Exhibit 12
                               Xerox Corporation
                  Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

                      Three months ended             Year ended
(In millions)              March 31,                December 31,
                         2001    2000    2000    1999    1998     1997    1996
Fixed charges:
  Interest expense     $  293  $  227  $ 1,031  $  803  $  749  $  617  $  592
  Rental expense           27      29      115     132     145     140     140
Total fixed charges
  before capitalized
  interest and preferred
  stock dividends of
  subsidiaries            320     256    1,146     935     894     757     732
Preferred stock dividends
  of subsidiaries          14      14       55     55      55      50       -
Capitalized interest        -       3        3      8       -       -       -
   Total fixed charges $  334  $  273  $ 1,204  $  998  $  949  $  807  $  732

Earnings available for
  fixed charges:
  Earnings(3)          $  597  $ (357) $  (323) $1,976  $  653  $2,132  $2,045
  Adjustment to reflect
    undistributed income
    from minority owned
    companies              29      35      (20)     (68)    (27)    (84)   (84)
  Add fixed charges before
    capitalized interest
    and preferred stock
    dividends of
    subsidiaries          320     256    1,146      935     894     757    732
  Total earnings
    available for
    fixed charges      $  946  $  (66) $   803   $2,843  $1,520  $2,805 $2,693

Ratio of earnings to
   fixed charges (1)(2)  2.83      *       **     2.85    1.60    3.48    3.68

(1) The ratio of earnings to fixed charges has been computed based on the
    Company's continuing operations by dividing total earnings available for
    fixed charges, excluding capitalized interest and preferred stock
    dividends of subsidiaries, by total fixed charges.  Fixed charges consist
    of interest, including capitalized interest and preferred stock dividends
    of subsidiaries, and one-third of rent expense as representative of the
    interest portion of rentals.

(2) The Company's ratio of earnings to fixed charges includes the effect of
    the Company's finance subsidiaries, which primarily finance Xerox
    equipment.  Financing businesses are more highly leveraged and,
    therefore, tend to operate at lower earnings to fixed charges ratio
    levels than do non-financial businesses.

(3) Sum of "Income (Loss) before Income Taxes (Benefits), Equity Income and
    Minorities' Interests" and "Equity in Net Income of Unconsolidated
    Affiliates."

*   Earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2000 were inadequate to cover
    fixed charges.  The coverage deficiency was $339 million.

**  Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2000 were inadequate to cover
    fixed charges.  The coverage deficiency was $401 million.