Feb. 18, 2013 — Online accounting software maker Xero announced today that they have created a direct interface to two applications commonly used to by tax and accounting professionals working on business tax data. Xero can now export to Intuit’s Lacerte Tax and ProSystem fx Engagement.
This is the company’s first foray into exporting data from Xero into U.S. tax and accounting applications, although the local versions of Xero for Australia and New Zealand have already created integrations with acquired products like Spotlight Workpapers which automate work for accounting professionals.
“We know our accounting and bookkeeping partners who prepare tax returns are looking to get data from Xero into tax software this tax season,” said Xero’s US President, Jamie Sutherland. “We worked hard to create an easy export from Xero to Lacerte Tax and CCH ProSystem fx Engagement”
“Accounting and tax professionals will spend less time worrying about getting the data and writing up tax forms and more time advising and guiding clients on tax issues,” Sutherland contiued. “We recognized that ProSystems fx and Lacerte Tax are the major players in the tax space but we’ll be looking at other tax software as their SaaS solutions come to market to make the accounting and tax workflow even more seamless.”
Xero partner and accountant Steve Chaney, CPA, owner of Chaney and Associates, a Roseville, California accounting and consulting firm is excited about the new feature and its immediate impact on his practice this tax season.
“When you are managing tax filings for hundreds of clients, these efficiency gains add up and go straight to the bottom line,” Changey said. His firm was established in 2002, serves clients in six states, and positions itself as a leader in the effective use of new technologies by accounting firms.
Online accounting software Xero has a strategy of reducing and eliminating data entry for accountants and clients where possible by importing transactions from financial institutions and using user-defined rules to assign accounts to the transactions.
Last month, the Company announced an integration with time tracking and invoicing application Harvest, and in 2012, the company launched a proprietary tool (the Xero Practice Manager) for its US accounting partners.
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