Farm accounting made simple with Xero and ADAS

ADAS, in partnership with Xero, a cloud-based accounting software system provider, offers wide-ranging business accounting activities to support farms.

Why should farmers consider Xero?

Xero’s unique feature is its ability to allocate costs to your individual enterprises and ascertain the gross profit margin of your business in real time. It offers you an overview of how your business is performing and the tools to investigate if an aspect of the business is not performing as well as expected.

Other benefits include a two-factor authentication process. This secures your data on the cloud and enables you to customise reports to your business requirements.

Service lead

Tony Turner

Tony Turner

Assistant Business Management Technical Director – ADAS Agriculture and Land Management

Automated data entry

Xero owns Hubdoc, a data-capture tool that renders manual data entry unnecessary. It automatically sends your bills and invoices to Xero. As the software is on the cloud, you can access it anywhere or time and grant access to other stakeholders in your business. The mobile app enables seamless finance tracking when you do not have immediate access to a computer.

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How ADAS can help

Our expert bookkeeping services include data entry, bank feed reconciliation, bank reconciliation and VAT returns.

We have been awarded Xero Accreditation for Bookkeeping and can provide different levels of support depending on your business needs. ADAS has three pricing plans currently available.

Plan 1: Set-up package

If you have never used Xero, we will set up Xero Accounting Software for you. This will include financial data entry, charts of accounts and connecting VAT in Xero with HMRC. The package includes our bookkeeping services for the first three months to complete the transition to Xero.

Within this package, there are a further three levels of service to choose from based on the turnover of your business.

Service levels

  • Bronze package for small businesses with turnover up to £250,000.
  • Silver package for medium sized businesses with turnover between £250.000 to £500,000.
  • Gold package for large businesses with turnover between £500,000 to £1,000,000

Plan 2: On-going bureau service package

This package provides you with bookkeeping services monthly. It includes data entry, bank reconciliation and submission of VAT returns to HMRC.

Within this package, there are a further three levels of service to choose from based on the turnover of your business.

Service levels

  • Bronze package small businesses with turnover up to £250,000.
  • Silver package medium sized businesses with turnover between £250,000 to £500,000.
  • Gold package large businesses with turnover between £500,000 to £1,000,000.

Plan 3: Self input package

This comprises a monthly subscription fee with ADAS and includes, for free, the standard chart of accounts for farmers.

Ready to make things easier?

Get in touch to discuss your requirements and choose the right plan for you and your farm.

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