Welcome to our monthly roundup of what’s new in Xero. This month, we’ve introduced updates designed to help you to get paid faster, streamline tax rules and regulations compliance, and manage your sales tax with ease. With enhancements from the ability to send invoices via SMS to improvements in Xero Tax and sales tax reporting, we continue to make Xero even better. Read on to learn more about the latest features and enhancements.

AU: Get paid faster with SMS invoices [Product Idea]

You spoke, we listened! You can now send invoices via SMS. Give your customers a convenient way to pay, no matter where they are thanks to the arrival of send invoices via SMS . This was a popular Xero Product Ideas request, and we’re thrilled to deliver this time-saving, payment-boosting feature.

UK: Save time and manage all your clients’ compliance needs in one place with Xero Tax [Product Idea]

For UK accountants and bookkeepers, you can now use Xero Tax to prepare and file partnership tax returns with HMRC. This means you can manage the vast majority of compliance tasks and all in one place. It will help you save time and money, as well as provide a better service to your clients. This enhancement is a result of our work to bolster  Xero Tax so that accountants and bookkeepers can serve even more clients in one place. Read the blog post to find out more.

US: 1099 just got easier

We’ve made some changes to managing your 1099s in Xero, to make onboarding easier and more intuitive and help you to get up and running quickly. During tax time this year, you’ll notice that preparing your 1099 will be easier and feel more intuitive. These changes were based on customer feedback, and we’re confident it will make a big difference during tax time.

These are just some of the updates that have rolled out in Xero this month. Check out the full list of what’s new this December in the product release notes on Xero Central, and view the previous product update on the Xero Blog.