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July 2026

Dashboards, decoded.

 

Every metric gets an instant AI-written summary.

Hidden Gems Analytics & ReportingAI Global

Give staff access, not the keys.

 

Trust your team with exactly the access they need.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Analytics & ReportingInventory Global

Flexible, branded invoices

 

Your feedback, built into invoice branding templates

Hidden Gems InvoicingPayments Global

JAX is now on mobile.

 

Get quick answers about your business, right from your phone.

Product Idea Beta AIMobileInvoicing Global

Pick your widget size.

 

Resize Homepage widgets for a more flexible view

Product Idea Xero Homepage Global

Reports, attached fast.

 

Attach Xero reports to workpapers without leaving the app.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Workpapers Global

Flag duplicate transactions.

 

Flag duplicate statement lines as you delete them.

Bank ReconciliationBank Feeds Global

Give access the moment you invite.

 

Assign client access before the invite is even accepted.

Hidden Gems Xero Partner Hub Global

A clearer pay run list.

 

Find and manage pay runs faster with new filters.

Payroll AU

Keep super moving with alternative authorisers

 

Nominate more than one person to approve auto super payments

Product Idea Payroll AU

Never outgrow Xero.

 

A new Xero plan built for businesses managing more.

Analytics & Reporting AU

Trust tax rate, corrected.

 

Trust templates now apply the right tax rate automatically.

Product Idea TaxAnalytics & Reporting NZ

Pay stubs, on the web.

 

Employees can view and download pay stubs from any browser.

Payroll US

Your practice hub is live.

 

Xero Partner Hub is now live for your practice.

Xero Partner Hub CA

Plan budgets across your group.

 

Create one consolidated budget across your whole group of entities.

Hidden Gems Analytics & ReportingSyft Analytics Global

Know your stock at a glance.

 

Three updated tables give you the full product picture.

Analytics & ReportingInventorySyft Analytics Global

Reallocate journals in Syft.

 

Move entries between consolidation and division levels.

Analytics & ReportingSyft Analytics Global

August 2026

Approve expenses faster.

 

Receipts and expense details, all in one side panel.

Hidden Gems Expenses Global

100 KPIs, ready to go.

 

100 pre-built KPI metrics, ready to track and share across entities.

Hidden Gems Analytics & ReportingSyft Analytics Global

Push journals to Xero.

 

Send Syft journals straight to Xero.

Hidden Gems Analytics & ReportingSyft Analytics Global

Backorders, now visible.

 

See what's on backorder, and what's already been fulfilled.

Hidden Gems Product Idea InventoryAnalytics & Reporting Global

Close short POs, cleanly.

 

Close a partly filled purchase order without the workarounds.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Inventory Global

Know your cash flow.

 

JAX now answers your cash flow questions

Hidden Gems AIAnalytics & Reporting Global

See where your business stands.

 

Ask JAX on how your business compares with others in similar industry

Hidden Gems AIAnalytics & Reporting Global

Stop rebuilding bank rules.

 

Copy your bank rules into every new client organisation.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Beta Bank Reconciliation Global

Your bank statements, in Xero.

 

Bank statement PDFs and balances, pulled straight into Xero.

Product Idea Bank Feeds Global

Bank feed changes, tracked.

 

Every bank feed connection change, tracked in History and Notes.

Hidden Gems Bank Feeds Global

See leave balance before approving

 

Know an employee's projected leave balance before you approve

Hidden Gems Product Idea Payroll AU

File your accounts and CT600 from Xero.

 

File your company accounts and CT600 from the books you already keep.

Product Idea Tax UK

Headings that update themselves.

 

Link a heading to a report field instead of retyping it.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Analytics & Reporting AU

Notes that always add up.

 

Keep report notes in sync with the numbers, automatically.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Analytics & Reporting AU

GST, right on your homepage.

 

See what GST you owe and when it's due, without leaving your homepage.

Product Idea TaxXero Homepage NZ

Pay bills straight from Xero.

 

One place for your bills and your books.

Product Idea PaymentsBills AU

Workpapers Plus is here.

 

Div7A worksheets and AI extraction join Workpapers Plus.

Product Idea Early Access WorkpapersAITax AU

Workpapers, shaped by you.

 

Your top Workpapers requests are on their way.

Product Idea Workpapers AU

Report PDFs, attached for you.

 

Choose once, and Xero attaches the right reports every time.

Early Access WorkpapersTax AU

Make workpapers your own.

 

Build a custom worksheet into any workpaper template.

Product Idea Early Access Workpapers AU

September 2026

New Budgets is here in early access.

 

Build your budget from actuals you already trust in Xero.

Product Idea Early Access Analytics & Reporting Global

Invoice delivery addresses, your way

 

Delivery addresses that default on, lock to invoices, and flex per job

Hidden Gems Product Idea Invoicing Global

Credit notes in batches.

 

Match credit notes straight into your bank deposits.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Bank Reconciliation Global

Feed refreshes made easy.

 

Clearer, proactive messages when your bank feed needs a refresh.

Product Idea Bank Feeds Global

Fewer logins. Same safety.

 

Login and MFA that finally behave the way you expect.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Bank Feeds Global

Reconcile around 50% faster

 

The improvements asked for, now live in Auto Bank Reconciliation

Bank ReconciliationAIBank Feeds Global

Your apps, one click away.

 

Get to your connected apps without leaving Partner Hub.

Xero Partner HubEcosystem Global

Fix one address, not fifty.

 

Change an address once. It's applied across every related client.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Xero Partner Hub Global

Payroll leave and timesheets reach the right approver

 

Assign an approver to each employee in payroll and make them their default approver

Product Idea Payroll AU

New privacy protections for Family Violence Leave

 

Protecting employee privacy around family violence leave.

Payroll NZ

Delegate timesheet tasks without full payroll access

 

Choose who can view, edit or approve timesheets while keeping broader payroll access restricted.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Payroll AU

Irish VAT and RTD, covered.

 

Irish VAT and are RTD now available with Xero

Product Idea Tax IE

Prepare, review and file your Form C-S to IRAS.

 

Prepare and e-file your Form C-S with Xero.

Tax SG

UAE compliance, ready

 

UAE eInvoicing and VAT, now available through Xero

Product Idea TaxInvoicing UAE

Prove you pay on time.

 

A new report that shows exactly how fast you pay suppliers.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Analytics & ReportingBills UK

Your documents, matched for you.

 

Auto-match attaches the right document to the right transaction.

Hidden Gems Product Idea AIBank ReconciliationBills UKUSCAEMEAROWUAESGIESA

Tax splits, done automatically.

 

Smart Document Capture is now fully live, with automatic tax splits.

Beta AITaxBills AUNZ

Employee files in one place.

 

Add contracts, certificates and other files straight to an employee's profile.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Payroll AU

Clearer alerts on Partner Hub.

 

Your tax widgets on Partner Hub just got more accurate.

TaxXero Partner Hub NZ

Know which clients need you.

 

Your top 10 clients needing reconciliation, on your homepage.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Bank ReconciliationXero Partner Hub USAUNZUKROW

Your practice hub is live.

 

Xero Partner Hub and the new Tax Manager land for you.

Xero Partner HubTax AU

Your practice hub is live.

 

Xero Partner Hub is now live for your practice.

Xero Partner Hub NZ

Sales tax on credit notes, done.

 

Auto sales tax now follows your credit notes too.

Hidden Gems TaxInvoicing US

Sales tax, set up fast.

 

Set up sales tax the moment you need it.

Hidden Gems TaxInvoicing US

October 2026

External data, now built in.

 

External data moves fully into native Xero Analytics.

Coming Soon Analytics & Reporting Global

Visualise your data.

 

Seamless business visuals, inside Xero.

Analytics & Reporting Global

One home for Analytics.

 

Find every Analytics tool from one home in Reporting.

Analytics & Reporting Global

Hand off more, worry less.

 

New permissions for payroll, reports and purchase orders.

Hidden Gems Product Idea PayrollAnalytics & Reporting Global

Get paid without chasing.

 

JAX chases payments. Deposits secure work upfront. Invoices land at the optimal time.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Early Access PaymentsInvoicingAI Global

Get paid upfront from quotes

 

Accept payments the moment your customer says yes

Hidden Gems Product Idea Early Access InvoicingPayments Global

Let JAX handle the chase

 

Get paid on time with JAX

InvoicingPayments Global

Xero is going wherever you work.

 

Ask Claude, Copilot and ChatGPT about your books, get real answers.

AIEcosystem Global

Catch it before you pay.

 

Bill Protection flags bills worth a second look before you pay.

Hidden Gems BillsPayments Global

Finalise your tax return in Xero.

 

Confirm your income tax position with HMRC, right from Xero.

Beta Coming Soon Tax UK

Pay without a bill.

 

Pay a supplier without creating a bill first.

BillsPayments US

See review status at a glance.

 

Clearer prepare, review and approve indicators for every workpaper.

Hidden Gems Product Idea Workpapers AU

A simpler way for customers to pay all outstanding invoices.

 

Now at point of payment, even without a statement customers can settle up everything

Hidden Gems Early Access PaymentsInvoicing Global

November 2026

Bills that route themselves.

 

Set the rules once, and bills go to the right person.

Product Idea Coming Soon Bills Global

Seamless UK Financial Year Analytics

 

Smarter UK Financial Year Reporting in Xero Analytics

Coming Soon Analytics & Reporting UK

A clearer view of your VAT.

 

A modern redesign for the VAT homepage widget.

Hidden Gems Coming SoonEarly Access TaxXero Homepage UK

No more retyping trust tax.

 

Workpapers connects straight to your trust tax return.

Hidden Gems TaxWorkpapers AU

One worksheet for every loan.

 

Track related-party and third-party loans in one worksheet.

Hidden Gems Early Access Workpapers AU

Statements, with greater control.

 

Customise your view and preview statement emails before you send.

InvoicingPayments Global

December 2026

See every client at a glance.

 

One view now shows where every client needs you.

Hidden Gems Coming Soon Analytics & ReportingSyft Analytics Global

Explore scenarios.

 

Plan scenarios with JAX.

Hidden Gems Beta Coming Soon AI Global

Search and sort your VAT audit report.

 

Find any transaction in your VAT audit report faster.

Product Idea Coming Soon TaxAnalytics & Reporting UK

One place for every HMRC login.

 

Keep your agent and client HMRC credentials together in Tax manager.

Beta Coming Soon Tax UK

March 2027

Your own AI agent, no code.

 

Turn how you work into a workflow that runs itself.

Early Access Coming Soon AIBillsTax Global