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  1. Chart of Accounts and Report codes should be combined together. Currently if I create a new account, i have to go to three places - COA, report codes and potentially financial statements to group something. Very inefficient.
    Xero chart of accounts also doesn't have the header/subaccount options. I don't want to edit report templates every time i want to group something.

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    Thanks for submitting your idea on Xero Product Ideas. We appreciate you taking time to let us know how we could improve Xero for you.

    Your feedback will soon be reviewed by our Community team, and in the meantime this can begin to build support with votes from other community members.

    If you're interested to see recent releases or get a pulse on what's coming soon see The Long and Short of it. 🙂

  2. Create a button on Jax that allows the dialog box to "Pop Out" or detach from Xero. It makes no sense that I have to copy directions from Jax to paste into Word so I can follow the often multi-step instructions that cannot be done while Jax is active.

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    Hi Allen, 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.

  3. This is very basic, but a search didn't reveal an answer. Maybe it exists. Maybe it doesn't. It frustrates me when I try and look back on a reconciled bank item that it only shows the account description in view mode, not the code. I can only see the account number when I enter edit mode. Please make the account number visible in view mode. It would remove ambiguity when making a similar posting and prevent accidental corruption of previous postings. Pictures below Edit vs View mode.

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    Thanks for sharing this idea, Martin. We can understand how displaying the account code or general ledger account number when viewing a Spend or Receive Money transaction could make it quicker to review coding without needing to switch into edit mode.

    We've updated the status of this idea to Gaining Support so we can continue tracking community interest. If this would improve your workflow, add your vote and let us know where you'd find this information most useful, such as the transaction summary or another view.

  4. We would like our staff to be able to experiment with JAX outside of our clients accounts - to do this, we would like JAX to be available in the Demo Company and it is not currently.

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    Thanks for your feedback on enabling JAX in Demo Company. We appreciate you sharing how important it is for your team to explore JAX's capabilities in a test environment.

    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.

  5. Ability to be able to subscribe (via email) to Status updates and incidents for all or selected options within Xero, via the Status page.

    A problem with Projects the other day, there was NO alert, no notification. I was entering data thinking it was being saved. Only by accident did I notice my whole day of adding time was gone, went to the discussions then to the status page to see the incident report.

    If I was aware of the issue, I could have done manual recording of time.

    Other brands like Webflow, Squarespace and many others do this.

    How…

    3 votes

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    Thanks for sharing your idea, and letting us know the changes that matter most for you. We're sorry to hear about the issues that you experienced with Projects recently. While there is no ability to subscribe to the status update, we appreciate you sharing this here. We'll open this idea up to the community so they can add their votes and comments on it. Cheers

  6. At the moment when you go to Organisation Settings > Subscription and billing (e.g. https://go.xero.com/Settings/ManageSubscription), it says "Change plan and update credit card details Managed by XXXX"

    If we are XXXX - we don't see either of those things, only a button to take us somewhere else to Manage the plan.
    If we are not XXXX - we don't see either of those things.

    How dumb?

    Just show the Xero subscription/plan so we know what it is.

    10 votes

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    Hi Sam, appreciate you sharing this idea — we understand where you're coming from.

    Being able to quickly see your Xero subscription plan from within your organisation’s settings would definitely make things easier. Having to jump to a different section just to check your plan or see what features are included isn’t ideal, especially when you’re trying to make quick decisions.

    At the moment, this info isn’t shown in the Organisation Settings, but you can view your plan by going to My Xero from the main menu and clicking on the Subscriptions tab. That’s where you’ll find your current plan and any add-ons.

    This idea is now in the Gaining Support stage. If this change would make things simpler for you, feel free to vote or leave a comment — your feedback helps us understand what matters most and where we can improve.

  7. 24 HOUR LOCK WHEN CERTIFICATION TEST "FAILS" NEEDS REMOVED IMMEDIATELY.

    We have a trainee going through his Xero certification. He timed out the first test. He is now locked out for 24 hours.

    We can't have him spending weeks doing this.

    LOCK NEEDS REMOVED IMMEDIATELY

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    Hi team, we appreciate the feedback however want to be upfront here that we don't have any plans on removing the 24 hours lock off period - This 24 hour cooling off period is designed to give a user time to visit the learning needed to close any skills gap.

    Certifications is a test of a users ability to carry out tasks in Xero accurately.

    We generally recommend completing the full learning course first as it covers everything a user needs to know to pass.

    The direct assessment route is really for those that have been certified before. You use Xero daily and have all the skills, and are just needing to get certified.

  8. I would love Xero to create a piece of software for Film Production Accountants - Xero4Film!

    I work doing some film production accounting/bookkeeping for feature film companies in the UK as well as doing standard accounting for small businesses. Currently the software used for film productions seems to be Eclipse or Smart Accounting. Neither of these are very user friendly and I wondered if there was a possibility of Xero bringing out a version of its accounting software that could be used by Film Production Accountants. There are a few other software options out there eg Creative Computing but they…

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    Hi Elizabeth thanks for sharing your idea, and letting us know the changes that matter most for you. We understand how a software especially for film production may be useful! 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!

  9. We have integrated Xero with Avalara, but when we extract a transaction report in Avalara, instead of being able to see the Contact's name or Invoice number, we see the URL (the invoice’s unique ID). Can this be fixed?

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    Hi 👋 your idea is being looked into by our Community team. We'll be in touch soon to update you once your idea has been reviewed.

    Did you know you can join our Xero Research panel to be involved in early testing and research? Find out more and sign up through our website 🙂

  10. Small businesses increasingly want to understand the environmental and social impact of their spending — but ESG tools are complex, expensive, and built for large enterprises.

    Xero is uniquely placed to change that.

    Idea:
    Embed lightweight, real-time ESG context directly into Xero, so small businesses can understand the impact behind everyday transactions — without extra systems or reporting burden.

    What this could look like:
    • ESG indicators at transaction or supplier level (e.g. climate, labour, governance risk)
    • Simple, plain-English insights alongside payments and invoices
    • Optional summaries over time (e.g. “This quarter’s spend impact”)
    • No scores to manage…

    3 votes

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    Hi Andrew , thanks for raising this idea here. We understand the business need to report on environmental and social impact for your business. For this reason, we're moving this idea to gain more support from the community. Now it's upto the community to get behind it and support it. Feel free to share this idea with your friends and colleagues who would also benefit from this feature being added on so they can share their thoughts and add on a vote as well! :)

  11. XERO Tax the Tax practitioners Board TPB and the ATO have placed strict requirements on tax agents to sight identification of new clients. Both the TPB and the ATO have advised that you are unable to have a face-to-face meeting and sight the actual documents, then it is highly recommended that the Tax Agent uses a security system or secure link to transfer documents. Xero should look at this service to assist with satisfying the security of certain documents.

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    Hi Michael, thanks for bringing this idea to the community. We understand why having an integrated way to securely collect identity verification documents and support client onboarding compliance could be valuable, especially for practices managing remote clients.

    The idea is to provide a secure document collection or verification workflow within Xero Tax, helping practices manage client information requests and keep compliance processes more streamlined.

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


  12. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) allows partners to fill out and submit a Partnership Tax Return (PTR) without being a registered tax agent or accountant. However, TPR is currently only available in Xero Tax, which is a professional tax preparation software package designed specifically (and only) for registered tax agents and accountants.

    Can I request that (like BAS and TPAR) the PTR report and lodgement features be made available in the base Xero software?

    8 votes

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    Thanks for sharing your idea to add the Partnership Tax Return (PTR) to our base Xero packages.

    We're grateful for your engagement and letting us know the changes that matter to you and your business partnership.

    We've reviewed your idea and now it can gain support from other community members. Along with votes, others can now comment to share additional detail about how including PTR lodgement in the standard Xero software could improve their experience.

  13. I'm in the Assurance Dashboard in a client's datafile, doing a quick audit trail check for things that might need fixing or looking at, and I noticed that there were a couple of contacts being flagged as having the same bank account. So I looked at those contacts, and yes they do have the same bank account... Because one of them was merged into the other and then archived!

    It's been dealt with, and should no longer be coming up as flagged for checking.

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    Hi Freya, thanks for your feedback regarding the Assurance Dashboard. You’ve highlighted an important point about how archived and merged contacts are still being flagged.

    We’ve moved your suggestion to Gaining Support, meaning it’s now live for community voting. This allows us to monitor the idea's momentum and better understand its impact on our users.

    To clear the flag manually, you can briefly restore the contact, update the bank account details by adding a number to it, and archive it again. While we understand this isn't an ideal solution, it will resolve the immediate display issue. If you have any other questions, our support team is always here to help.

  14. The subscriber has left the business. I have access but cannot invite support to the ticket. I need to change the subscriber to me. I am the new Director. Please contact me

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    Hi Paul

    It looks like you contacted our support team on this one, from which a case was raised and assisted on by our specialists.

    As a result, I've changed the idea status to 'Not in pipeline', as it doesn't look like it's an idea that you have suggested.

    However, feel free to submit your ideas or feedback on our product ideas page!

    Kind regards,

    Ridhwaan

  15. Make the reactivate process easier. Currently you need to change the selection to "All" under myxero. Hidden in the filter icon, could be more obvious with a visible drop down when you click subscription tab.

    Current process
    Select the Subscriptions tab.
    Click the filter icon next to the search bar, select All, and search by the organisation name.

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    Hi Hunter, thanks for sharing your idea here.

    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!

    We will monitor this space for further updates.

  16. Allow subscribers to pay their Xero subscription annually, not just monthly

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  17. When we go to the apps directory, and click on an app we are interested, they are usually associated with an external company. For instance, Crypto websites that consolidate our crypto transactions, then can be imported into Xero.

    But when I go to the information pages about the apps, there is no link I can find to the actual website of the company. There are usually links to support, or social media.

    Please go one step further and just put in the official website.

    The reason for this is because sometimes we are researching what services actually connect with Xero…

    3 votes

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    Thanks for submitting your idea here, we appreciate you taking time to let us know how we could improve the App Store for you.

    As you mentioned, the app listings currently have links to their social media pages, but not directly to their website.

    For now, you might use these social media pages to get links to their websites. In the meantime, our team will check into this and your suggestion can now begin to build support with votes from other community members.

    If you're interested to see recent releases or get a pulse on what's coming soon see The Long and Short of it. 🙂

  18. When we receive communication from Xero regarding a case query, it is necessary to log into Xero again to read the answer
    This is time consuming and annoying- would love a fix for this.
    Is there a way to view the answer and perhaps log in when we are ready to respond?

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    Thanks for sharing your idea about how the experience with viewing support cases could be made better 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 votes and comments about how they'd also like to see this!

  19. Would appreciate if the bot can confirm a schedule conference call. Made an appointment but no confirmation. In the end kept waiting for call to start. Of course nothing happen….

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    Hi everyone, we appreciate seeking urgent help, however right here you're in Xero Product Ideas. This is where you can join and vote on ideas for change at Xero, this is not a direct line to support. This is a public forum where anything you post is visible to others - Please keep this in mind when sharing your details.

    While we don't have an inbound number you can contact our Xero Support team, you can reach them anytime by raising a case through the Contact Xero Support tile found at the bottom of most pages throughout Xero Central.

    If you can provide a little detail on your questions or what you're needing help with we'll be bale to get you in touch with someone with the best skills to help, and generally our specialists are happy to arrange a phone call at a time that suits you.

  20. Please add a Pay Now button onto your subscription billing page so that we can pay for our subscriptions on demand.

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    Hi Margret, Thanks for sharing your idea,

    We've taken a look at your idea and now it's up to the community to get behind it.

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

    Other members can now vote and comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero.

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