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New Workpapers - Hide 'N/A - not applicable' workpapers or be able to change the workpaper code to custom sort
A function whereby we can either toggle hide/unhide on workpapers that are 'N/A - not applicable' would be very useful. Or at least the ability to amend the workpaper codes so 'N/A - not applicable' workpapers can be custom sorted to the bottom of the pack, out of the way
75 votesHi team, thanks for your feedback on new Workpapers here. Over the last few months we've released a few changes to help hide or minimise N/A Workpapers:
- When moving between worksheets N/A ones are automatically skipped
- We've updated the colour tag status across new Workpapers and Not applicable is now grey to further minimise these
- Admin are able to change the Workpaper code at practice level, which will change the order in which these appear
We appreciate hearing how this could helpin your use of Workpapers. Please keep sharing further improvements that you'd find useful through Xero Product Ideas. 🙂
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Workpapers - Show variation of bank reconciliation from closing balance
In the bank reconciliation, it would be great to be able to enter the closing balance per the bank statement, and the workpaper shows any variance.
It would also be great if the bank name and a partial account number could be pulled through to help identify accounts where a client has many bank accounts.
66 votesHi team, returning to this idea we wanted to let you know we've now released an update to include a supporting balance column in all worksheets (not just bank reconciliation).
If the supporting balance matches the Xero balance then there is a green tick confirming it and this is also visible in the variance column. 🙂
We appreciate there's a secondary request in this thread that some maybe interested in for pulling through the bank name and account number and I've created another idea for this so we can track and keep you updated for this. Please do add your vote there if this is of interest to you. Thanks
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Workpapers - notes to include account name
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?
54 votesHi community, we'd like to provide an update as this feature has now been released!
Account names are now shown as part of the selection when creating a new note, along with being shown in the posted note and in the export.🥳
Thanks for sharing how this would have a benefit to you here.
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Workpapers - Refresh data button from within individual workpapers.
Currently we can refresh workpapers from the workpapers, working trial balance, manual journals and settings screen, but when we open a specific workpaper that button is no longer available. Can we have this when working in a specific workpaper. This will save us having to click back when we are making adjustments
41 votesHiya team, the option to refresh all data across a pack from within an individual Workpaper is now live!😊
You'll see the option to refresh in the top right of a workpaper. Thanks again for your feedback through the forums here.
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Workpapers - Ability to mark Note (e.g. Client Query, Review Point) as resolved
In new workpapers there is no ability to see which "notes" (Client Query, Review Point) has been resolved 😭
What theeeeeeeee....
40 votesHi team, we'd like to return to share that this change has now been released so now Completed notes are more visible ✨
See my attached screenshot. Thank you all again for your votes and feedback here!
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Workpapers - don't calculate Tax on taxable income, when income is nil or it is a loss
Workpapers by default calculates negative tax when there is a loss. This is wrong.
19 votesHi all, we'd now like to confirm that we've released a change to how Xero Workpapers calculates negative taxable income, so this is now handled appropriately for all regions. 😊
We appreciate you highlighting this with us, so we could improve Workpapers for all users. Thanks
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Working Trial Balance - Hotlinks to Xero reports
Can we have a "Xero Hotlink" next to each account (similar to old Wp's) - The reason why is that the reviewer does not want to spend much time reviewing, this would help speed the process & for Processors we can see what is within the account, not just the "adjustment"
18 votesHi everyone, thank you for your input and interest in this idea. We've released an update so now from the Working trial balance view you'll see an icon on the far right of the table next to each account where you can go directly to the report. 😊
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Net profit in tax reconciliation should be pre dividends and tax expense (not after)
We use the standard chart of accounts in Xero (so I don't believe it is a coding issue ?) but the company working papers I prepared does not allow you to adjust the net profit/loss (accounting) and it is picking up post tax and dividends which is frustrating.
18 votesHi team, this has now been released! You'll find Net profit has been updated to be pre-dividends, and can be manually overridden, and you'll get a warning when it's been overridden. 😊
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New Workpapers - Supporting Balance Column
I would like a supporting balance column for each workpaper so we can enter manually the balance from the supporting document so we can see immediately the variance to the CY balance if any.
15 votesHi everyone, happy to update that we've released this change! There is now a 'Supporting balance' column, the previous 'Variance' column has been updated to 'Change' and we've added a new 'Variance' column where we updated the formula for to be the delta between the supporting balance column and the current reporting period 😊 Thanks for all your insight here and sharing the difference this would make for you.
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Workpapers - Make the button to notify preparer / reviewer more prominent
Mak the button to notify preparer / reviewer more prominent. The notifications are buried in a menu make them more prominent so the reviewer and preparer can notify each other when tasks have been completed
15 votesHeya team! I'd like to share that we've made a change to the workflow to notify a preparer or a reviewer.
This is now visible as a button on both the Working Trial tab as well as the Workpapers tab. 😊
Thanks again for letting us know the difference this change would have for you, here.
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Workpapers - Ability to create a journal from within a specific workpaper
It would be very handy to have an option to draft a journal from within a specific workpaper. For example, the client has a number of investments and a slight out of balance. Instead of navigating to the separate Manual Journals or the main workpapers page (to add from the dropdown), it would be handy to have the link within the workpaper.
14 votesExcellent to see you've already noticed the update, Bradley! This has just been released today.
You can now work the way you like with visibility over adjustments and adjusted balance directly inside the individual workpapers and the Working trial balance.
You're also now able to add journals from both the working trial balance and inside individual workpapers. 😁
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Workpapers - Edit Checklist Items
Ability to edit the checklist item. Currently we can only delete and re-type a checklist item not edit anything that is existing
12 votesHi team, this feature is now live! At the Workpaper template level, along with deleting and creating new, an admin can now edit a checklist item. 🙂
Thank you for sharing how this addition could benefit you, here.
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Workpapers - Column order on Working Trial Balance
Can we swop the LY and CY columns in the working trial balance so that it is consistent with what we see in the workpapers tab (CY first and then LY)
12 votesGood news, team. This update has now been rolled out. You'll find the column ordering in the Working trial balance view now shows the CY column before LY column. 🙂
Thanks for engaging here to let us know this change would be impactful for you.
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Workpapers - Ability to create confidential workpapers
Having the ability to create a separate set of work papers for the practice that is confidential and not visible to all users.
At the moment staff can see the practices private and confidential financial information.9 votesHi team, we've now made managing staff access to new Workpapers across your practice simpler. 😊 The client access you've already set in Xero Practice Manager, Xero HQ or Xero Partner Hub will automatically carry through to Workpapers, with nothing extra to configure.
Your staff will only see, create or be assigned to workpaper packs for the specific clients they've been granted access to, meaning no risk of the wrong person seeing the wrong file.
New Workpapers brings staff access together across the tools you use every day, from client file to workpapers and tax.
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Imputation Credits to Retained Earnings workpaper
This workpaper exists in the NZ classic workpapers and is a requirement for IR4J returns and keeping a record of Imputation Credits on Retained earnings for dividend prep. Bring it back.
8 votesHi team, we appreciate hearing on the need in keeping a record for dividend preparations. We have now released a new imputation credits worksheet within new Workpapers. ✨
Thanks for sharing in Xero Product ideas!
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Workpapers - Multiple approval levels
Have at least 3 people to sign off the workpaper - Preparer, Manager and Partner (Similar to the old WP
8 votesHi team, pleased to share that we have added another layer for reviewer in new Workpapers so you will now see fields to assign;
- Preparer
- Reviewer
- Final reviewer (optional)
Thanks again for sharing the value in this for your practice and processes.
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New Workpapers - Ability to view Document upload date
It would be a good idea for all documents to have a document upload date so the reviewer can see if this is a new attachment or something that existed at first review. Also to have a tick box so you can say you review the attachment not just the workpaper as some jobs would have multiple attachments.
7 votesHi community, appreciate hearing how this visibility would be helpful, especially when reviewing Workpapers.
We've now implemented an update so the document uploaded date is now visible in the documents view😊
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Workpapers - I don't want a warning for every single time I click an attached URL
More clicks. I don't want more clicks.
I understand security.. but if someone has already hacked my Xero account, gone to Workpapers, attached a URL to an account - I have bigger security issues than the fact I will be clicking a link within my (supposedly secure) Xero account!!!
Our URLs are to our SharePoint. I do not want to confirm I want to proceed. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
7 votesTotally get wanting to reduce clicks wherever possible - thanks for raising this one with us here, Sam.
Were pleased to share for all that this warning has been removed! 🙂
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Workpapers - change Variance to Change or Movement (it is not a variance, it is a movement from one year to the next, which is expected)
It's bad enough that new Workpapers only show "Variance" for CY vs LY rather than CY vs supporting Workpapers (the whole point of workpapers).
This is not a Variance... it is a Change or Movement.
Variance is defined as:
- the fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent
- the state or fact of disagreeing or quarrelling
- a discrepancy between two statements or documentsYou'll notice that these all suggest a variance is not good (it's a difference of facts, quality, disagreement, discrepancy).
In the accounting world we try to solve or explain variances. A change or…
7 votesHi everyone, as mentioned in my last update I'm happy to share that we've now made this update and introduced a 'Supporting balance' column and updated the column previously known as 'Variance' to now be named 'Change'.
We've also added a new 'Variance' column that shows the difference between the supporting balance figure the and the current reporting period. 😊
Again, thank you all for sharing with us on this idea.
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Workpapers - Freeze, or floating headings on Working Trial balance
In the working trial balance, can we get freeze the headings so they are always visible when scrolling down.
7 votesThanks again for contributing ideas about new Workpapers and sharing with us here, team. Happy to share this is an idea that our product team zoned into quickly and have released an update. Now headings in the Working trial balance view will remain visible as you scroll the page 😊
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