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I have no hair left to pull out.....

Hacienda has today announced that they are delaying the introduction of VeriFactu for a year... will this give Xero enough time to implement what is required?

And how can I get back all the hours I have spent getting my Holded account up and running?

And do I want to stick with Xero after they have shown how little I mean to them over the past few months as we plead for a solution?

Hi everybody, I'm a Spanish tax advisor. We've integrated our software, Tempo, with Xero. This integration adapts Xero to VeriFactu and Spanish invoicing rules by working behind the scenes to add a QR code to each of your invoices in Xero. You won't have to leave Xero or learn anything new.
See more info here: https://www.strongabogados.com/xero-quickbooks-spain
Feel free select a booking slot in my schedule for a free consultation in your prefered lanugage: https://calendar.app.google/WkqwSLVYtWwhTqm68

Anyone interested can reach me on steve at advent dot es

Another interested here. For Spain an other EU companies in the future.

Just to circle back on this... I wrote to Xero asking them to grant me some kind of access going forward from Jan1 - as I cannot use the platform because of their failure (and it is a failure) to incorporate the VeriFactu requirement into the platform.

I have realised I will need to continue to have the account open - albeit with reduced functionality - so as to track payments on invoices issued up until 31/12 - which is when I plan to make the switch.

Their answer - a nice fat no.... if I want I can drop to a lower tier, or I can cancel and have no access.

I'm guessing I'm going to need to pay Xero for another 6 months or so just to clear the accounts - but obviously cannot use the system to issue new invoices. So I'll be paying two services until I am comfortable cancelling Xero.

They will lose every Spanish customer - but it gets worse, because this is not a purely Spanish requirement - this is an EU directive, Spain just happens to be ahead of the curve, so they are going to have to implement this for all their EU customers over the coming years - or lose them too.

And with the current attitude, they deserve to lose them all.

The requirement is a little over a month away - and, as yet, I have received no official notification from Xero.

I suspect more and more customers are going to realise that they are going to be non-compliant as the switch approaches. Many will then have to scramble to configure an alternative over the Christmas period - which in Spain runs from 6/12 til 7/1.

Rarely have I seen such blatant disregard for customer needs.

This should be a must in the product. Companies like ours with a spanish branch need this kind of support to continue using Xero

So... I have now set up my Holded account... and I've got it (mostly) working in English - it's a learning curve, but some of the functionality is really simple and intuitive.

Their help is efficient and I've only got one glitch I need to work out - but it's not a massive problem.

I imported all my contacts from Xero via a csv file - once the fields were mapped that was quite simple.

The one thing I am really unhappy about is that I have realised I am going to need access to my accounts (quotes, invoices, etc) on Xero for some time after the switch - so will be paying for the service just to maintain access - but not using the platform for anything going forward.

If anyone from Xero reads this - and, frankly, they do not seem to give a monkey's - as a minimum for the lack of customer care, we should be granted free access to old records for an extended period. We cannot generate any new records as they will be. non-compliant - so there's no reason why this shouldn't be made available.

I truly feel this is the very least they could do.

For people following this, further to my previous upload of the English translation of the Veri*factu manual, I hope posters are aware there is a free online service from the tax office that allows you to continue using Xero and supply compliant invoices.

Key to this is that you must be an EU citizen, resident or tax resident in Spain. I have tried various routes to access this from outside the EU with no luck.

As mentioned previously, we will be using the compliant Xero integration offered by our accountants. We only issue five invoices a year and will cover the additional coist until Xero hopefully launches a solution.

One more interested here! We run several entities and one of them in Spain, we will need this update to be able to continue using Xero. I hope they come up with news soon as Verifactu will be mandatory in Spain as of January 1, 2026
Please let us know as soon as possible. Thank you

Are there any updates regarding this, since Verifactu will be mandatory in Spain as of January 1, 2026? Please let us know as soon as possible. Thank you.

It is mandatory from the 1st of January. I have businesses in 2 EU countries and using Xero in both (Spain) would be valuable to me.

I am another one.... I asked Xero some months ago and they appear to have xero interest in the legal requirements affecting their spanish customers.

I have moved over the Holded and am setting it up ready for Jan 1. I will have to continue to pay Xero for some time as I will need to confirm payments on existing invoices - but I truly resent that.

Holded is spanish but the platform is (almost) fully operational in good english.

Since verifactu is not just a spanish thing, but is a EU directive, other countries will fall in line in time and Xero will then be obliged to add the service somehow, but I for one will not go back given their complete disregard over this.

I've been with them for at least 10 years so this is a real insult to a long standing customer.

Yes, here another interested person since we use Xero for our Spanish entity but without this unfortunately we won't be able to keep using it

Hello Paul

I can see there are many of us. I also want to subscribe to Xero for my two Spanish entities, but without the software compliance to Verifactu I will be forced elsewhere.
Can Xero confirm if compliance is being considered for your many Spanish customers?
Decisions need to be made now as the deadline for companies is 1 January 2026.
Thank you.

There is no momentum on this since my initial comment in October and I can't wait any longer, so will be moving from Xero. I have reviewed a few options and think that Holded is the closest to Xero functionality. Links to other options below for anyone who is looking to move. I'm sure there is other software but this might help if you need a place to start.

Contasimple - https://www.contasimple.com/
Matrix - https://www.matrix-dv.com/verifactu/

Does anyone use Holded? Does it integrate with Xero?

Also, Holded doesn’t mention multiple currency options, which I need.

my Spanish accountant is offering Xero integration with their Verifactu compliant accounting software - Tempo.

I have investigated the manual option (via the tax department website) , but a TIE number is required as well as an NIE, and you can only get this if you are resident in Spain, or a second option if you are an EU citizen.

I have attached an English language translation of the guidance translated if it is useful to anyone.

Is there an app? What are Xero users doing about this. We need this by Jan 1st...

Joyce in this thread mentioned. Holded It looks ok on a quick glance and you can import via csv files Xero data. How well that works I don’t know.

I will give Xero till the 10th for any meaningful response. (I am quite disappointed in the interest or lack of response) and will cancel with Xero and set up with Holded unless I hear of another option.