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1. Lock dates - Flexibility in setting period and accounts applied to

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   submitted  ·  0 comments  ·  For small businesses » Settings & user roles  ·  delete…  ·  Admin →
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   Debbie Hodson shared this idea  ·  03 March, 2024

2. Chart of Accounts - Ability to lock individual accounts

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   submitted  ·  AdminKelly Munro (Community Manager, Xero) responded

   Thanks for your idea, Sarah - We'll get a sense of the interest here.

   Perhaps in the meantime you could look to use the Archive and restore options for an account in your chart of accounts as a way of managing this? 

   Debbie Hodson supported this idea  ·  03 March, 2024

3. Lock dates - Multiple Lock dates that are not linked to each other

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   Debbie Hodson supported this idea  ·  03 March, 2024

4. Lock dates - Ability to edit reference of an invoice in a locked period

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   Debbie Hodson supported this idea  ·  03 March, 2024

5. Lock Dates - Allocate Credit Notes to Invoices/Bills before a Lock Date

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   Not in pipeline  ·  AdminKelly Munro (Community Manager, Xero) responded

   Hi everyone, we understand why people would want to be able to apply a credit note within a locked period however we wanted to provide more context on the purpose of lock dates and reasons for the way they work at present.

   Basically put lock dates prevent users making changes to the accounting records prior to the lock date. Their role is to prevent unintended changes which would alter reporting outcomes be they financial reports, VAT/GST/Sales Tax reports etc. Lock dates ensure financial data is accurate and trustworthy.

   When a credit note is allocated to an invoice the allocation date is dated the later of the two documents, the first day where both exist. Credit note allocations require creating journals on both a cash and accrual basis, which is why if both the invoice and the credit note are in a locked period, the allocation can’t be done. Those journals can change important reports like the Balance Sheet and the P&L(Income Statement), as well as impacting your local sales tax.

   So to be clear

   • An invoice in a locked period can be settled with a credit note which is not dated in the locked period because we are able to build the correct journals on the date of the credit note
   • A credit note in a locked period can be allocated to an invoice which is not dated in the locked period because we are able to build the correct journals on the date of the invoice
   • If both credit note and invoice exist in the locked period then they can’t be allocated against each other because we can’t build journals in the locked period

   Xero prompts you to allocate credit as soon as there is both credit and something which it could be allocated to. If you skip that prompt and have both documents entered but unallocated before you locked the period, then to allocate them you need to allow new journals to be created in that period, meaning you will need to unlock the period.

   Lock dates provide a lot of security and comfort for people who set them once they've filed with tax authorities, ensuring that neither deliberate nor unintended changes end up altering their tax position and making them no longer compliant. We therefore have no plans to change how lock dates work.

   Hi everyone, we understand why people would want to be able to apply a credit note within a locked period however we wanted to provide more context on the purpose of lock dates and reasons for the way they work at present.

   Basically put lock dates prevent users making changes to the accounting records prior to the lock date. Their role is to prevent unintended changes which would alter reporting outcomes be they financial reports, VAT/GST/Sales Tax reports etc. Lock dates ensure financial data is accurate and trustworthy.

   When a credit note is allocated to an invoice the allocation date is dated the later of the two documents, the first day where both exist. Credit note allocations require creating journals on both a cash and accrual basis, which is why if both the invoice and the credit note are in a locked period, the allocation can’t be done. Those journals… more

   Debbie Hodson supported this idea  ·  03 March, 2024

6. Bills - Flag a Bill as 'in dispute / query'

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   Accepted  ·  AdminKelly Munro (Community Manager, Xero) responded

   Hi community, we acknowledge the strong feelings in this idea and why you need a feature to flag bills directly within Xero. We really appreciate all your feedback and the detailed explanations of how this would help streamline your accounts payable.

   We are dedicated to providing a solution for this over the longer term, but this will take some time requiring changes that sit beneath the face of bills.

   In lieu of a direct feature for this we wanted to highlight some of the options discussed by the community here:

   • Add a note to the bill: A detailed note on the bill itself can serve as a clear internal reminder of the dispute.
   • Utilise tracking categories: Creating a specific tracking category like "Disputed Bills" can help you filter and report on these items.
   • Adjust the due date: Temporarily extending the due date can prevent accidental payment while the dispute is being resolved.
   • Update the reference to add a notation such as [reference number] - Do not pay
   • Adjust the planned date to be very far out in the future

   We know these options won't fit all needs here, and we are invested in continuing to develop Purchase and more specifically bills in Xero to suit your needs.

   We'll continue to provide updates with any progress that steps closer to enabling you to flag bills that are in dispute in Xero. Thank you for continuing to engage and share insights through this idea.

   Hi community, we acknowledge the strong feelings in this idea and why you need a feature to flag bills directly within Xero. We really appreciate all your feedback and the detailed explanations of how this would help streamline your accounts payable.

   We are dedicated to providing a solution for this over the longer term, but this will take some time requiring changes that sit beneath the face of bills.

   In lieu of a direct feature for this we wanted to highlight some of the options discussed by the community here:

   • Add a note to the bill: A detailed note on the bill itself can serve as a clear internal reminder of the dispute.
   • Utilise tracking categories: Creating a specific tracking category like "Disputed Bills" can help you filter and report on these items.
   • Adjust the due date: Temporarily extending the due date can prevent accidental payment while the dispute is… more
   Debbie Hodson supported this idea  ·  03 March, 2024

7. New Invoicing - Keep Classic Invoicing

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   Not in pipeline  ·  AdminKelly Munro (Community Manager, Xero) responded

   Hi everyone, appreciate your continued feedback on new invoicing. As mentioned in my last update we've now added a new Xero Central page for new invoicing.

   Along with updates to individual ideas on Xero Product Ideas, this page will become the single source of truth for key feature rollouts including:

   • what’s available in new invoicing right now,
   • timelines for features and enhancements going live in new invoicing, as well as
   • a comparison table between the classic and newer versions of invoicing.

   We'll be updating this page regularly.

   
   

   Relating to some of the more recent feedback there are some existing ideas that may also be of particular interest that you can join, like the ability to see the email the invoice was sent to in the history, or being able to see a timestamp, and reducing clicks and steps.

   Debbie Hodson supported this idea  ·  03 March, 2024