Xero - anyone got any first hand experience
Discussion
We just had a free trial for one of my companies, and it seemed pretty decent. We're partially exempt from VAT and on the face of it, Xero seems to handle that quite well although I think it needs to be configured better than what I did the other day.
Is anyone else partially exempt from VAT? If so, can you recommend either Xero or an alternative?
Andy
Is anyone else partially exempt from VAT? If so, can you recommend either Xero or an alternative?
Andy
I struggled to figure out how I could set up a "contact" (i.e. customer) with more than one person as the recipient of invoices. Some of our customers are rather large and thus there are multiple people with whom one has to deal when sending out the invoice (or the quote, for that matter).
Irritating, when cheaper software allows you to do it.
Irritating, when cheaper software allows you to do it.
We have used Xero for around 18 months now.
Previously we had always used Quickbooks, which I really liked, so it took quite a lot to consider the change.
However, once we were shown how to use it, I wouldn't move back, its a great system.
The biggest bonus for us was sharing our accounts with the accountant. Previously we had to upload a large quickbooks file for them, but now they just log into Xero.
Andy
Previously we had always used Quickbooks, which I really liked, so it took quite a lot to consider the change.
However, once we were shown how to use it, I wouldn't move back, its a great system.
The biggest bonus for us was sharing our accounts with the accountant. Previously we had to upload a large quickbooks file for them, but now they just log into Xero.
Andy
Eric Mc said:
I wonder are they on commission (like Sage always did)?
Xero have an affiliate program.I can only speak from my experiences of the tool - they are pretty positive. We use it for UK, US, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia.
We have had some glitches mainly with fixes to one problem causing new errors elsewhere however they are generally fixed quickly.
bga said:
Xero have an affiliate program.
I can only speak from my experiences of the tool - they are pretty positive. We use it for UK, US, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia.
We have had some glitches mainly with fixes to one problem causing new errors elsewhere however they are generally fixed quickly.
How ell does it monitor Debtors' and Creditors' ledgers?I can only speak from my experiences of the tool - they are pretty positive. We use it for UK, US, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia.
We have had some glitches mainly with fixes to one problem causing new errors elsewhere however they are generally fixed quickly.
The one example I saw of it in use it wasn't great. However, that could have been down to teh user rather than the system.
The firm I work for is a Xero "partner", and I think there are benefits when you reach thresholds of clients with it, but our main reason for offering it was down to client demand, in particular from smaller/new organisations.
I have not used it that much myself (it's not my area) but the sessions I have had on it demonstrated that it could do most of what Sage can and in a more easily understood way for "non-accountants".
If you are familiar with Sage as an accountant it does take a bit of time to work out how to get what you are used to, but with regular use shouldn't be a problem.
Sage could be more cost effective as a one off purchase, but AIUI they seem to be heading towards the ongoing fee model of Xero anyway so that may not last long.
I have not used it that much myself (it's not my area) but the sessions I have had on it demonstrated that it could do most of what Sage can and in a more easily understood way for "non-accountants".
If you are familiar with Sage as an accountant it does take a bit of time to work out how to get what you are used to, but with regular use shouldn't be a problem.
Sage could be more cost effective as a one off purchase, but AIUI they seem to be heading towards the ongoing fee model of Xero anyway so that may not last long.
Another vote for it here.
We've been using it for 18 months or so now, and very impressed on the whole.
Also have several clients and friends using it who all rave about it.
Regarding training, we have received some from a previous client, and would definiltey recommend it if you're struggling to get to grips: kenbellaccounting.co.uk
We've been using it for 18 months or so now, and very impressed on the whole.
Also have several clients and friends using it who all rave about it.
Regarding training, we have received some from a previous client, and would definiltey recommend it if you're struggling to get to grips: kenbellaccounting.co.uk
Eric Mc said:
How ell does it monitor Debtors' and Creditors' ledgers?
The one example I saw of it in use it wasn't great. However, that could have been down to teh user rather than the system.
I'm afraid my knowledge is limited, I used Aged Payables & Aged Receivables reports to track creditors & debtors respectively. It's also simple to go into the GL and view AP and AR aggregates and line items for a given period. The one example I saw of it in use it wasn't great. However, that could have been down to teh user rather than the system.
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