News Update: Xero Outage

Xero, the popular accounting software, experienced a major outage starting on July 30, 2024. The outage affected a wide range of Xero’s core products and services globally, including the platform, settings, invoicing, billing, quotes, bank reconciliation, reporting, projects, fixed assets, contacts, and files. The issues led to significant disruptions for users, who faced errors logging in or navigating the platform

Specifically, the outage impacted various regional products such as tax reporting for Australia (BAS, TPAR), Canada (GST & HST), New Zealand (GST), and the UK (VAT & MTD). Additionally, mobile apps and partner tools, including Xero Verify and Xero Projects App, were also affected.

Xero acknowledged the issue and has been working on resolving it. As of now, they have restored some functionalities, but intermittent issues may persist. Users are advised to keep an eye on the Xero status page for real-time updates and further information on the resolution process.

This outage has caused significant inconvenience for businesses relying on Xero for daily operations, highlighting the critical nature of maintaining robust and resilient IT infrastructure for cloud-based services.