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Xero For Dummies, 6th Edition
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Xero For Dummies, 6th Edition

by Heather Smith
June 2026
Beginner
480 pages
12h 14m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 11

End of Financial Year Reporting

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Preparing your accounts for the end of the financial year

Bullet Getting your Xero files ready for tax time

Bullet Working with your tax accountant

Bullet Finalising special considerations

Atax accountant once told me he’d saved his client $40,000 in taxes. He didn’t really save the client money. He did what a good tax accountant is supposed to do — provide tax advice to review the business to legitimately minimise tax expenses in line with the long-term goals of the business. Tax is a significant expense — if not the single largest expense — for many businesses. So you need to give your business’s preparation for the end of financial year the attention it deserves. With Xero (and your reliable Xero advisory team) by your side, all processes become a lot easier. You’ll be back to the money-making side of your business in no time!

In this chapter, I cover everything you need to know about the tasks you and/or your bookkeeper can undertake for the end of the financial year, and provide lots of tips for working with your tax accountant, helping ...

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