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Invoicing - Ability to link multiple contacts to a single invoice
It would be great to be able to select certain contacts for certain invoices.
We have different contacts within the one client, and they might book us for different jobs. For instance, John from Company X will book us for services and Sam from Company X will also book us for services on a different job. We need to invoice them separately, but they are from the same company.
Currently, we have them all down as contacts for Company X and so every invoice emails them all. Even if you edit the recipients for sending the initial invoice, there's no…
3 votesHi Zoe, thanks for bringing this idea to the community. Linking multiple contacts to an invoice could help make sure the right people receive the invoices and reminders.
I've updated the status to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking interest. If this were introduced, how would you like the contact selection to work? Your input could help shape the approach that would be most useful.
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Bills - Approval workflow based on account codes
We need the desktop app to support a bill approval workflow. Ideally, I’d be able to submit an invoice for approval, with it then routing automatically to different approvers depending on the nominal code. Once approved, it should post straight through to the ledger.
4 votesThanks for sharing this idea, and letting us know the changes that matter most for you.
We've reviewed your idea and moved it to Gaining Support ⭐ 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!
Votes and comments will allow our Product team to see which ideas are getting traction.
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Invoices - Improve visibility of long tracking category option's name
Tracking category name is long, but at the transaction it is not clearly visible same as CoA is visible completely
4 votesHi Anchal, thanks for sharing this idea. We can see how displaying the full tracking category names in invoices could improve visibility and comprehension.
I've updated the status of this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking interest from the community. If there are particular screens where this is most challenging, let us know so we can capture those details too.
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Invoices with deposit - mark as sent to allow reminders to go out
The long awaited for deposit/part payment option on invoices is finally here however when you send these invoices, the system will not record them as "sent" which means reminders do not go out. Once the deposit is paid, if you resend the invoice, it still does not show as sent and no reminders go out. You have to remember to go back in to every invoice and manually tick the sent box at the top. Please can we have a system which allows reminders to be sent on invoices that were sent asking for a deposit.
2 votesThanks for highlighting this improvement, Kirsty. Having invoices with deposits automatically marked as Sent to trigger payment reminders could reduce the need for manual work.
We've updated the status to Gaining Support. Add your vote if this could help your workflow and let us know how you'd use it.
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Invoicing - Option to format contact names as 'Surname, First Name' on sales invoices
Can we have the ability to automatically have each sales invoice shown as surname first, followed by their first name. Instead of the manual task of having to go into their contact details and changing this manually. In our business (as I am sure many other businesses also do) we reference our customers by surname for their jobs.
2 votesWe appreciate you raising this idea, Julie. Having the ability to choose how customer names are displayed on invoice list could make it easier to meet different business, cultural, or regional naming preferences.
We've updated the status of this idea to Gaining Support while we continue monitoring community interest.
Currently, the name shown on an invoice reflects the contact name saved in Xero. If required, you can edit the contact name so it displays in your preferred order.
Your votes and feedback help us understand how valuable configurable name formatting could be.
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Invoices - Open "Add Payment" option in a separate popup window or overlay view
Invoicing Add Payment - can we please have the add payment option pop up in a separate box like it did before on the new invoicing. Now you have to scroll to the bottom of the page to enter details and add payment, but I have to scroll up to see my invoice number and reference and as I type, it scrolls back to the top.. like you're fighting with something that should be a 2 second job. Why does this need to be on the bottom and why did it change at all?
6 votesHi everyone, we hear the request for an in-page popup option to add payments, so you can apply payments to invoices without needing to scroll up/down the screen.
We’ve moved this to Gaining Support so we can track interest and help our product teams understand the value of improving the payment entry experience.
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New Invoicing - Consolidated invoice process voiding the original invoices automatically
Consolidated invoices:
Have a proper feature that allows us to consolidate customer invoices rather than the "copy to" or "merge" as this does not tack the consolidation.
So the example us Customer A has 15 invoices you bill on 20th of each month but want to consolidate all 15 into 1 invoice to send them with all line items (not statements). Then the 15 invoices consolidated would be zero'd or closed off with a note saying the old invoice reference and where they were consolidated to into the new single invoice.Statements won't work, with the copy or merge you…
13 votesHi Keith, thanks for sharing this idea. We understand the consolidated invoice feature is an area of interest for our customers. The scenario you've described, combining multiple invoices into one with proper tracking, provides really helpful context. Your idea has now moved to Gaining Support, which means it's open for the community to show their support through votes and comments. Thanks for contributing to making Xero better ✨.
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splitting quantities of billable expenses when applying to invoice
Please could we have the option to add billable expenses to a customer invoice by quantity.
At current we have to assign the billable expenses as a whole, or not at all. Yet we sometimes hold items in stock for clients which are then billed at different dates, however once they have been assigned to the initial invoice we can no longer see the remaining stock on hand under the billable expenses list, unless we manually split it on the purchase invoice This only works if we know the quantities ahead of time, which we usually don't. Please add a…4 votesHi Stacy, thanks for sharing this idea and the illustration you've provided.
We can see why having the ability to partially assign billable expenses could be useful. The idea is to allow only part of a billable expense quantity or value to be applied to an invoice, making it easier to distribute costs across multiple invoices, customers, or projects without needing to manually track the remaining balance.
We've updated the status of this idea to Gaining Support. If this would be helpful for your workflow, please add your vote and share more detail about your use case.
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Subscription Billing - Provide consolidated or grouped monthly invoicing for multi-organization owners
I receive Multiple, around 30, monthly invoices from Xero to me for each of my 30 entities.
They all come to my same email address.
They are all for my separate different entities.
I then have to open each email, click on each separate link, and download each separate pdf file of each separate invoice from Xero to each of my entities.
The common thread in these emails is that they all come to my same email address, at a staggered time over minutes / hours on the same day reach month.
If they could be sent to me in…
4 votesHi everyone, thanks for sharing this suggestion. We understand you’re looking for a way to consolidate subscription invoices across multiple organisations, so managing billing records is simpler.
Having a grouped invoice view could make it easier to review, download, and manage subscription for multiple entities.
I’ve updated this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue gathering feedback and examples from the community.
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Invoice | Auto pay - control emails sent to customers
All my clients are on recurring invoices. Every month they get an "Invoice Due" email & then 5 hours later they get a Payment Receipt email. Why is Xero REMINDING my clients that they are paying me money? I have over 30+ expenses on autopay on my credit card. Not one company goes out of their way to reminder me that I am paying them money. But Xero not only tells my clients that they've paid me "another" $1,000 this month, but they tell my client TWICE. A lot of things are unsavory about life, but this feature, which we're…
3 votesHi Sal, appreciate you raising a case with our support team about my response and understand where I have misinterpreted your idea (apologies for this).
I'll re-open and have slightly adjusted the title of your idea so we can begin to get a sense of the interest in having more control of the emails that are sent for auto pay invoices and payments.
Being open, right now this isn't something we're looking to support with this being a regulatory obligation in some regions. However we can continue to track interest here and share if there are any changes planned around this flow.
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Attachments - Allow xlsm (Excel Macro-enabled Workbook)
I have to attach and include my back up when sending invoices.
Some of the back up is in .xlsm format (Excel Macro-enabled Workbook).Currently Xero won't allow attaching these: "File type isn't supported. Update it, then try again."
So I have to open and resave each document before I can attach, which is an unnecessary extra step in the process. It would be much more efficient to be able to attach the original document.
3 votesThanks so much for taking the time to share this idea 🌟
While we don’t currently support this file type, we can see why you’d like the ability to attach it in its original format.
We’re moving your idea to Gaining Support so we can gauge community interest and better understand how many customers would find this helpful in their invoicing workflow.
If others would benefit from this too, we’d encourage them to add their vote and share a little more about how they use these files, as that context can be really helpful for our team.
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Invoicing - Allow Salesperson name , contact terms etc
Advance Template. Allow custom fields for advance templates (For all forms). like custom field 1, custom field 2 and custom field 3. So that we can add fields like salesperson name, contacts, terms, etc.
8 votesHi Choonke thanks for raising this here. We understand the need for having Sales person's fields both on the invoice itself as well as the custom template. We have opened this idea up for the community so they can add their votes and comments on this idea. In the meantime, we'll monitor this space for more traction.
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Multicurrency - Use buy/sell exchange rates instead of mid-rate
Use buy/sell exchange rates instead of mid-rate when generating invoice items from bill items that have been assigned to a customer.
Currently when entering a bill in foreign currency you have ability to assign the expense to a customer.
When generating a corresponding invoice the mid-rate from XE.com is used to convert the bill item FX amount into home currency. The mid-rate is always inherently wrong, as nobody has the ability to buy or sell currency at that rate.
This means that we have to manually find the correct buy exchange rate, do a calculation and then change the amount…
3 votesHi Ashlin, thanks for sharing this idea. We can see how having the option to use buy and sell exchange rates, rather than a mid-market rate, could provide more accurate foreign currency reporting for businesses that transact internationally.
Currently, Xero uses a mid-market exchange rate by default, although you can manually override the exchange rate on individual foreign currency invoices and bills when needed.
I've updated the status of this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking interest from the community. If there are particular multi-currency workflows or transactions where this has the biggest impact, let us know as those examples help us better understand the feature.
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New Invoicing - New Invoice button
When creating a number of invoices the new invoice link is hard to find. Instead of a text link have a button for new invoice in the header on the invoicing page
4 votesThanks for raising this Idea with us, we can see the value in having the New Invoice button in a position that is readily available from any part of the invoicing process. We have moved this to Gaining Support so we can track interest, now all you need to do is share with friends and colleagues and get them to vote and comment.
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Invoicing - Allowing GST inclusive and exclusive per line
Allowing GST inclusive and GST exclusive options for all line items on an invoice.
This is an option when raising a payment in the system, where you can nominate whether a line item is either GST inclusive or exclusive.
On a invoice, it a blanket option, sometimes when you are on-charging an item and also charging a internal item and they might have different GST inclusion or exclusions
2 votes✨ Thanks for sharing this idea. We’re moving it to Gaining Support so we can build visibility and gather more feedback from the community.
The request is to choose whether each invoice line is GST inclusive or GST exclusive, rather than applying one tax treatment across the entire transaction. This would be especially useful when an invoice contains a mix of charges, such as billable expenses and services, where some lines may need to be entered inclusive of GST and others exclusive.
Having this flexibility could help reduce manual price adjustments, improve accuracy, and make it easier to pass on the correct amounts to customers. If this would help your workflow, please vote for the idea and share examples of how the current limitation affects your business.
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Invoices - View Inventory availability when selecting item
It would be very helpful to be able to see the availability of inventory items when raising an invoice or quote.
I know this is possible once an item has been selected but it would be even better to see availability of all the items on the suggestions list, in order to select only available items.3 votesHi Peter, appreciate your suggestion. We can see how displaying available stock levels while selecting tracked inventory items on an invoice could help users confirm availability before adding the items to the invoice.
At the moment, you can view stock on hand from the Products and services list, and Xero will also warn you if the quantity entered on an invoice exceeds the available tracked inventory. However, having this information visible during item selection could help streamline order entry and reduce the need to switch between screens.
I've updated the status of this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking community interest. If this would improve your workflow, it'd be great to hear more about whether you'd like to see stock on hand, available stock after allocations, or both displayed on the invoice.
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Invoicing - Ability to add multiple contacts or party details to sales invoices
Xero currently allows one primary customer/contact on an invoice, but many maintenance businesses work with multiple parties on the same job.
A common example is a rental property maintenance workflow:
Bill To: Rental agency / property management company
Property Owner: Landlord / client
Tenant: Occupant of the property
Service Address: The physical address where the work was completed
Rep / Technician: The staff member or contractor who attended the jobAt the moment, users often have to manually type these details into the invoice description or create custom workarounds, which makes invoices inconsistent and difficult to manage.
Suggested Feature:
Add…
1 voteThanks for sharing this idea, Jeanne-Mari. The ability to add multiple parties to an invoice could be useful for businesses where billing involves several stakeholders.
I’ve moved this post to Gaining Support so we can continue gathering feedback. If this were available, what details would you want to include and where?
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Short Term Cashflow - Combine existing invoices with predictions for future invoices
When viewing the 90-day short-term cash flow projection, payments from our on-site shop show 90 days of predicted income. However, for customers with existing invoices in the system, only those invoices are displayed.
The issue arises when customers have only 30 or 60 days of invoices, causing a drop-off in the cash projection after 60 days.
Proposed Solution:
- Combine existing invoices in Xero with predictions for future invoices.
- Automatically remove these predictions when an actual invoice is entered into the system.
41 votesHi Community!👋 Thanks for your suggestion to improve the short-term cash flow projection. We're grateful for your engagement.
We've reviewed the idea, and it can now gain support from other community members.
Along with votes, others can now comment to share additional detail about how this clearer view of cash flow could improve their experience with Xero.
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Invoices - Bulk import | Allow to import Contact Default Dates
Request ability to bulk upload Contact default due dates into bulk imported Draft invoices containing no due date. Approval currently prevented due to missing due date but require that to be populated from Contact default data. Work around for individual invoices is to preview prior to Approval but that is time consuming for large numbers of invoices included in batch import.
6 votesHi John, thanks for sharing your idea, and letting us know the changes that matter most for you.
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. Cheers
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XPM - Add “Assigned Staff” Tab to Invoices
Add “Assigned Staff” Tab to Invoices in XPM.
We would like the ability to assign staff members to invoices created in Xero Practice Manager (XPM) to improve workflow visibility and accountability throughout the billing process.
Currently, when an invoice is open, there are three tabs available:
Information, Notes & History.We propose adding a fourth tab titled “Assigned Staff.”
Invoice workflow typically moves through several stages:
1. Staff member creates the bill
2. Manager reviews and approves
3. Director reviews and approves
4. Admin completes final processing and sends to the clientHaving the ability to assign up to 4–5…
5 votes✨ Hi everyone,
Thanks for sharing your feedback on this idea and explaining how assigning staff to invoices created in Xero Practice Manager would help improve workflow visibility and accountability through the billing process.
We can see the value in having a clearer way to show ownership during invoicing, especially where different team members are involved in preparing, reviewing, and following up on invoices.
We’re moving this idea to Gaining support so others in the community can vote and share how this would help their practice too. The more detail we have on how this would improve day-to-day workflows, the better we can understand the broader impact.
We’ll continue to monitor the feedback here and share any updates as we learn more.
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