Xero For Dummies (For Dummies

by Heather Smith

Take your books to the cloud with the ultimate guide to Xero Xero For Dummies is your one-stop resource for working with this revolutionary accounting software. Whether you're brand new to Xero or converting from another program, you'll get up and running in a flash; if you're already using Xero, this book will show you how to take advantage of the software's full functionality. Easy to use and deceptively powerful, Xero is so much more than a spreadsheet &ndash it can help you streamline reporting; manage inventory; simplify accounts; and organise suppliers, customers and more. Automatic imports, intuitive coding and seamless synching across multiple business platforms gets the paperwork done quickly so you can get back to running your business. This new third edition includes coverage of the newest features, including updates on payroll, purchase orders, reporting and inventory so you can optimise your system to help your business thrive. Xero's cloud-based single-ledger accounting system is user-friendly and efficient, but expert guidance will help you get the absolute most out of the software's features and functionality. This book shows you every nook and cranny, with screenshots and best practices, so you can let Xero handle the books while you focus on running your business. You didn't start your business in order to become an accountant, but bookkeeping is critically important to the short- and long-term health of your company. Xero simplifies the process and saves you time, and Xero For Dummies helps you leverage every feature Xero has to offer.

In addition to the book, visit www.dummies.com/go/xerofd3e for an online-only appendix you can download for free, which gives you all the info you need to master your payrun. 

621 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 12, 2013

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[David Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book I read to research this post was Xero For Dummies which is an excellent book which I read at http://safaribooksonline.com. Xero is a cloud based online accounting software. You have to pay a subscription and it connects to yours and your client's bank accounts. In this way it helps give you peace of mind about payment and sending out invoices. It makes the whole billing process more simple and you can tell quite simply how much you are owed and by whom. This program works in conjunction with skype so you can communicate and process client's requests. It is available in quite a few different countries and corresponding currencies. The currency you pay in must be the currency in that country. This online software is simpler to use than more established accounting software like Sage & MYOB. You can migrate from software such as these and many of these companies have there own cloud version of their software. Accountants tend to specialize in a particular field such as tax accounting or management accounting and this kind of thing is supported by Xero. If you have an account in Britain you are expected to provide a sort code and account number and the specific financial information varies from country to country. The website for Xero is http://xero.com. In addition there are varies add ons for Xero to help you in your work. I think this is an interesting with lots of tutorials in the book about how to use the software. It does seem fairly easy to use and one particularly good feature is it will generate any of a wide range of reports which seem to cover most eventualities. I did really enjoy reading this book and think it deserves a wider readership. I think for most companies it is a godsend.

[Joanne Nock · Rating 4 out of 5]

Been using Xero for a few years but a handy guide for tips and shortcuts.