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  1. Would it be possible to integrate a feature where the workpapers notify the user that there may be Xero accounts that have balances in the relevant year that have not pulled through to any of the workpapers being used (say for example because the report codes mapping for a new account has not been set up properly)?

    29 votes

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    Thanks so much for everyone's support in this idea. I'm excited to share we have good news! The team's been working hard on a brand new Workpapers solution where you'll be able to highlight accounts that need attention. 😊

    New Workpapers offers a seamless compliance workflow, making it easy to identify discrepancies with a rich working trial balance and in-built collaboration.

    Starting to rollout in Australia, and we'll be following with release to other regions in 2026. We'll be sure to keep you updated on the progress here as we get closer to the release dates for other regions.

  2. Would be great if xero workpapers had a calculator function like blue xero

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    Hi everyone, we're excited to share a significant update with you all. With the development of a new Xero Workpapers you'll have a new calculator tool (in the form of blank calculation sheets or light spreadsheet functionality), allowing you to perform basic calculations.

    Until you get new Workpapers, the best option is to continue using external spreadsheets to perform your calculations and attach them as supporting documents.

    We're initially rolling out in Australia, and we'll be sure to keep you updated on our progress as we this goes out to other regions.

  3. Hi there,

    Is there any way you could please add the the balance entered into imputation credits in the "tax provision per P&L" section of Workpaper to flow through to the "Balance sheet income tax reconciliation"

    25 votes

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  4. After receiving the year end document pack with Financial Statements and Tax returns signed from the client, I'd like to be able to immediately import this into the Financial Statements and tax returns area of Workpapers.

    17 votes

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  5. We have staff accountants who work in teams. Ideally, we want them to have the "Manager Role" but when that is the case they can only see Workpapers they have created.

    We would prefer to have the option to give staff with "Manager Role" the ability to see and edit all Practice current and/or archived workpapers.

    The alternative is to give them a Partner Role which has a lot of other access we don't really want them to have (ie restore/delete, etc).

    19 votes

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    Hi team, I'm happy to let you know that we’re working on a new Xero Workpapers solution, within which practices will be able to grant staff the ability to see all workpaper packs for clients they have access to 😊

    In addition, it offers more control over staff permissions within Workpapers, including the ability to restrict certain actions to just administrators or reviewers.

    We've just started rollout to Australian partners with more regions to come in the new year. Thanks again for your feedback and we'll post another update to confirm when released to all Partners.

  6. Ability to create historic workpaper paper packs over 6 years old would be helpful for those clients that need their accounts brought up to date and need to prepare financial statements over 6 years old.

    8 votes

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  7. Why do we need to have all of the 'Z do not use' sections appear when setting up a new pack that then need to be unticked? It would be better to have them unticked in the first place

    5 votes

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  8. When looking at a list of Workpaper Packs (especially archived packs), the order should be most recent first, not oldest first.

    10 votes

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  9. To be able to group all related entities together into one sub-folder.

    Purpose: Ease of use and navigation when working with Workpapers

    37 votes

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  10. Xero Workpapers needs to be able zoom in on the attached documents instead of downloading to be able to view clearly

    5 votes

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    Hey everyone, we're excited to announce we have a new Workpapers solution in development that'll improve accessibility and collaboration for accounting practices, solving for the needs in the idea here. You can read more on this from our Xero blog.

    It'll be a phased release, starting with Australia and expanding to other regions in 2026. I'll keep you updated here on it's release.

  11. Be able to mark client as non-GST - either on just this workpaper or have it apply to a whole set of workpapers

    10 votes

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  12. 4 votes

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    Hi everyone, we're happy to say we've been looking into the Workpapers feature taking on board many of the ideas from our forums here. The inclusion of decimal places for things like entertainment expenses will be part of our new Xero Workpapers where all workpapers will show to 2 decimal places. We're starting with releasing this to our Australian partners with intentions to share wider in 2026. Along with information on our Xero blog and website, we'll keep you updated of it's release here.

  13. Ability to move negative comparatives into a different lead schedule.

    Purpose: To make the lead schedules consistent with the layout of the accounts.

    6 votes

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  14. Ability to copy transactions directly across from a Xero org to Workpapers

    Purpose: Save time and manual steps involved in having to download and re-upload individually

    16 votes

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  15. Ability to roll forward balance sheet items and permanent documents when finishing a set of workpapers

    Purpose: to reduce time spent recreating them in future years

    109 votes

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