Use Xero with confidence and keep your business finances on track

You didn't start your business to spend hours wrestling with spreadsheets and paperwork. You started it to build something meaningful and profitable. With Xero For Dummies, managing your books doesn’t have to be a headache. Are you setting up Xero for the first time, switching platforms or just ready to unlock the latest features? Dummies shares simple, helpful ways to make Xero work harder for you.

In this fully updated 6th edition, accounting expert Heather Smith brings over two decades of hands-on experience in helping small business owners implement tech solutions. Inside, you'll find step-by-step guidance on Xero's latest tools and features. You’ll discover how to lean into automation and AI to support your work, leverage built-in compliance tools and collaborate effectively with your finance team.

• Set up your new account or migrate seamlessly from another software
• Enjoy clearer financial insight, from daily transactions to monthly reporting
• Master your invoicing with updated templates and payment tracking
• Streamline bills and payables with faster workflows and automatic duplicate detection
• Use core financial reports, flexible reporting and visual insights to inform key decisions.

With over 4.6 million subscribers worldwide, Xero is the go-to platform for small business accounting. If you're tasked with managing a business’s finances, Xero For Dummies is your answer to efficient bookkeeping that helps you grow your business.

Heather Smith, FCA, FCCA, FICB, sits at the intersection of accounting, education and content creation. She’s a popular keynote speaker, winner of the Australian Accounting Thought Leader of the Year Award, and named by Accounting Today (USA) as one of 21 influential figures shaping the future of the profession. She produces the AccountingApps.io newsletter, hosts the Accounting Apps podcast, and nurtures the Accounting Apps Mastermind Community.