
Discover how to use Xero, a cloud-based bookkeeping platform, to set up your business, connect bank feeds, manage suppliers and customers, and run essential reports.
Set up a new company in xero uk for bookkeeping, vat, and payroll, covering registration numbers, hmrc, and rpi information, plus automatic account allocations.
Learn to create custom accounts for customers and suppliers in Xero, add contacts, import data, set opening balances and vat, and distinguish invoices from bills.
Learn to set up and use the chart of accounts to categorize income and expenses, create online and store sales accounts, and manage codes and VAT.
Learn to add and manage bank accounts in Xero, including cash and petty cash, set up the chart of accounts, and link bank feeds to reconcile at day end.
Enter opening balances as the conversion balance in Xero, including bank, customer, supplier, and accrual balances, and set the conversion date to ensure accurate, double-entry opening figures.
Learn how to create invoices in Xero, choose customers, set due dates, add items with prices, apply VAT rules, and save, approve, and email invoices.
Create a credit note and allocate it to an invoice, reducing the amount due and updating the customer balance for future invoices.
Create and save a supplier bill by selecting the supplier, adding the item (code 52201 leather cloth), quantity, cost, vat, and a 45-day payment term. Then issue a credit note.
Create a credit note against a supplier bill, allocate the credit to the invoice, and reconcile the remaining balance for accurate VAT and payment records.
Record customer payments as cash or bank receipts in Xero, assigning the correct sales income and VAT, then reconcile the bank by matching entries to statements.
Record supplier payments by selecting payment methods, linking invoices or bills to payables, and reconcile with bank statements in Xero through bank feeds and imports.
Learn how to create and manage repeating bills in Xero UK, including setting frequency, supplier details, item costs, due dates, and automatic payments.
Record petty cash payments by opening the petty cash account, logging expenses (stationery, travel) with the correct codes, noting voucher numbers, and understanding VAT and end-of-period implications.
Learn to enter manual journals in Xero for year-end and payroll closing adjustments, including depreciation, accruals, and prepayments not shown on bank statements.
Learn how to generate and send a time-limited price code from the customer enquiry, including setting expiry, VAT-exclusive pricing, discounts, and automated email delivery.
Learn to create and manage purchase orders from drafting and supplier details through approval and build to billing, with vat handling and delivery instructions.
Explore how to generate, customize, and export key reports from zero in Xero UK, including balance sheet, accounts receivable/payable, profit and loss, VAT, and payroll insights.
Sign up for a 30-day free trial of zero by searching 'free zero trial' on Google, fill the form, and open a new company to gain another 30 days.
learn to set up VAT in Xero, sign up for MTD, file quarterly VAT returns with automatic calculations, and submit through HMRC.
Master the payroll process, covering PAYE, tax codes, national insurance, RTI submissions to HMRC, and statutory payments like SMP, maternity, and paternity.
learn how to set up employer payroll in xero uk, configure payroll accounts and calendar, and apply hmrc rules, national insurance, and small-business allowances for payroll processing.
Enroll employees on the payroll by collecting details (name, date of birth, National Insurance number, address), submitting RTI to HMRC, and configuring tax codes, National Insurance categories, pension, and payslips.
Set up and manage multiple payrolls, calculate employee payments, adjust rates and bonuses, post payroll data to HMRC, generate payslips, and review RTI reports.
Learn how payroll computes tax and national insurance for employees and employers, applies the employment allowance up to 5000, and handles monthly filings to HMRC.
Submit payroll data to HMRC via RTI to receive confirmation and ensure accuracy before payments; use EPS for monthly recoveries and check gateway ID and records for each payroll cycle.
This Xero Online Practical Training Course will take you from beginner level to knowing your way around and being comfortable using Xero Online.
In the video lessons, I show you step by step how everything is done in Xero. You can watch the videos, then follow what I have shown you, always having the option to refer back to the videos at any time.
After welcoming you and introducing you to Xero you will be shown how to register for a free trial. You will then be shown how to set up your Xero account properly before getting started.
We then cover the following sections which every business will benefit from knowing about:
Sales Invoice
Purchases Invoice
Credit Notes
Quotes
Purchase Orders
Banking
Reporting
Assessment - MCQ Test after completion
The next sections are then more specialized and are optional:
VAT - setting up, understanding, preparing, and checking a VAT return
Fixed Assets - setting up, tracking, depreciation
Payroll - setting up, adding employees, pay runs, reporting, and filing
You will be able to do the Assessment by yourself through multiple choice questions
Throughout the course, I share with you my expert knowledge having used Xero for over 12 years. I also give you advice on how you can improve Xero in your business.
I look forward to sharing my Xero knowledge with you and welcome any questions during or after the course.