Can Xero do consolidations?
Standard Xero plans don't consolidate across organisations. Xero Ultra adds Syft consolidation in Australia. What that covers, and the other options.
12 Oct 2026
Guides
Straight answers to the questions that come up when one set of numbers has to be assembled from many Xero organisations.
How foreign currency works when consolidating multiple Xero entities
Average rate for the P&L, closing rate for the balance sheet, and a translation reserve for the difference — plus why you must store the rates you used.
25 Aug 2026
How to find duplicate journal entries across multiple Xero entities
Cross-entity duplicates are invisible to per-entity review — no single ledger holds both halves. How to match them, and what still gets missed.
25 Aug 2026
How to map different charts of accounts across Xero entities
Map each entity's accounts to a shared group chart rather than standardising every ledger — and make sure unmapped accounts understate visibly, not silently.
25 Aug 2026
How to measure when your month-end close actually finished
Sign-off is a decision. Whether value stopped moving is a measurement — and two dates already in your ledger will tell you which.
25 Aug 2026
Consolidating when an entity is acquired, closed or migrated mid-year
How to handle partial-period inclusion, protect comparatives, and stop a disconnected Xero organisation from erasing the history you still report on.
25 Aug 2026
Comparisons
Fathom Xero consolidation: an alternative for multi-entity groups
Fathom does eliminations, budgets and forecasting across Xero and other ledgers. Where APBuddy Reporting fits instead, and where Fathom is the better pick.
Spotlight Reporting alternative for multi-entity Xero groups
Spotlight does eliminations and consolidated forecasting, with plans built for advisors. Where APBuddy Reporting fits instead, and where it doesn't.
Syft Analytics alternative for multi-entity Xero groups
Syft covers eliminations, non-controlling interest and many ledgers. Where APBuddy Reporting fits a Xero group instead, and where Syft is the better pick.
Consolidating Xero entities in Excel vs using software
Excel is genuinely the right answer for some groups. Here's where it holds up, where it breaks, and the specific conditions that decide between them.