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Any update here please?

When will this feature be available? We have accounts that need to be filed soon and this will be our preferred tool if it is available on time.

Is there any update on this? We are nearly at August 2026 after all...

Indeed. A release date would be most helpful.

Hi, I haven't heard any more about this and I need to file tax comps in August, can you direct me? What is the add on called?

For small business users in UK who have been submitting their corporation tax returns to HMRC and Companies House using the HMRC online filing service, can we have that functionality in Xero, please? Now that the online filing service is closing, we are stuck with a choice between other filing software (expensive) and paying accountants to file for us (even more expensive). It would be great if Xero could pick this one up, so we can file direct from Xero in the same way as for VAT returns - covering both HMRC and Companies House (including iXBRL) requirements.

Re Kelly's update of May 21st of the new launch....making it appear that Xero is doing small businesses a favour with yet another subscription based add-on for a feature which should be an integral part of the software. What it really reflects is a last ditch effort to avoid being removed from the HMRC listing as approved SME software!

Anyone needing 'GROW' and above package levels already demonstrate fundamental Accounting skills and are competent to do online filing themselves, and it should be included in these packages.

AND... there is still no mention how much this 'solution' is going to cost the already cash strapped small business user.... presumably we get to know with a minutes notice of needing to use it?
I'm already paying XERO for a multitude of features in my package that I didn't ask for and I don't need or use- I'll be looking for a more cost-effective alternative provider to file.

This is a very helpful development, but in support of many of the previous comments, as filing digitally is now a government compliance requirement, could it be included in the existing subscription instead of being a paid add-on?

Many thanks

HMRC have recently changed their requirements and annual accounts & corporation tax returns must now be filed digitally.

This is feature is currently available for accountants through Xero Tax, but not for small businesses.

Please make it available for small businesses, so we do not have to use bridging software.

This should also apply to small partnerships and sole traders to enable them to run financial statements and submit tax returns - not just CT600s - I feel like this is a very unfair approach especially when small businesses sometimes have their own in house accountants as well

There's no mention of the proposed extra cost for this 'Add-on' and does it take into consideration the financial burden of the last 12% price increase small business users were hit with?
I agree with other respondents that, if your expertise requires use of 'Grow' and above packages this would indicate the capability to file Micro Accounts and CT600without the need for external Partners ,and should be included in the subscription price.

The business model should be, as you are already paying for a subscription, you are therefore paying for the service to do your own accounts and submit them yourself. This will be covered in the basic subscription fee. There should be no bolt on or minimal additional expenditure as the minimal viable product that should be provided to customers has to provide the requirement to do their own tax returns. The customer then has the option if they want to use their accountant to make them a partner or choose one from the provided partner list. It may make sense to charge a one off nominal fee at this point, as you have chosen on board an accountant and for the use of XeroTAX which is over and above the basic requirement offering. But again this would have to be nominal due to the additional accountancy costs, if the customer chooses to go down this route. What is being proposed is counter intuitive and not a solution small business can align with.

This should be free/minimal cost - I have to use Tinytax at the moment (which is very good) but an extra hoop to jump through considering Xero already have all the info to hand

So let me get this right. Already struggling small businesses who have been forced to purchase and use software subscription services, of which they used to do themselves, which equates as an additional business cost. The solution you’re proposing is yet another "bolt on" subscription compounding yet again the financial burden to an activity that has happily done by themselves with no need for an accountant or financial adviser in sight. This is deemed a good solution by Xero with an additional financial burden? I think you greatly misunderstood the voice of your customers. Don't get me wrong, it’s great you are trying, but the upbeat positivity of this communication is way off the mark and will not resonate as positively with all the small business owners using your platform.

Like the other respondents, there is no point in using Xero for a few small companies I am involved in if, following the closure of HMRC online direct CT600 submission, I have to use a "partner".

What use is a "Partner" when accounts and CT600 are so simple? I need to be able to file direct, just as before the closure above. So please make this available asap. I have some August year end companies, so the planned availability to submit direct by users of Xero really needs introducing NOW PLEASE!

Now HMRC has withdrawn the facility for small companies to file their CT600 directly, it would be great if this facility was available for individual companies within Xero rather than having to acquire a third party product. Smaller businesses using Xero should not be forced to use a professional firm to file their taxes.

Totally agree Annette.

Other systems allow this but now they're advertising it for sole traders and landlords MTD, these people cannot actually submit their forms as it suggests they can. I know people who have signed up thinking they can submit their returns and are now moving onto other software due to Xero not allowing this.

We really need Xero to implement the capability for small businesses to submit their UK corporation tax return online, directly without an approved xero partner, BEFORE MARCH 2026 WHEN THE HMRC ONLINE SERVICE FOR SUBMITTING CORPORATION TAX RETURNS STOPS.
Our main justification to pay for Xero is it saves he cost of an accountant!
Currently HMRC lists Xero as an alternative software package for submitting tax returns after March 2026; but at the moment this is not an option in Xero unless you are a professional accountancy firm approved as a "Xero partner".
If Xero does not intend to make this service available directly to small businesses then you need to ask HMRC to remove you from their list of commercial software providers that can do this - currently this is false advertising.

I have been told I can use Xero to submit quarterly returns and the final submission but I won’t be able to submit my SA return as Xero only allows Xero partners to submit SA returns using Xero. The software therefore does not fulfil my needs as I want to file my own SA return. Will Xero allow me to file my SA return ?

The HMRC website lists Xero as an approved option for approved software for small businesses to submit corporation tax returns directly, from 2026.
Please can Xero implement a feature to do this directly for small businesses, as well as the current version which is only available to professional accountants through the "Xero Partners" programme?
If Xero is not planning to implement a company tax submission feature for small businesses then this it is very misleading to advertise it on the HMRC website?