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  1. The Status options (Completed, ready for review etc. ) apply to the whole workpaper, for example Current Liabilities. Is it possible to apply a status to each individual account within that workpaper, ie so that as you are reviewing you can mark each account as completed or rework required as you go, instead of the status applying all accounts within that workpaper.

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    Thank you for the feedback on the new Workpapers experience. We've reviewed your idea and now it's up to the community to get behind and support it. We really appreciate the time taken and the input of our customers and encourage you to share your idea with any colleagues that this could benefit so they can add their vote too! This is invaluable to our Product team. Along with votes, other members can now comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero.

  2. We need to be able to send the Client Queries to a client.

    The old Xero Workpapers allowed us to send a notification to a client's email, and the client would answer the queries and upload their documents which would be automatically imported into the old Xero Workpapers.

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    Hey Everyone! Thanks for the feedback on the New Workpapers experience. Xero Ask is available on the Classic Workpapers but as yet not available in the new Workpapers experience. We've reviewed your idea and moved it to Gaining Support and now it's up to the community to get behind and support it. Make sure you share your idea with any colleagues that this could benefit so they can add their vote too!

    Along with votes, other members can now comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero.

  3. If the purpose of new work paper is for seamless compliance, should it not have the following feature:

    1. Div. 7A Loans

    All these features are available in the old/classic work paper.

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    Hi everyone, and thank you for your feedback on this feature Idea in the New Xero Workpapers. We have reviewed this are moving this to Gaining Support so others can vote and comment on this. The Product team will continue to monitor this and other feature Ideas and feedback on the new Workpapers and we will post an updates here.

  4. In the “In Progress” tab, it would be helpful to have the ability to see all queries directly on the screen, instead of needing to click the icon each time. It would also be useful to be able to export all queries by type.

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    Hi everyone, thanks for continuing to share your feedback on this idea.

    We understand that being able to see all queries at a glance within the In Progress tab would make it much easier to manage work without the extra clicks. The good news is that improvements are part of the planning for our new Workpapers solution in partnership with BGL 💃.

    We’re continuing to roll out new Workpapers in phases, and we’ll be sure to share more updates here as we have them.

    Thanks again for your feedback and for helping us shape what comes next.

  5. it seems that it is not possible to delete or reset a workpaper. For example, I created a workpaper pack for a reacl client to test. I since updated the templates, and want to reset/delete/recreate the workpaper so its i the updated format. I've messaged Xero support and they have advised this isn't possible. This means I'm not stuck and cant use this workpaper for this client. They suggested I leave a comment here.

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    Hi Gareth, appreciate your feedback on new Xero Workpapers here. Atm, you can refresh the pack after making template changes for them to pull through.

    It'd be good to get more understanding of the scenarios in which you'd like to delete packs - For example when or why you'd want to delete packs and the sort of users you'd want to allow to delete packs to help us better assess your idea here. Thanks!

  6. Can we please have compliance workpapers for Loans and Hire purchases.

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    Thanks for sharing your idea for Xero's new Workpapers here, Michelle. There is an existing idea for a Loan Schedule that I've adde your vote to and we'll keep you updated on.

    I've made your one here specific to a Hire Purchase workpaper. We don't have direct plans of this atm, but we'll share if there are any updates.

  7. Within a specific workpaper we have the ability to add a note and select the account code that the note applies to. Can we add the account name in there as well?

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    Thanks for the feedback about our new Workpapers solution! We have a close eye on this feedback as the team continue to develop this product.

    We'll keep an eye on the interest for this here, and I'll be sure to share if there is any progress.

  8. Old workpapers has an overdrawn current account workpaper. This is essential and it needs to update from IRD with the current interest rates

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  9. Need the loan workpapers to be able to reconcile the loans - opening/closing balances, payments, interest, drawdowns/repayments etc - no ability to do this at all in the new workpapers

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    Hi team, we appreciate the interest for a Loan schedule in Workpapers and are tracking this idea closely. While this isn't in the immediate roadmap we'll be sure to let you know if there are any updates surrounding this, here. Thanks

  10. We would like to have the ability to link a note to multiple accounts, including different account types (eg liability and expense).

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    Hi team, we have split this idea from the original raised across here.

    Our teams are watching the interest for changes in Workpapers through the forum here, and I'll make sure to let you know if any plans are made for this.

    For now, we'd like to continue to track the interest in this. Thanks

  11. The new workpapers need to carry forward lease schedules, borrowing cost schedules and any other schedules from the old workpapers. There is no way I'm setting these up again.

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    Hi team, we appreciate the interest this idea is receiving and while we don't have immediate plans are watching the feedback around Workpapers that we're receiving through the forum here closely, to help inform the roadmap.

    I'll be sure to update you if there's any progress. In the meantime make sure to share this idea wth any colleagues that'd also find this useful to add their support 🙂

  12. In the old workpapers, you had the ability to generate the income tax journal to post to the Xero file. It would be very useful to have this option again in the new workpapers.

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    Hi Bradley and others that have supported this idea. You may have seen we have made a recent update to allow journals to be posted from individual workpapers.

    It'd be great to check in with you here and see if this change meets the needs you have in this idea? We welcome your feedback

  13. Automatic ATO BAS data extraction.

    Will Xero be building the GST workpaper by extracting ATO BAS/IAS lodgments into the workpaper. Building the GST reconciliation manually with lodged data is time consuming. The data is there on the Portal, surely it can be dragged into the GST reconciliation workpaper automatically. This would save sooo much time. I know of firms investing heavily into robotics to solve this problem.

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    Thanks for your idea on BAS workpapers being something you would like to see in our future roadmap! Your suggestion is gaining support and aligns with our focus on continuous development. We appreciate feedback and ideas like yours help us shape improvements that benefit both our teams and customers. Please keep sharing your feedback and encourage others to add their support!

  14. If the purpose of new work paper is for seamless compliance, should it not have the following features:

    1. Chattel Mortgage Loans

    All these features are available in the old/classic work paper.

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    Hey everyone as you can see we have split the original Idea up into seperate ideas including:

    (New Workpapers - Payroll tax feature)

    (New Workpapers - Dividends. 7A Loans feature)

    And I have also added your votes to the following similar established Ideas:

    (Workpapers - Ability to change the terms in the Borrowing Costs/Amortisation)

    (Workpaper | Fringe Benefits - Motor Vehicle private use)

    This is so we can monitor interest for each of the features. The Product team will be reviewing these ideas and we will post any updates on these here. Again thanks for your feedback.

  15. Our firm uses the snipping tool to snip in the source documents/balances. It would be fantastic if you could copy and paste into the new workpapers (without having to save and upload).

    13 votes

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    We appreciate hearing how we could improve new Workpapers for your use and efficiency.

    This is an idea our team have eyes on but we want to be transparent we don't have any plans for at this time.

    If there is any news to share I'll let you know, here. Thanks

  16. Livestock Workpapers

    Would love to see a Livestock Workpaper please

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    Great to get insight into the type of Workpapers our practices need. Thanks for voting on the idea here.

    Being upfront this isn't in the roadmap at present, however we're keeping a close eye on interest through this forum and will be sure to share if there are any updates for a Livestock workpaper.

  17. The franking credits workpaper is very handy but is almost pointless when preparing the tax return as you need to go back to the source documents to obtain the dates of payment. When ideally prefilling from the Tax Office, having the dates come through or being able to add the dates manually will assist with compiling the tax return.

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    Thanks for sharing your thoughts on adding dates to the Franking Credits workpaper.

    We've reviewed your idea and now it's up to the community to get behind and support it. Make sure you share your idea with any colleagues that this could benefit so they can add their vote too!

    Along with votes, other members can now comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero.

  18. The prepayment workpaper should have the facility to calculate the amount to amortise which was there in previous Xero Workpapers.

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    Hey thanks for raising this Idea with us regarding amortisation options in the New Workpapers calculator. We have reviewed this and moved it to Gaining Support, this means that others can vote and comment on this Idea. We will be watching the progress of this Idea and any updates will be posted here. Thanks again we appreciate your feedback on the New Workpapers.

  19. Would like to see this feature in the New Workpapers.

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    Thanks for the feedback on the New Xero Workpapers, we appreciate the time taken to add your thoughts and votes on the new experience. We have moved this to Gaining Support and the Product team will review the comments and votes here. We will update the Idea when there are any updates or changes.

  20. Whilst the 'Updated' yellow tag on the Workpaper and specific account is useful, it would be an improvement to also show the difference between the approved workpaper and the new updated account balance after the balances have been refreshed. It will make it very simple to identify the updates needed for the workpaper.

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    Hi Chris, thanks for sharing your thoughts on workpaper variance displays. It’s helpful to understand how seeing the difference between approved workpapers and updated account balances could support your workflow.

    The community team has reviewed your idea and moved it into Gaining support, so it’s now open for votes and comments. If you’re able to add a bit more detail about your use case, it may help others understand the value and give the product team clearer context.

    We’ll let you know if anything changes as the idea progresses.

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