Calxa Articles

By Author: Mick Devine

ATO Benchmark Ratios for Small Businesses

ATO Benchmark Ratios for Small Businesses

by | Last updated Mar 13, 2025 | KPIs, Reporting

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO), like many similar organisations around the world, uses benchmark ratios and data to monitor business performance. If your business strays outside the benchmarks for your industry you are more likely to face an audit, or at least...
Franchises Using Calxa

Franchises Using Calxa

by | Last updated Jun 26, 2019 | Consolidations, Educational

Calxa provides a rich source of information for both franchisees and the franchisor. It makes it possible to easily consolidate franchises – either globally or for individual regions.   By generating KPIs for the entire group, franchisors can provide their...
Foundations of Strong Budget Reports

Foundations of Strong Budget Reports

by | Last updated May 27, 2025 | Budgeting, Educational

Here are our thoughts on what is required to prepare reliable budget reports. It’s no good presenting reports to your board, manager or your bank that contain errors. This checklist will ensure that you produce good, reliable, board-ready reports.   1....

XS: The Impact of Extra Small Charities

by | Last updated Jun 17, 2019 | News

ACNC report on Australia’s smallest charities. The big guys get most of the attention but there are 19,000 charities in Australia with income of less $50,000. Despite not being over-run with cash, according to a recent report by the ACNC, many of them “perform...
What is a Working Capital Ratio?

What is a Working Capital Ratio?

by | Last updated Jul 27, 2021 | Educational, KPIs

Working Capital Ratio is a simple KPI that tells your business health. There’s a variety of numbers to choose from when assessing the health of your business but the Working Capital Ratio is one that’s commonly used. It is relatively simple to prepare. Even without a...