Behind The Reports
Real stories and insights from teams automating finance
GuideMTD ITSA for Accounting Firms: Why Xero Can't Tell You Which Clients Are Behind
864,000 people were due to file their first quarterly update. Somewhere, a spreadsheet is tracking all of them.
5 mins read
28 Aug 2026
Product UpdateScheduled Xero Reports: Your Cheetah Reports Now Run Themselves
The report ran at 9am. Nobody was at their desk. Nobody needed to be.
5 mins read
25 Aug 2026
ComparisonJoiin vs Fathom vs Spotlight Reporting: Which Is Best for Multi-Entity Dashboards?
Three tabs open, three free trials running, and the same question still unanswered.
9 mins read
23 Aug 2026
News & RegulationCompanies House Profit and Loss Filing 2028: What Changes for Xero Users
The filleted accounts era is ending, one 21-month notice period at a time.
6 mins read
21 Aug 2026
GuideFRS 102 Lease Accounting in Xero: Why the Right-of-Use Asset Schedule Isn't There
A filing cabinet full of lease agreements, quietly turning into a balance sheet line.
8 mins read
21 Aug 2026
GuideXero Fixed Asset Register & Depreciation Schedule: Where the Native Module Stops
A depreciation schedule that agrees with the balance sheet.
9 mins read
27 Jul 2026
GuideThe Xero Rolling Forecast Problem: Why a Static Budget Isn't a Forecast
A budget set in January, quietly wrong by March, still on the wall in July.
7 mins read
20 Jul 2026
ComparisonFree AI Courses for Accountants in Singapore in 2026, Compared
A quick overview of upskilling options for accountants in 2026
6 mins read
15 Jul 2026
GuideThe Xero KPI Dashboard Gap: Why the Native Dashboard Stops Where Your Real Metrics Start
A dashboard full of green arrows, none of them the number you actually manage the business on.
7 mins read
13 Jul 2026
OpinionSingapore Is Training 60,000 Accountants in AI. What It Means for Your Job
Knowing what AI is capable of is a good start. Translating that to reliable workflows is a whole other story.
6 mins read
9 Jul 2026
GuideXero Project Profitability Reports: Why You Can't Get a P&L by Project (And What To Do Instead)
So much data and yet nobody can say which client is quietly losing money.
6 mins read
8 Jul 2026
News & RegulationAIxAccountancy (ISCA AI Fluency Programme): What It Is, Is It Free & Is It Worth It?
Sixty thousand accountants, one syllabus, and a badge for LinkedIn.
7 mins read
6 Jul 2026
GuideSaaS Metrics from Xero: Why MRR, ARR, and Deferred Revenue Aren't in Your Ledger
A board deck asking for MRR, and a P&L that only knows about invoices.
8 mins read
22 Jun 2026
GuideThe Xero Cash Flow Statement Problem: Why the Native Report Isn't the One Your Board Wants
Three reports named 'Cash Flow', none of them the one the bank asked for.
6 mins read
15 Jun 2026
Comparison12 Best Xero Reporting Add-Ons (2026): Fathom, Syft, Joiin & More Compared
Twelve reporting tools walk into a Xero org...
17 mins read
8 Jun 2026
GuideHow to Handle Intercompany Eliminations in Xero: The Complete Guide
It looks like a calculation. It behaves like a logic problem.
14 mins read
7 Jun 2026
GuideMulti-Currency Reporting on Xero: What It Handles, and Where You're On Your Own
Three currencies, two reporting rates, and a balance sheet that refuses to balance.
10 mins read
2 Jun 2026
GuideCustom Xero AR Aging Report
A spreadsheet that finally knows which customer is 47 days late, and who promised to pay on Friday.
8 mins read
25 May 2026
GuideWhy Xero Can't Tell You Next Month's Cash
Last month's cash is history. Next month's cash is what keeps you up at night.
9 mins read
11 May 2026
GuideXero Tracking Categories: The Two-Limit Problem That Breaks Management Reporting
If your gut tells you there's a better way of doing this, trust your instincts.
5 mins read
4 May 2026
GuideHow to Consolidate Multiple Xero Entities: What Native Xero Gives You, and What It Doesn't
Switching between Xero organisations, misaligned chart of accounts, and a Friday gone.
9 mins read
27 Apr 2026
Customer StoryHow Book&Entries Uses Cheetah to Stay Lean Without Losing Depth
A case study in doing more with less — by refusing to do the same work twice.
5 mins read
21 Apr 2026
GuideXero Budget vs Actual Reports: Why the Native One Falls Short (And What Good Looks Like)
Two columns, one variance, a lot of quiet frustration.
6 mins read
21 Apr 2026
GuideManagement Accounts from Xero: What They Should Look Like (And Why They Rarely Do)
Senior rates for junior work, repeated monthly.
6 mins read
16 Apr 2026
GuideHow Accounting Firms Can Improve Margins (Without Affecting Headcount)
The only thing worse than a blank timesheet is one filled with automatable hours.
5 mins read
11 Apr 2026
GuideWhat Good Xero Reporting Actually Looks Like for F&B Operators
A love letter to anyone who's manually consolidated four outlets at midnight.
8 mins read
9 Apr 2026
GuideCustom Xero Reports for Retail Businesses in Singapore
A spreadsheet that finally knows what a SKU is.
3 mins read
8 Apr 2026
GuideHow to Use Claude Cowork to Build a Consolidated Xero Report Across Multiple Organisations
Look ma, no manually touching spreadsheets
6 mins read
5 Apr 2026
GuideBuilding Custom Reports with the Xero API
A practical guide to the pitfalls and complexity you'd want to know before starting
8 mins read
14 Mar 2026
ComparisonXero Custom Reports: 4 Ways to Build Them in 2026
The definitive guide to get the exact report you need
16 mins read
22 Jan 2026
OpinionIs AI Really Taking Away My Finance Job?
The question that's been silently on our minds since ChatGPT's release
8 mins read
9 Dec 2025
OpinionWhat I Learnt Building 100+ Reports by Hand
Spoiler: They should just all be automated
6 mins read
25 Nov 2025
OpinionWhy I’m Chasing an Idea That Doesn’t Scale
Someone had to save finance teams from Excel PTSD even in the age of AI
4 mins read
10 Nov 2025
