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Xero In-A-Day
Fast track your Xero skills
...in just one day!
SMALL CLASSES | OUTSTANDING RESOURCES | CERTIFIED TRAINERS
New to Xero? Not a problem!
Our popular fast track one day course has been designed for newcomers or those with little Xero experience. Or perhaps you just need a refresher.
By day's end you'll be confidently and independently using Xero.
Prerequisites: Basic Windows PC or Apple iOS experience.
2024
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new users to Xero accounting software
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existing users wanting to get more from the system
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small business owners and bookkeepers wishing to learn more.
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learn the skills to navigate throughout Xero
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utilise how to effectively use Xero's key features
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focus on practical real world applications
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comfortably run typical day to day processes
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customise the system for specific businesses
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ensure simple but accurate tax record keeping
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use Xero to automatically handle tedious and inefficient manual tasks Full course content
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One Day - 9:30am to 4:30pm
$335 inc. GST
Xero In-A-Day
Instructor led, face to face
Some computer experience
10 students (average 6)
PC & Mac Dual Screen (or BYO)
Yes, accredited
Bound, hardcopy, yours to keep
Online or telephone 1300 977 773
All the key Xero components needed in your day to day processes
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A Typical Day in the Office
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Xero & Your Business / Organisation
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The Xero Screens
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Xero 'Chart of Accounts'
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Sales & Purchases in Xero
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Xero's Bank & Credit Card Feeds
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Xero Shortcuts
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Best Practice Issues
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Xero Guided Tour
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Your First Bank Reconciliation
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Introduction to Cash Coding
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Creating Sales Invoices
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Speeding Up Invoices
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Managing Sales & Statements
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Entering Customer Payments
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Entering Supplier Bills
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Managing & Paying Bills
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Credits, Refunds & Fixing Mistakes
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Banks Recs: 'Find', 'Match' & 'Split'
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Creating Bank Rules
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Xero Business Reports
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Introduction to BAS / IAS
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Automatically Entering Bills/Receipts
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Lodging BAS Directly to ATO from Xero
(scroll down for full course content - or download the course brochure)
● BUSINESS OWNERS ● BOOKKEEPERS ● JOB SEEKERS ● NFPs ● GRADUATES
● UNI STUDENTS● RETIREES ● ACCOUNTANTS ● FRANCHISEES ● RETURN TO WORK PARENTS
FAST TRACK ONE-DAY SHORT COURSE | SMALL CLASSES | AWESOME TRAINERS | MELBOURNE TRAINING CENTRE
Section A: About This Course / Training Manual
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A Typical Day in the Office: Brief Course Outline
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What We're Using for the Course
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What is the 'Demo Company'?
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Entering Dates for Transactions
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Obtaining the Training Files
Section B: Introductory Notes: Xero
Xero & Your Business: Big Picture
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Think About It First
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Major Transactions & Business Processes
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Plan Some Stuff Before Using Xero
How Xero Looks
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The Xero Screen
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Xero Main Menus
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Quick Access to Functions
Xero 'Chart of Accounts'
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Account Categories
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Important Points About Xero's Chart of Accounts
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Properties of the Chart of Accounts
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Properties of an Account
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Properties of Bank/Credit Card/PayPal Accounts
Sales & Purchases in Xero
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Introduction
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Three (3) Types of Sales/Purchases
Xero's Bank Feed
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Different Ways for Reconciling
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'Find and Match'
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Entering/Reconciling Common, Ongoing Trans.
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All Reconciled v Not All Reconciled
Section C: Xero Shortcuts & Best-Practice
Summary of Main Xero Shortcuts
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General Browsing
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Specific to Xero
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Xero Cash Coding
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Using Search Shortcuts
Best-Practice Issues to Consider
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Important
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Others
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Big Picture Stuff to Remember
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Action Plan
Section D: Getting Used to Xero
Exercise 1: Xero: A Guided Tour
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Accessing Xero & Logging In
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Resetting & Opening the Demo Company
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Accessing Xero's Main Functions
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Using Quick-Add & Searching Functions
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Accessing Bank Information & Functions
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Looking at Xero 'Settings'
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Looking at 'Advanced Settings'
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Viewing the 'Chart of Accounts'
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Viewing the 'Products & Services'
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Viewing the 'Bank Feed'
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Logging Off
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Creating a Shortcut to Login
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Revision & Practice (Optional)
Exercise 2: Doing Our First Bank Rec
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Accessing the Bank Feed Screen
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Change to Compact View of the Bank Feed
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Reconciling Transactions
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Using 'Discuss'
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Keying in First Transaction: Who What Why
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Keying in a Transaction: Another One + Details
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Looking at Bank Transactions Recorded
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Shortcut for Viewing Bank Transactions
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Turning Off 'Remember Previous Transactions'
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Revision & Practice (Optional)
Exercise 3: Intro to Cash Coding
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Accessing Cash Coding
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Cash Coding Many Transactions at Once
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Cash Coding the Rest
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Why Balances Are Different: Bank Rec Report
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Mistakes You Can Make
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Important Reminder About Cash Coding
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Revision & Practice (Optional)
Section E: Sales: Selling Stuff
Exercise 4: Creating Sales Invoices
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Checking Customer Payment Terms
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Your First Sales Invoice
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Recording/Saving & Emailing the Invoice
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Another Invoice for Practice
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Selecting/Entering Cust's Not Set Up in Contacts
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Creating Xero Invoices With No Items
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Batch E-mailing Lots of Invoices
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Xero's Newer Invoicing Method
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Xero's Different Sales Types
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Default Accounts & Discounts for Customers
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Revision & Practice (Optional)
Exercise 5: Speeding Up Invoices
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Using 'Add Last Items'
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Using 'Add Last Items' Again
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Another Way to Speed Up Transactions: Copy Them
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Another Way to Speed Up Transactions: Repeating
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Revision & Practice (Optional)
Exercise 6: Managing Sales & Statements
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Viewing Unpaid Invoices
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Sorting Invoices
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Searching for Invoices
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Viewing & Editing An Invoice
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Using Search Shortcut
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Viewing Aged Receivables
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Customer Statements
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Revision & Practice (Optional)
Exercise 7: Entering Customer Payments
7.1 Using 'Add Payment' For a Single Invoice pmt.
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Sending the Customer Receipt
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Viewing Payment & Sending/Resending Receipt
7.2 Using 'Make a Deposit' for Many Invoices
7.3 At the Bank Feed
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Important: Entering Customer Payments
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Underpayments, Overpayments, Double-payments
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Revision & Practice (Optional)
Section F: Purchases: Buying Stuff
Exercise 8: Entering Bills
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Checking Default Supplier Payment Terms
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Creating a Supplier & Entering Bank Details
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Entering a New Bill
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Uploading & Attaching a Bill to the Transaction
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Entering Service Bills
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Saving Time Again Using 'Add Last Items'
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Using 'Add Last Items' Again
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Checking Bills Owed
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Other Ways to Upload Docs. & Create the Bills
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Purchase Orders
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Attaching Documents to Xero Transactions
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Summary of Electronic Record-keeping in Xero
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Automatically Entering Bills into Xero
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Revision & Practice (Optional)
Exercise 9: Managing & Paying Bills
9.1 Entering a BPAY Payment
9.2 Creating a 'Batch' Pmt. for ABA Uploading
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Sending Remittance & Creating Bank File
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Seeing History of Batch Payment
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Viewing the Batch Payment
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Aged Payables (Aged Creditors List)
9.3 Entering a Credit / Debit Card Bill Payment
Section G: Credits, Refunds & Fixing Mistakes
Exercise 10: Voiding & Credit Notes
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Voiding a Sale
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Voiding a Purchase Bill
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'Add Credit Note' for an Open / Part-Paid Invoice
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Creating and Applying a Credit Note: Unpaid Bill
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Creating & Applying a Credit Note: Fully-Paid
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Unvoiding a Voided Invoice / Bill
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Revision & Practice (Optional)
Exercise 11: Bank Transaction Errors
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Editing a Recorded Transaction
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Fixing a Wrong Transaction: Remove & Redo
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When Wrong Transactions Are Matched
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Revision & Practice (Optional)
Section H: Managing Bank Accounts Further
Exercise 12: Bank Recs: 'Find & Match' and 'Split'
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Importing a Bank Statement.
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Recon. Already-Matched Transactions
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Recon. a Single Deposit: 'DD' With 'Find & Match'
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Recon. a Single Deposit: POS Clearing 'Find & Match'
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Recon. a Single Deposit: Bank Deposit 'Find & Match'
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Recon. a 'Split' or Part-payment
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Checking Balances
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Reconciling Overpayments
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Keep Records
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Find & Match' and 'Split' for Bill Payments
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Revision & Practice (Optional)
Exercise 13: Bank Recs: Creating Rules
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Creating the First Bank Rule: 'Spend Money'
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Seeing Rule Being Applied
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Another Bank Rule: 'Receive Money'
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Transfer Bank Rule
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One More: A 'Split Bank' Rule
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Reconciliation-completed Message
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Viewing/Editing Bank Rules
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When You Don't Want a Bank Rule Applied
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Bank Reconciliation Report
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Revision & Practice (Optional)
Section I: Reporting & Activity Statements
Exercise 14: Xero Reports
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Viewing the 'Reconciliation Report'
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Accessing All Reports Section: Profit & Loss
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Viewing Dashboard / KPI Reports
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Report Functions
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Revision & Practice (Optional)
Exercise 15: Introduction to BAS / IAS
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Setting Activity Statement Options & Viewing It
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Viewing Activity Statement
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Audit Report
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Finalising & Reporting Your Activity Statement
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Next Time You Access Your Activity Statement
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Submitting Your BAS Direct to the ATO
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Revision & Practice (Optional)
Section J: Appendices
Appendix A: Automatically Entering Bills/Receipts
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Use 'Special' Xero Email Address
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Use Hubdoc / Dext
Appendix B: General Steps for Uploading ABA Files
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Uploading an ABA File to NAB
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Uploading an ABA File to CBA
Appendix C: Lodging BAS Directly to ATO
Appendix D: Index of Key Words
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