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  1. Add employee homepage calendar to main homepage as a widgets. You have no idea how many employee birthdays i have missed and that would solve that problem!!!! Sounds like an easy one

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    Thanks for sharing your idea about better visibility of the payroll overview calendar.

    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.

  2. Please derive the Home page Profit and Loss accounting basis from the business setup setting i.e. cash or Accrual.

    This issue has been raised before and closed by a naive XERO person with no understanding of how a USER thikns or expects to use the system.

    The request by the user is not "existing functionality" as stated by the incorrect Xero staff. Being instructed to leave the homepage, go the the Dashboard (some of us dont need to use those), changing a setting in a Dashboard widget and then come back to the Homepage is not a helpful instruction.

    FYI…

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    Hi Michael, appreciate you re-raising this idea with us and would like to provide some clarification on how Profit or loss widget accounting basis is currently derived.

    This is driven by the organisations Report preferences - Report preferences can only be set and changed by a user with the Adviser role in the organisation so if you do not have this permission you would need to contact another user who does.

    Understand there is also the request for having an independent toggle that can be actioned from the Homepage and we will continue tracing interest for this here.


    In terms of how the idea forums statuses work - When a post is moved to Existing functionality, or Feedback comments and votes are turned off however if you disagree or would like to provide feedback about the response there is an option within the email update you'll have received so you…

  3. I REALLY want a rolling 12 month turnover, VAT threshold warning.

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    Thanks for sharing with us here. We're keeping a close eye no the support for ideas around the new homepage and will watch interest in this idea grow. I'll be sure to share if there are any plans made for this, here.

  4. The font is too fine and hard to read. The font size of 'balance difference', 'reconciled' etc is a bit too small

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    Appreciate your feedback here Mary. While we don't have immediate plans around changing of the fonts, we'll gauge a sense of this from others in the community here. We will monitor this space for any updates!

  5. Making the watchlist more customisable. Would love to colour code based on under budget, approaching budget, over budget for easy management of spending.

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    Thanks for sharing your idea, and letting us know the changes that matter most for you, Annaliese.

    Make sure you share your idea with any colleagues that this could benefit so they can add their vote too!

    We'll keep an eye on the traction this idea gets in the community.Thanks

  6. Amazed to discover that a 'login' from the app on a mobile phone using biometrics for example, does not count as a 'login' at all and is classified by Xero as an 'unlocking' event, but this is not logged or tracked at all (that we users can see). So in effect the 'Login History' in 'Settings' is completely flawed. This is also not recognised in 'History & Notes' unless the user actually makes changes. So if they are just in there viewing stats etc. they are invisible. This is really not ideal.
    I would like to see app logins included…

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    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.

  7. Our CEO loves having the new Tasks widget so she can easily navigate to the bills awaiting approval. She checks the list regularly so things get approved much faster.
    I have to tell her when there are Purchase Orders awaiting approval though, and she then needs to navigate to the right spot. It would be much more efficient for these to show in the task list please.

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    Thanks for bringing this suggestion to the community, Clare.

    Having Purchase Orders awaiting approval included in the Tasks widget could make it easier to manage approvals from one place and reduce the need to check the Purchase Orders list separately.

    We’ve moved this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue gathering feedback. If this would be useful, share how you’d like these approval tasks to appear.

  8. New Xero ribbon - can it be amended?
    Too much! There are things I don't use or need day to day. "Dashboard" became "home". Ok not great, but okay.
    The the "+" icon on the ribbon gives me the shortcut to anything.
    Xero has just gone and cluttered it up with stuff I don't need day to day. Like "Payroll" and "Reporting". Anyone else agree/disagree? How can it be amended from the users pov?

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    Appreciate your feedback, and it's good to understand our different users needs when moving across Xero. Its good to hear that the '+' icon helps you get to most places you need.

    I want to assure you we did a lot of user research and testing of the new navigation to ensure it would suit the needs of majority of businesses.

    We'd like to continue to get a sense of the interest from your idea but want to be upfront that this isn't something we have plans of enabling any time in the near future.

  9. on the home page, under Tab For Tasks - have one of the tasks showing Quotes that need to be followed up , like after 1 weeks

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    Thanks for your idea, Ben. Appreciate for users that process quotes this could be quite useful as a quick indicator and action item.

    We don't have immediate plans for this but are considering improvements to the tasks widget so will be sure to share if there are updates on this.

    In the meantime, make sure to share your idea with other colleagues that'd find this useful and we'll get a sense of the wider interest in your idea here. 🙂

  10. It would be great if there was a simpler way to navigate to the Tracking Categories directly from the homepage.

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    Thanks for the additional info. Ellliot.

    Totally get it's still round about to the direct ask you have here, however did you know it's now possible to add a new tracking option as you enter an invoice?

    Maybe this could dave you from having to go to the Tracing Settings before entering your invoice?

    Either way we'll start to track the interest from others in having a quick access link for this, here.

  11. Dual Login option for Partners

    Under user drop down have another profile for partners and BAS Agents to use in client Xero accounts that do not have BAS Agent details attached.

    This will allow agents to view client BAS for clients they are not the BAS agent for.

    Currently BAS agents cannot see BAS for clients that have connected to ATO directly with their business credentials.

    This would replace the current work around of adding another user with different email for the Partner to assist clients with BAS settings etc.

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    Appreciate you raising this, Renee.

    We understand the ask for dual login feature where BAS agents/partners can switch to a profile without agent credentials.

    As a clarification, clients can connect their Xero organisation to the ATO as business users, after which BAS agents and partners with the appropriate access can view the client's BAS from within the organisation. A separate client login isn't required for this workflow.

    We've updated the status to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking community interest. Add your vote if a dual login option could help with other account management needs and let us know more about your use case.

  12. I would like to see these across payroll, invoicing, etc. - all of Xero. It would be so helpful if admins could add tooltips to things to provide directions/instructions to staff. For example, a tooltip next to the "label" field in expense claims could tell staff what information this company wants in there to make that useful. Integrating tooltips could be a way to log compliance or chosen procedures/use across the platform. For example, putting a tooltip next to the options to add projects in expenses/invoices would help someone log guidance on when a project needs to be associated. Putting…

    2 votes

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    Hi everyone, thanks for sharing this idea. We understand why having the ability to add tooltips, directions, or instructional notes within workflows could be useful, especially when training teams or guiding users through data entry processes.

    The idea is to allow users to add custom guidance alongside fields, helping provide context at the point of entry and reducing the need for separate instructions or follow-ups.

    We encourage the community to vote on this idea if you’d find this workflow improvement useful.


  13. In the Chart of Account Watchlist we are wanting to track in year categories that have opening balances. We're changing the Chart of Accounts to make this fit but a toggle to include or exclude opening balances would be really handy so you can choose to see only true in year transactions

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    Hi everyone, thanks for raising this idea. We understand why having the option to exclude opening balances from the Chart of Accounts Watchlist widget could be useful, especially when using the dashboard to monitor current-period activity.

    The idea is to allow users to filter out opening balances from the Watchlist view, making it easier to focus on in-year movements and get a clearer picture of current account performance.

    We encourage the community to vote on this idea if you’d find this dashboard improvement useful.


  14. Please put the quick link button on the new layout to "manage bank accounts".
    It's annoying it's not there now, I use it alot!

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    Hi Juliet, thanks for sharing this idea! A direct "See All" link on the dashboard would make it even easier to view and manage all your bank accounts in one place.

    Right now, you can click into Accounting > Bank Accounts to see the full list, but having a single shortcut from the Homepage would help you move through your reconciliation tasks more smoothly. I’ve moved this to Gaining Support so our product teams can track interest and see how this could enhance the daily experience for users.

  15. Advisor role should be higher authority than standard, ie to be able to override locked period transaction without opening the period. Able to build new/custom report, submit BAS.

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    Hi Dina, thanks for sharing this suggestion. We understand why having the Advisor role provide broader capabilities than the Standard role could be valuable for practices managing client files and completing higher-level accounting tasks.

    Currently, some actions still require additional steps outside of the Advisor role, such as making adjustments to locked periods, creating custom reports, or completing certain compliance-related tasks. Having these capabilities available within the Advisor role could help reduce unnecessary workflow interruptions and better reflect the level of access expected from an Advisor user.

    We appreciate the examples shared around how this impacts day-to-day practice workflows. I’ve updated the status of this post to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking feedback and gathering more votes. 


  16. Currently, you can't change your profile picture in Xero Central - which is bizarre, because you can change it in the "My Xero" profile.

    Therefore, in the spirit of "one ledger", surely profile pictures entered manually in My Xero profile should sync your Xero Central profile.

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    Thanks for sharing this suggestion, Hayley. We understand the request for more control over your profile picture in Xero Central, including the option to sync your Xero profile picture or remove it and return to the default avatar.

    We've updated the status of this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking community interest. If this would improve your experience, add your vote and let us know how you'd like your profile picture to work.

  17. I love that there is an easy to see red link to overdue invoices on the homepage, but could this also be added to the Invoices page? I keep going through extra clicks because I click into my overdue invoices to deal with them, select an invoice, and then have the 'back to invoices' link but if I click this there is then no option to select only overdue invoices to view. Also it would be great when viewing all invoices to have some easy way (maybe an '!' symbol or similar so it's colour-blind friendly) to identify which ones…

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    Hi Laura, thanks for putting this forward.

    Having a quicker way to access overdue invoices would certainly make daily credit control more efficient and help you stay on top of cash flow.

    In the meantime, you can select the “Overdue” section within the Invoices owed to you widget on the dashboard to jump straight to those invoices. If you open an invoice from that list, using your browser’s back arrow will return you to the same overdue view. Another option is to open invoices in a new tab so the overdue list remains open in the original tab.

    I’ve moved this idea to Gaining Support so we can capture interest and share with the product team how useful a dedicated shortcut would be.

  18. Add button to go straight to Files on top tool bar instead of clicking twice (once on org name) and then Files

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    Hi community, thanks for continued appetite in this idea. Though we don't have plans for adding Xero Documents (previously files) the the blue navigation bar, as per our last update there is the current keyboard shortcut to open, search and quickly select this from the Search results(press '/' and then 'f').

    Further to this we are also developing a new Homepage widget that'll provide an overview of your documents and ability to take quick actions. I'll return to share more on this as the work progresses.

  19. ADD CIS MONTHLY RETURN TO HOME PAGE

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  20. It would be really useful to be able to log into more than one company on an reference basis only. I'm often in the middle of something when I am asked a question relating to another company by a colleague or client. I have to log out just to find one bit of information. I might have multiple windows open with different reports etc that I then lose. This is also very important when working on related companies to see intercompany loans in both companies at once. I can see why it would be a problem to post changes to…

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    Hi Cath, when you say you have to log out and then into the other org, are you using 2 separate Xero account logins?

    Appreciate not the ideal solution but you could use incognito mode atm, to open the organisation you need to reference?

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