Xero : 01/10/2021 - Xero News October 2021

Xero News October 2021

The latest in product, ecosystem, partnerships and business at Xero

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Xerocon returns in 2022

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, we're bringing Xerocon backfor our community

in the US and Canada. The conference, to be held in New Orleans in May next year, will provide a much-awaited opportunity for accountants and bookkeepers to connect with their peers, colleagues and the broader community, to celebrate their accomplishments, and learn more about the latest Xero tools and features.

Coined by some as 'Coachella for accountants', Xerocon has been one of our true passion points and an incredibly unique way for us to bring the Xero community together over the years.

While virtual events have helped sustain the community over the past few years, we're excited to have everyone physically come together in 2022.

In the spirit of resilience, we have also established a fundraising campaign with Americaresto support the people and communities impacted by Hurricane Ida, the California wildfires, and other natural disasters.

Xero has also pledged to match up to US$20,000. Americares is a health-focused relief and development organisation that responds to people affected by poverty or disaster with life-changing medicine, medical supplies and health programs.

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Xero updates

We've made a number of updates on the Xero platform over the past month, including:

Global

Font size of reports in Xero HQ

Practice users can now change the font size of PDF reports in Xero HQ. We've introduced a new feature that gives users the ability to increase the font size

of text blocks, tables, grids, schedules and report rows. Users can now see four font sizes and get a preview

of how it will look in the report.

Tailored Account

Transactions reports

Our enhancements to Account Transactions reportsreduce the manual work needed to pull and organise data, so users can exclude archived accounts and show opening balances on P&L accounts. It also shows accounts with no transactions in a specific period.

Search improvements for bank rules

Bank rules make bank reconciliation easier. Users can now search for specific bank rules to find and manage the right one in seconds. Once set up, bank rules automatically categorise transactions that occur on a regular basis.

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Purchase orders in the Xero

Accounting app

Users are now able to view any purchase orders created via their desktop in the Xero Accounting app. Under the purchase tab, users can see everything that's in draft, awaiting approval, approved and billed, offering them better visibility of what they've purchased.

Easy payments using

Square + Xero

A new Square + Xero integrationhas arrived, giving businesses the ability to easily reconcile Square sales in Xero, capture point-of-sale transactions, and accept Square payments on Xero invoices (where available).

More ways to pay with Google Pay

We've made it even easier for customers to pay an online invoice through Stripe. Now, customers will have the option to make

a payment using any credit or debit card saved to their Google Account - supported everywhere Google Pay is available.

Control invoice fields based on preferences

Every business creates invoices slightly differently, so we've redesigned the invoice table in new invoicing to show more fields at a glance. This allows users to control which fields are shown or hidden when creating or editing their invoice.

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Better visibility of contacts in Xero

Our refreshed list view page in contacts gives users better visibility of their customer and supplier information.

It's the first step towards transforming contacts from an address book to a dynamic tool that provides at-a-glance information on customers and suppliers.

New additions to the Xero App Store

We welcomed a number of new apps to the Xero App Store last month, including OpenPayout, Mshop appand Client Diary.

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Australia

Toggle BAS amounts

Based on customer feedback, we've made changesto whether unfiled amounts appear when running a report in the 'new' BAS, and made it easier to remove them completely. Using the new unfiled amounts toggle, users can remove any unfiled amounts from their BAS. When switched off, unfiled amounts from the activity statement period aren't included in that or any future return.

Canada

New provincial sales tax return reports

Last year, Xero brought several enhancements to GST/ HST returns for Canadian subscribers. We're now excited to announce that our Canadian customers can create provincial sales tax return reportsfor British Columbia (PST return), Manitoba (RST return), Saskatchewan (PST return) and Quebec (QST return), providing greater sales tax reporting coverage across Canada.

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