to the look and messaging on the history and notes activity report. Users will notice a
page, which will make the user experience more seamless. new ‘reset filter’ button, and the ability to select both
individual and pre-selected dates. The new ‘load more’
functionality will also help reduce page download time.
These features will be rolled out in the near future.
An easier invite experience
in Hubdoc
Users can now resend an email invitation for a new
Hubdoc user to join their organisation if they haven’t
accepted a previous one. We’re committed to improving
the user experience using Hubdoc and will be rolling out
more enhancements like these in the months ahead.
New ‘print’ and ‘send’ features New ‘save’ and ‘approve’
in new invoicing workflows in new invoicing
We know that being able to print and email a draft invoice To bring the features of new invoicing in line with classic
is important, so we’ve added these buttons in the overflow invoicing, we’re adding the ‘save’ and ‘approve’ workflows
menu of the draft invoice in new invoicing. We’ve also to the new version. This allows users to make the most of
introduced a number of approval actions in the list, to our latest features while enjoying the invoicing experience
remove any confusion when saving or approving invoices. they’ve come to know and love.
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Australia
Updates to Xero’s COVID-19 Recording client verifications
Business Support tool in Xero Tax or XPM
We’ve updated our COVID-19 Business Support tool We’ve added new fields into the ‘Tax and Company’ section
to help Xero users determine their eligibility for the latest of the client record in Xero Practice Manager (XPM) and Xero
support packages. Users can now tailor their search fields Tax, so users can record their client identity verification
to compare date ranges, depending on the eligibility process. The Tax Practitioners Board will make these client
requirements of the grant they wish to apply for. verifications mandatory in the latter half of 2022.
Canada New Zealand
New report templates to Streamlining year-end
make compliance easy reporting
We’re helping advisors stay compliant with recently For those working on the books, we’ve made changes to
introduced Canadian reporting requirements. From Xero Payroll that will help year-end reporting run more
the templates section in Xero HQ, users can now view smoothly. There are three key changes to New Zealand
two new report templates: ‘Company - Compilation payroll calculations for the new financial year, and
Engagement Report’ and ‘Compilation Engagement these are automatically applied to all Xero accounts.
Report, Notes, RE’.
Singapore United States
Enhancements to GST F5 Customisable management
return experience reports
Our latest updates to Xero’s suite of GST F5 features Users can now create customisable management reports
includes reporting tools that allow users to view the next that are available to anyone in their organisation with
due date and amounts owed at any time. Transactions can reporting access. It’s now possible to add or remove
also be sorted and grouped based on IRAS requirements, reports, customise the settings and layouts, and save
which simplifies reviewing and amending within each custom packs to reuse all the time. The new management
return. Users also have the ability to export reports in reports will be rolled out globally in the months ahead.
Excel for flexibility across formats.
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United Kingdom
Making MTD simple for businesses
Making Tax Digital (MTD), the government initiative to digitise taxes, is moving ahead at pace. Xero is proudly
MTD-compliant, HMRC-recognised and constantly implementing a roster of additional features that make running
a business and managing finances simple.
From April, businesses under the VAT threshold will need to comply with MTD. At the same time, the HMRC pilot for MTD
for Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA) kicks off. This phase will impact a large number of sole traders and landlords in the
coming years.
At Xero, we’ve developed compatible software to support businesses through these significant changes.
• MTD for VAT: our solution is up and running and being used by businesses
• MTD for ITSA: we’ve announced that we will be ready to beta test from April when the government pilot launches
New additions to the Xero App Store
We welcomed a number of new apps to the Xero App Store last month, including BundyPlus Live, Peakflo, Tembo Pay
and many others.
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Global
Appointment of new board
member Brian McAndrews
We recently appointed Brian McAndrews as an independent
non-executive director to our Board. Based in Seattle, Brian
is a professional director who brings extensive experience
from his career as an executive and CEO driving growth and
innovation for leading technology, software-as-a-service
and cloud-based companies. His CEO experience includes
leading Pandora Media, a streaming music provider in the US,
and aQuantive, a digital marketing services and technology
company that was acquired by Microsoft. Brian McAndrews
Launch of new sustainability
education hub
We know small businesses want to operate more sustainably,
but many don’t know where to begin. We’ve collated
resources from across the globe to help small businesses
and others in their communities learn more about running
a sustainable business. Check out our new sustainability
education hub for a range of helpful content.
Australia
Xero maintains Climate Active
Certification for FY21
Xero has received its second year of certification (FY20,21)
with the Australian Government’s Climate Active program,
one of the world’s most established and respected carbon
neutrality programs.
Our certification recognises our commitment to offsetting
100% of our carbon emissions as part of our Net Zero @
Xero program and the projects we have selected to offset
these emissions.
We are committed to minimising our impact on the
environment, now and into the future. Learn more about
Xero’s carbon neutral certification, including our FY20
and FY21 carbon disclosure, emission reduction plans,
and carbon offset projects.
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IncSight chooses Xero as
preferred accounting platform
IncSight, a cloud-based advisory firm serving legal,
medical and entrepreneurial clients, has selected
Xero as its preferred accounting solution.
As a fully virtual firm, IncSight is dedicated to streamlining
compliance and helping small businesses achieve greater
success wherever they are located. Xero’s cloud-based
solution helps provide IncSight advisors with the tools to
assist clients seamlessly and in real time.
Xerocon New Orleans postponed
After much consultation and consideration of partner
feedback, we’ve decided to postpone Xerocon New Orleans
to August 2022. The dates for Xerocons in 2022 are:
• Xerocon London, 20-21 July 2022
• Xerocon New Orleans, 24-25 August 2022
• Xerocon Sydney, 7-8 September 2022
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