Xero Tax (UK) - Make available to businesses, not only to Partners
Ability to have Xero Tax for businesses, not only for Partners
Hi everyone, we've got a bit of an update we'd like to share with you all here.
Some of you may have already seen, following the closure of CATO, we’re launching a new simple accounts production & tax solution for small businesses. This'll be available as a paid annual add-on from August 2026.
With this solution you’ll be able to file your micro company accounts and corporation tax returns directly to HMRC from inside Xero, using data from your organisation in one simple flow.
The feature doesn’t replace the more powerful, flexible tools you use with your accountant or bookkeeper. If your advisor files on your behalf, nothing changes.
This solution is for small business owners handling their own corporation tax, this means less time wrestling with separate tools and a simpler, more streamlined way to stay compliant.
If your tax needs get more complicated or you need more support, we encourage you to use our Advisor directory to connect with an advisor.
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Joanne Cobbold
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I am a certified accountant working in industry who prepares their own accounts. I love Xero, but to have to use different software to prepare the accounts is not efficient.
Other software has the ability to file accounts and tax returns without using an accountant, why not Xero.
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Anil Lal
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Very surprised that this cannot be added for qualified accountants who work in industry. This is a MUST have feature. Its clearly available to be used.
Competent Finance People should not have to pay for a Xero Partner to be able to use this feature -
Brian Symonds
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This is essential. I am a Chartered Accountant, I just happen to work in industry, but it means I am quite competent to handle tax affairs without needing to "reach out to a Xero Partner", to quote Xero's current unhelpful response. Most accountants work in industry of one sort or another, very few stay in practice.
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Christophe Bagot
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We can already do it for VAT, why not annual accounts ? The liability is on us anyway.
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Brett Simon
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Come on Xero, make this Xero Tax available to all Xero users...there is a huge demand. We want to submit our own tax. We'll pay for it, juts make it an option!
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Nathan Rawlings
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We have our own inhouse accountants for all of our small companies, we should be able to access this to produce our stat accounts instead of paying have SAPA and doing it that way.
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gwenaelle le moing roche
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for very small businesses just starting or restarting after the pandemy filing micro entity accounts this would be a great help
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yan chen
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I love the xero Hubdoc , and friendly use. It seems very popular software in the market but It's a shame we can not submit the account and tax to HMRC and companies directly with the software. so we have to look for different software...
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Susan Woodman
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This is going to cause us to move to a different tool from Xero.
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Janine Hutchinson
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I agree I am a qualified chartered accountant who works for a small company but we have to pay a large fee to an accountant to take our figures and put them into a statutory format
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Stephen Andrews
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I thought I would be able to file the accounts and tax return for my family micro business without needing to incur the cost of a Xero Partner. I am an accountant but not a Xero Partner. I agree with the comments below.
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Anna Fletcher
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I signed up to Xero because I thought I would be able to work out my earnings and tax information so this could go strait to tax office
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Karthika Visakan
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I agree that Xero for business should have the Xero Tax functionality. As a lot of SME companies have inhouse accountants who won't be Xero partners. So these companies need to source another software to file CT return which adds money and time to these companies. Xero is an excellent system but this might be pushing factor to move to different system.
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Ashley Bennett
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I agree, shouldn't gate keep things that are completely fine for non- bookkeeper/accountants to complete.
Also, what if a larger company employs a bookkeeper/accountant rather than using a partner!?
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Peter Temperley
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I completely agree with this suggestion.
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Fiona Brownlee
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I think users should be able to use the personal tax element of Xero Tax, so that when MTD ITSA comes into play they are able to submit their own returns. for some clients, we do their company accounts, but they do their own self assessment and if they will be affected personally by MTD ITSA then this will be necessary.
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Anandana Nadhavajhala
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I think this should be open to all users. The small businesses can benefit immensely with this.
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Shahid Aziz
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Our business is small, we don't need any accountant to File Accounts for us we can do it on our own so atleast Xero must need to give an access to small businesses regardless of Xero partner so that they can easily file their accounts with HMRC smoothly.
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Andrew Pearce
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I am a growing business and being able to track investment and tax allowances is crucial. I need to be able to understand the importance of things like annual investment allowances, first year allowances and zero emissions vehicle corporation tax allowances in advance, as they drive my business model.
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Luuk Jacobs
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I am doing my Xero accounts and tax myself (I do have the necessary training and experience) so Xero Tax would be a welcome addition to the subscription (even if it were an additional (annual) fee).
I don't see a reason for having to go through a partner as indeed already mentioned by others they just charge a significant fee for something that is already available. Equally I am responsible for signing in the end my company income tax either done by myself or the Xero Partner and therefore in my case the Xero Partner does not add any value for me.