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Workpapers - Worksheet for Profit appropriation/distribution
Currently all income accounts are listed under 'revenue', and while MV expenses and wages are in their own workpaper, profit appropriation accounts are lumped with all other business expenses. Could we have a separate workpaper for things like dividends & distributions, as well as a profit appropriation workpaper?
2 votesHi team, we've split this idea from the original started here so we can track interest in these worksheets separately.
Our product team are continuing to keep a close eye on the interest in enhancements to our new Workpapers solution.
I'll be sure to update if there are any plans around this to share.
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Workpapers - Import multiple spreadsheets to a workpaper section
We have the following queries for NZ workpapers:
Journals posted from within the workpapers don't appear to update when we push refresh just when we put the browser refresh.
The income tax workpaper is working well now.
Will you be preparing a GST reconciliation workpaper similar to Classic Workpapers? We currently prepare the proof in Classic Workpapers and upload a copy to beta workpapers.
Are we correct to understand only one spreadsheet can be uploaded to each workpaper section. Sometimes there are several account balances that require separate proofs so it would be helpful if several spreadsheets could be uploaded.2 votesAppreciate your feedback, Susan. With quite a few points raised in your post I'd recommend raising a case with our specialists at Xero Support who'll be able to confirm, and look into anything that may not be working as expected.
Just to highlight, a journal will need to be posted in order for it to appear.
We're planning to release a new GST Reconciliation worksheet to NZ practices within new Workpapers over the coming months and I've split your idea here off so we can keep you updated on this.
For your post here, I've updated the title to reflect the last point you've shared on importing multiple spreadsheets to a workpapers section and we'll start to gauge interest from others in this and share if there are any updates.
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New Workpapers - Supporting balance variance shown as $ value instead of a percentage
I don't see the need for the percentage variance for the supporting balance. Changing the supporting balance variance to a $ value makes more sense. It could then be used to assist with year end alignment journals.
3 votesThanks for raising the idea here, Bianca. We're continuing to develop and enhance new Workpapers so I'll be sure to let you know here if there are any plans made to enable showing the variance as an amount rather than %.
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Attach documents to workpapers and or checklists
We already have firm templates and it would be great if they could be added to workpapers or more specifically - added to checklist items.
2 votesAppreciate you sharing here, Bianca. At present it's possible to attach documents to Workpaper packs, Workpapers and Accounts, however not checklists.
We'll start to get an understanding of the support from the community in this here, and I'll share if there are any updates planned.
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Workpaers - Imports to include accounts with any balance or movement
Currently when importing a file into XWP's any archived accounts aren't imported in. This creates an issue with asset and liability accounts especially that could be easily missed as part of the YE process.
Easy example here is a bank account that was active in the 2016 fin year has been closed and archived in 2027 FY. When generating the XWP's later on that account is missed from the import and potentially we'd miss the relevant backup evidence and rec's usually associated.
I'm not chasing a filter in XWP's or anything, just that the standard import setting be to include…
2 votesAppreciate your feedback here, Andy. This is something we'll start to get a sense of wider interest in and consider for future enhancements.
I'll let you know if there is any news around this.
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New Workpapers - Allow attachments on comments/review points.
It is very difficult for reviewers to attach screenshots and documents to review points as currently it is combined with the rest of the documents.
This is a frustration across our practice.
2 votesThanks for raising your idea with us about new Workpapers, Ornan.
I'll let you know here if any plans are made around attaching files to review points.
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New Workpapers - Include All Files not just those shared by Master Admin
We encountered a problem with New Xero WP wherein Xero Account file wasn't able to upload Xero file of client because it was not shared by Master Admin user of our practice. Wherein this case will not always be applicable because we are holding number of client and we cannot share all access to Master Admin. So we client is just sharing access to Accountant managing his file and tax return. Will it be possible to include all Xero Accounts under Xero HQ or XPM instead of depending on Master Admin access?
10 votesThanks for your feedback here, Ruchel. This is something we'll start to gather wider interest in and I'll share if there are any updates planned.
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Workpapers - Provide automated email notifications and reminders for client queries
Automatic notify reviewer that there are queries to answer on workpaper
3 votesThanks for raising this idea, Julie. We can understand how automating reminder emails for Workpapers queries could help streamline communication with clients and reduce the need for manual follow-up.
We've updated the status to Gaining Support and will continue to monitor interest from the community.
Your votes and examples of how this could fit into your workflow help us better understand the impact this feature could have.
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Workpapers - Separate worksheet for investment income
Currently all income accounts are listed under 'revenue', and while MV expenses and wages are in their own workpaper, profit appropriation accounts are lumped with all other business expenses. Could we have a separate workpaper for things like dividends & distributions, as well as a profit appropriation workpaper?
2 votesThanks for your idea, Tamara - I've split this so we can track the interest in an Investment income and Profit appropriation worksheet separately.
This will help our product teams gauge interest in each.
While we don't have any plans at present, we will share if there are any updates here.
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New Workpapers - Ability to change mapping within Workpapers
The ability to change the workpaper section from within workpapers, for example the Director's loan often shows in the Other Current Liabilities, Prepayments in Other Current Assets, the ability to move the section they appear in, as the report code in Xero is usually correct.
3 votesAppreciate you sharing here, James. Our team are highly interested in all the ideas for new Workpapers that could help our Partners.
For now, we'll get a sense of wider interest from the community here. I'll share if there are any updates.
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Workpaper - Allow file attachments to automatically open in a new browser tab or secondary window
Most accountants use multiple screens some when reviewing workpapers is would be more ideal for any attachments to open on the other screen otherwise the attachment is always in the way of the workpaper.
5 votesHi Lisa, thanks for sharing this suggestion. We understand that having attachments automatically open in a new browser tab or separate window could make it easier to work across multiple monitors and compare documents while entering or reviewing transactions.
I've updated the status of this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking interest. If this would improve your workflow, please add your vote.
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Workpapers - Rearrange/reorder Checklist Items
It would be useful to re-arrange checklist items to the order in which they are being done
25 votesHi team, we've split this idea from the original thread that was more focused on the ability to edit checklists.
We recognise there are some users that would also find the ability to rearrange items within a checklist helpful.
While this isn't in the roadmap atm, we're keen to stay on top of the interest for this here and will share if there's any news.
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Workpapers - Working Trial Balance to show Profit(Loss) Figure
On the Working Trial Balance Section of the new Workpapers, when selecting the Profit & Loss section it would be great to be able to see the Profit(Loss) figure.
2 votesHi Chad, thanks for your feedback on the Working Trial Balance in Xero's new Workpapers. It's really good to hear back how our partners would find this more useful.
For the time being we'll get a sense of interest through your idea. If there are any updates planned for this I'll share with you, here.
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New Workpapers - History of Activities/Events
Like in the Classic, it would also be helpful if each workpaper shows an activity history. Specifically, a log of who imported the data, who updated it, who marked items as completed, and who approved, all with timestamps. This kind of visibility is important for review, accountability, and audit readiness, especially when multiple team members are working on the same file. Having this built into Workpapers would make the workflow much cleaner and easier to track.
4 votesThanks for your idea here, Jessie. Good to have this understanding of what's important to our practices when working with new Xero Workpapers.
Our product team have a close eye on the different requests around this new solution from the forum here. For the time being we'll get a sense of the wider interest and I'll be sure to share if there are any updates planned for history like this.
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Workpapers - Allow non Super users access
Workpapers - Setup - Allow users, other than Super users, the ability to set up Xero workpapers.
4 votes✨ Hi everyone, thanks for sharing your feedback on this idea.
We understand how helpful it would be to allow users other than Super users to set up Xero Workpapers, especially where practices want to delegate setup tasks across their team.
We’ve moved this idea to Gaining Support, so others in the community can vote and add comments to share how this change would help their workflow.
If this is something that would make a difference for your practice, please add your vote and share a little more detail about who would need this access and why. This helps our product team better understand the impact and demand.
We’ll keep an eye on the feedback here and update the thread if there’s any progress to share.
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Workpapers - Pull through bank account name and partial account number
It would also be useful if the bank name and a partial account number could be pulled through to help identify accounts where a client has many bank accounts.
2 votesHi team, this idea has been created off the back of this earlier idea raised in community.
Although this isn't in our direct plans right now, we're keen to better understand interest for this directly so we can consider in future planning.
If there is any progress we'll share an update here.
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Workpapers - Option to Group Shareholders' Current Accounts by Shareholder
In the classic Workpapers, we had the ability to be able to group shareholder's accounts by shareholder to get the net balance, by changing the group name in the trial balance. This ability has disappeared in the new workpapers, which makes it difficult to get a view of beneficiary accounts in the workpaper stage (i.e., when trying to ensure a beneficiary has been correctly paid out their account balance). Would be great to have this feature back.
4 votesThanks for letting us know how we could further improve new Workpapers for you here. 🙂
Can see how you found this feature useful in Classic workpapers and we'd like to see the support for this in new from your idea here.
Welcome to share the idea with any colleagues that would find this useful so they can add their vote, too. I'll be sure to update of there are any plans made to group accounts by shareholder.
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Workpapers | Fixed Assets - Depreciation date
On the FA workpaper - show what date depreciation has been run up to, so can ensure it is complete for the period under review, which is not always clear from FA rec report or Depn schedule report. As a reviewer if not need to go to Xero to check.
6 votesThanks for sharing this idea and highlighting how helpful clear visibility of the depreciation date would be for Workpapers review. We are still working on the new Workpapers experience and this idea will help us gauge interest. Please share it with others who’d benefit so they can add their support and use cases here as well.
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New Workpapers - Show if Xero period is locked
It would be good to visibly show the period Xero is locked up to. As a reviewer I want to know Xero is left locked without leaving workpapers to check.
7 votesAppreciate wanting more visibility if a Xero organisation has a locked period, thanks for sharing back on how we can improve new Xero Workpapers for you.
For now our teams are getting a sense of interest in the different opportunities our customers see us being able to develop this new solution for them, we'll continue to keep an eye on this idea and share if there are any updates.
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Workpapers - Indication of journals that are set to Rollover
Hi, I have able to find the ability to rollover the manual journal in drafts. However, once you select to have it rollover, you are unable to see that the journal is set for rollover. Would it be possible to add a text message of 'set to rollover' in the Rollover column so different people on the job are aware of the status of the journals.
2 votesThanks for popping back to update your idea, Bradley. I've shifted this across to gaining support so we can get a greater ideas of the interest in this here. We'll share if there are any plans made for surfacing an indication to help you identify where a journal is set to rollover.
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