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Former name/s field
Would it be possible to add a field under Client for Former name/s? As ASIC agent there are multiple scenarios of where we need to enter any former names for a client. It would be great to see a field under the client where we could add their maiden name etc.
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Your feedback will soon be reviewed by our Community team, and in the meantime this can begin to build support with votes from other community members.
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Tax Manager - include BAS management
The ability to create or show BAS statements in the tax manager would be good - you used to be able to create them from the tax tab but now I have to go into the client themselves and click create. Or just some way to make this easier overall - whether you have a BAS section in the Tax Manager, or a create statement button up the top.
5 votesHi everyone, thanks for sharing this suggestion! We understand that including Business Activity Statements (BAS) in Tax Manager would make it much easier to track all your clients’ obligations in one place.
At the moment, activity statements are managed separately in Xero Tax, so you’ll need to navigate to that section to track and update them. We can see how bringing everything into a single view would make your workflow more efficient.
We’ve moved this idea to Gaining Support so we can track interest and share with our product teams.
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XPM - Suggestion for improvement: Simplify GST registration removal workflow
In the old XPM when removing a client’s GST registration you could delete the GST registration with one tick and save. In the new XPM when you untick ‘include GST information’, the GST information greys out and it lets you save but this does not remove the GST registration information. You have to clear the other fields first, then untick ‘include GST information’ and save. Why can’t you just untick ‘include GST information’ and it be removed from view on the client information screen? Or at least be given a warning that the change you’ve made isn’t correct when you…
5 votesHi there!
Thanks for sharing this detailed feedback about the GST workflow in XPM.
I can certainly see how the extra steps of clearing fields manually feel like a step backward from the previous experience, especially when you're managing multiple client updates.
Currently, the new XPM interface requires those fields to be emptied before the section can be fully "deactivated" from the client summary. If you find the information is still showing after you've unticked the box, it’s usually because those greyed-out fields still contain data that Xero is trying to preserve.
I’ve moved your post into Gaining Support under the title: XPM - Suggestion for improvement: Simplify GST registration removal workflow
By moving this here, other XPM users can vote on the idea, which helps our product teams prioritize making this workflow more intuitive—like adding a warning or an auto-clear function when the box is unticked.
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Use of Timer for Timesheet Entry
The Timer doesn't allow you to scroll to the bottom to see the next time entry unless you are on the home page.
5 votesThanks for sharing your feedback on the new Partner Hub timer experience. This is essential for the Product team to glean what is working and what is not. We have moved this to Gaining Support so others can comment and vote on this idea and if there are any updates we will mention them here.
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Practice | Homepage - View if a clients bank feed has a connection issue
It would be useful to easily view and take action in client orgs where a bank feed has a connection issue.
4 votesIt’s clear that manually checking each client organisation to see if a bank feed has dropped out can take up valuable time.
We hear you that a central view or alert on the Practice Homepage would make it easier to spot connection issues across your client base and address them before they affect month-end work.
As mentioned, surfacing this in a homepage widget would reduce the need to check individual files and make it easier to stay on top of feed status.
I’ve added this to Gaining Support so we can track interest and share with our product team how this at-a-glance visibility could improve day-to-day practice management.
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Practice | Homepage - View if a clients feed needs refreshing
Being able to see which clients have feeds that need refreshing would help with taking actions quickly to ensure client data stays updated
4 votesHi team, we recognise that staying on top of disconnected or expiring bank feeds is important for keeping workflows running smoothly.
We hear that having a dedicated view or alert on the Practice Homepage would make it easier to manage bank feed refresh across clients, rather than only picking up issues when working in a specific file.
This is now in Gaining Support so we can gather interest and share how this could make day-to-day practice management easier.
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XPH - color-coding and distinct tab titles for Tax vs. Practice modules
Previously, the tab colours were green when in XPM and blue when in a tax return, which was a really helpful visual cue.
Now that all tabs are black/grey, it’s much harder to quickly distinguish between them, especially when working across multiple tabs and jumping between information and returns.
Would it be possible to reintroduce a different tab colour when in a tax return?
4 votesHi Gabby, thanks for sharing your thoughts. It's clear that when multiple tabs are open, it can be easy to lose track of which tab is the client tax return.
Adding clearer visual cues like colour-coding or more distinct tab titles could help you move between Tax and Practice areas more confidently.
I’ve moved this to Gaining Support so we can gauge the interest from the community.
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XPH - Sticky header to keep client name visible while scrolling
It would be useful if you could "sticky" the client name to the top of the screen so when you scroll down you can always see which client you are viewing/editing.
4 votesHi Christine, thanks for sharing this suggestion. When working through longer client pages with multiple tabs and custom fields, it can be easy to lose sight of which client record you’re in. A sticky header that keeps the client name (and possibly reference code) visible would help keep that context in view and reduce the need to scroll back up to confirm details.
At the moment, you need to return to the top of the page to re-check the client information once you’ve moved further down the record.
I’ve moved this to Gaining Support so we can track interest and share it with our product teams for consideration.
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XPH | Jobs : Ability to move Job Costs (Disbursements) between jobs
In Xero, job costs entered under the Cost tab are locked to a job once created.
If a cost is allocated to the wrong job (wrong financial year, wrong client, duplicate job, or job later cancelled), users must currently reverse, delete, or manually re‑import the cost.This creates:
High admin overhead
Reconciliation issues between Xero and XPM
Increased risk of errors and missed costs
Frustration when compared to how easily timesheets can be movedThis issue occurs frequently in practice firms managing annual jobs, recurring subscriptions, and multi‑year work.
Ideally, maybe we can move them to the correct job as…
4 votesThanks for starting this conversation. When a cost is allocated to the wrong job, having to delete and recreate it can be time-consuming and can add extra steps to keep job costs accurate. An option to edit or move a cost between jobs would make this much simpler and reduce rework.
I’ve moved this to Gaining Support so we can track interest and share it with our product teams for consideration.
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XPH | Customisable homepage graph/table colours
Customisable graph/table colours would be excellent, even if it were just 2 or 3 preset options. The blue/red default is a bit harsh.
4 votesHi everyone, thanks for the suggestion! We understand that having more control over how your dashboard data looks would make it easier to interpret your practice’s performance at a glance. Customising graph and table colours isn’t just about aesthetics—it helps the data stand out in a way that fits your reporting needs or brand.
We know that adding more flexibility here would make it easier to focus on the metrics that matter most. We’ve moved this idea to Gaining Support so we can track interest and share with our product teams how visual customization could enhance your daily experience in Xero Practice Manager.
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Tax Manager - Add Signed Status
Add a signed Status to the Left Hand Navigation so that signed returns can be quickly selected and lodged
4 votesAppreciate you sharing your feedback on the Tax Manager beta, Serge. Our product team are paying close attention to the feedback we're receiving on this to understand how we can keep developing this experience. I'll be sure to share if there are any plans for providing this visibility of the status of a return.
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Tax Manager - Ability to export lists
Would be helpful to be able to quickly export a list from tax manager
4 votesThanks for sharing, Rhys. It'd be good to get an understanding of other practices that'd also find this helpful.
Be sure to share your idea here with others in your practice that'd find this helpful so they can add their vote too. 🙂
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XPH | Homepage - Change spelling of Lodgements Widget
The new Lodgements widget has the word 'Lodgements' spelled as 'Lodgments'. Please fix.
4 votesAppreciate the feedback, Ben. We'd like to track the interest in this spelling through your idea here. Both ways of spelling this are correct and 'lodgments' currently aligns with how ATO's spelling of this.
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Clients | Jobs - Ability to search
Please add "Search Function" under the client Jobs - same as in the job manager in order to search for specific "current" and "archived" jobs, the sort function is not sufficient.
4 votesThanks for sharing your idea, Louis.
Make sure you share your idea with any colleagues that this could benefit so they can add their vote too!
We'll start getting a sense of the interest here and share if there are any updates.
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Xero Partner Hub - Expand notes entry space
For boxes that we are typing into, we need to expand the box, so we can see the full view, not a scrolling box that cuts information off. In the normal XPM, you can grasp the corner and expand it out. Please bring this back.
4 votesHi Glennis, after looking into this further, it sounds like this relates to the Notes field within a client’s record.
At the moment, the field expands as you type, but after several lines it stops expanding and instead introduces a scroll bar. This means reviewing and updating notes involves additional scrolling, particularly when working with a lengthy note.
This idea has now been updated to Gaining Support, and we’d encourage others in the community to share their thoughts, use cases, or vote if this would be valuable for them too. Thanks again for starting the conversation, your input helps shape future improvements.
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Insights - GST filed
It would be great to see which clients still needed their GST returns filed by a specific due date. This way we could preempt any returns not filed before the due date.
4 votesGreat to hear the different uses our Partners are thinking of with Insights, Sam. Appreciate your feedback.
Right now we're gauging interest from the community here but I'll let you know if there are any updates coming that'd help with this view for you.
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XPH - Add interactivity and Partner/Manager filters to Activity Statements widget
Activity Statements Widget, it would be able to click on the columns and got to a filtered view of the activity statements. Also it would be good to be able to filter by partner/manager. On of the big issues with auto created BAS/IAS is the is not parter/manager assigned to them if we could get a filter for partner/manager based on the partner/manager set in the client file it would be fantastic.
3 votesHi everyone, it’s helpful to hear that the Activity Statements widget could do more to support quick oversight. Being able to filter by Partner or Manager and click through to those filtered views sounds like it would make it much easier to stay on top of workloads and keep deadlines visible across the practice.
For now, a good option is to run the full Activity Statement report and use the filters there to drill into specific staff portfolios.
I’ve moved this idea to Gaining Support so we can keep track of interest and help our product teams see the value of adding more interactivity and staff-level filtering here.
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Tax Manager - Add button to request Income Tax Client report directly from the "Ready to Start" screen
have a button within the 'ready to start' screen that requests the income tax client report list (per article: https://central.xero.com/s/article/Income-Tax-Client-report#ViewtheIncomeTaxClientreportdetailsinReportBuilder), and the ability to bring in all the client tax returns ready to file (where not already brought in)
3 votesWe appreciate you sharing this idea, Bec! We understand that having to leave the Tax Manager just to pull a client report can slow you down when you’re ready to work on a return. A direct "Request Report" button on the Ready to Start screen would make the pre-filing process more seamless and help you stay focused.
Currently, the workaround is to open a separate tab or go to the Reports menu to run the Income Tax Client report manually. We’ve moved this idea to Gaining Support so we can track interest and show our product teams how this simple shortcut could speed up your tax preparation workflow.
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Workpapers - Ability to attach to multiple jobs
It would be so useful if there was an ability to have workpapers attached to multiple jobs - EG Workpapers created for the 2026 attached to all BAS/IAS jobs, FBT, Annuals
3 votesThanks for your feedback, Jess. This isn't something we have planned at this stage but we'll start to gauge the interest from community here. I'll share if there are any updates.
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XPH | Homepage - View % of billable hours
Would love to have the % of billable hours back pls :)
3 votesThanks for your feedback here, Ruby. We'll start to get a track of the interest in this through your idea here, as our product team continue to make improvements to the homepage. I'll be sure to let you know if there are any plans made.
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