Nory Accounting Integration

Currently you can create Bills Payable in Xero through Nory.

Nominal Codes

Setting Up Accounting Nominal Codes and VAT Types in Nory

Contacts

Sync approved invoices to Xero as Bills Payable

The following attributes must match in order for Nory to create Bills payable in Xero.

First check your Nominal Codes in Nory under Business Settings > Accounting

These codes need to match your codes setup in Xero. In Xero you can see these under Chart of Accounts in Accounting > Advanced > Chart of Accounts.

Usually looks something like this.

Here’s our setup for Food - 113

Your contacts/suppliers must match your supplier names in Nory. If they do not match and you try sync an invoice you will get an error.

You can create a new one by pressing New contact. Contacts will be created as suppliers automatically when you create bill in Nory.

To ensure accurate VAT calculations and seamless integration with Xero, it’s important to correctly set up nominal codes and VAT types in Nory’s accounting settings.

In Nory, navigate to Settings → Accounting. Under the accounting tab, you’ll see a list of categories.

Each category represents a nominal code that’s linked to every item in Nory. These codes correspond to the nominal codes set up in Xero, ensuring items are categorised correctly for accounting and tax purposes.

Typical examples include:

111 – Alcohol or Drinks

112 – Food

332/333 – Cleaning Supplies

These codes help group items by type and apply the correct VAT rate. For instance, code 111 (Drinks) often has a VAT rate of 23%, whereas fresh food may be 0%.

Every category in Nory should have one consistent VAT type (either 0% or 23%), which should match the VAT type assigned to its corresponding nominal code in Xero.

For example, if the Frozen & Chilled category is assigned to code 112 in Xero (set up at 23%), then every item in that category in Nory must also have a VAT type of 23%. It should not be a mix of 0% and 23%.

A common issue arises when multiple VAT types are assigned within the same category. For instance, if “Meat,” “Fruit & Veg,” “Frozen,” and “Chilled” are all using the same nominal code (112), but some are marked as 0% VAT while others are 23%, this leads to inconsistencies between Nory and Xero.

To check for inconsistencies:

Go to Inventory Setup in Nory.

Review each category (e.g., “Meat,” “Frozen,” “Chilled”) to see the VAT type assigned to items.

Ensure all items within a category share the same VAT rate.

For example:

Meat items should consistently be 0%.

Frozen items should all be either 0% or 23%—not a mix.

If a category like “Frozen & Chilled” contains both 0% and 23% VAT items, this must be corrected so that every item in the category uses the same VAT type, and that type matches the VAT configuration in Xero for the nominal code.

Each category in Nory must use one VAT type (0% or 23%).

That VAT type must match the nominal code in Xero.

Avoid mixing VAT types within a single category—this causes reconciliation issues.

Approved invoices will show a Sync to Xero option in the dropdown

Inside the invoice you can press this button at the top of the invoice. This will sync it to Xero.

When the sync is succesful you will be notified

You will find it in Xero under Business > Bills to Pay