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Sage 200 and the platforms behind our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fsoftware\u002Fsage\">Sage 50 and Sage Business Cloud accountants\u003C\u002Fa> page handle that properly, and moving a working Sage file for the sake of a nicer interface is a bad trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">Third, a UK sole trader below the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fvat-registration\u002Fthresholds\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">£90,000 VAT registration threshold\u003C\u002Fa> with a NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland or Mettle account. FreeAgent is free with those accounts, and our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fsoftware\u002Ffreeagent\">FreeAgent accountants\u003C\u002Fa> page covers that scope. 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The work we do inside a Xero file month by month is listed in our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fservices\">full range of accounting services\u003C\u002Fa>, and the platform comparisons we publish are collected on the \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblog\">Accountaire blog\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>",{"id":464,"quote":465,"name":466,"role":467,"company":49,"avatar":49,"__component":468},2599,"Migrated from QuickBooks to Xero with Accountaire. Three years on: bank reconciliation, A2X for Shopify, Dext for receipts, Fathom for reporting. It all works invisibly. I never think about my books.","Founder · DTC homeware brand","£3M revenue · Xero + A2X","blocks.testimonial",{"id":89,"heading":470,"items":471,"__component":504},"Xero-specific questions.",[472,476,480,484,488,492,496,500],{"id":473,"question":474,"answer":475},12352,"Do you need access to my Xero subscription?","We need accountant-level (Adviser role) access. You retain full ownership of the subscription; we work inside it. If you leave us, you simply revoke our access. The data is always yours.",{"id":477,"question":478,"answer":479},12353,"Can you migrate me from QuickBooks \u002F Sage \u002F FreeAgent to Xero?","Yes, from any of the three, and 3–4 weeks is the usual span for a typical file. Bank feeds are the slow part rather than the ledger: reconnecting them and rebuilding feed history takes longer than moving the data does, and the reconciliation cannot be checked until that is done. Historical data comes across, the chart of accounts is mapped into Xero's structure, opening balances are reconciled, and a parallel month runs before the old system is switched off.",{"id":481,"question":482,"answer":483},12354,"Which Xero plan should I be on?","Depends on transaction volume and feature needs. Most SMEs are on Standard (UK) or Established (UK \u002F AU \u002F NZ). Growing or established businesses with payroll move to Premium. We advise based on specific facts, and as Xero Partners we can sometimes secure partner pricing.",{"id":485,"question":486,"answer":487},12355,"How do you handle Xero MTD for VAT?","Xero is fully MTD-compliant. We submit VAT returns through Xero's direct MTD-compliant filing to HMRC, via our HMRC Agent gateway. No spreadsheets, no manual rekeying.",{"id":489,"question":490,"answer":491},12356,"Do you train our internal staff to use Xero?","Yes: where useful. Most clients have someone internal doing invoicing, expense submission or approvals. We configure permissions appropriately and provide training so they're using Xero correctly.",{"id":493,"question":494,"answer":495},12357,"How much does a Xero accountant cost?","Our Xero scope starts at £400 per month for a small limited company: daily bank reconciliation, quarterly MTD VAT, annual accounts and Corporation Tax. Payroll, management accounts and CFO advisory sit in higher tiers. The Xero subscription itself is billed by Xero to you, not marked up by us.",{"id":497,"question":498,"answer":499},12358,"How long does it take to move from spreadsheets to Xero?","Two to four weeks for a business under 500 transactions a month. Week one is chart of accounts design and bank feed connection, week two is opening balance reconciliation against the last filed accounts, and weeks three and four run a parallel month so the first Xero close can be checked against the old numbers before anything is filed.",{"id":501,"question":502,"answer":503},12359,"Which Xero add-on apps do you recommend?","Standard stack: Dext or Hubdoc for receipt capture, A2X for Shopify\u002FAmazon brands, Fathom or Spotlight for board reporting, Float for cash flow forecasting. We assess your specific needs at onboarding.","blocks.faq",{"id":506,"eyebrow":507,"heading":508,"body":49,"gridBody":49,"layout":49,"__component":357},14736,"Alternatives we support","Other platforms.",{"id":510,"heading":49,"dark":79,"variant":382,"note":49,"cells":511,"__component":405},7036,[512,516,519],{"id":513,"num":514,"numUsd":49,"eyebrow":49,"headline":44,"avatar":49,"body":515,"span":389,"rowSpan":79,"accent":79,"dark":131,"href":208},28018,"ALT","Default for US clients. ProAdvisor certified.",{"id":517,"num":514,"numUsd":49,"eyebrow":49,"headline":212,"avatar":49,"body":518,"span":389,"rowSpan":79,"accent":79,"dark":79,"href":213},28019,"UK micro-business specialist.",{"id":520,"num":514,"numUsd":49,"eyebrow":49,"headline":216,"avatar":49,"body":521,"span":389,"rowSpan":79,"accent":79,"dark":79,"href":217},28020,"For complex inventory and manufacturing.",{"id":523,"cta":524,"__component":529},2250,{"id":523,"eyebrow":525,"heading":526,"body":527,"primaryLabel":528,"primaryHref":323,"secondaryLabel":49,"secondaryHref":49,"dark":79},"Run on Xero","Want a Xero-native finance team?","Thirty minutes to review your Xero setup (or recommend Xero if you're not on it yet).","Book a Xero advisory call","blocks.cta-banner"]