Calxa Blog
The latest updates and news on product and educational thoughts.
Join us at the New World Conference
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is coming and (almost) everyone involved in disability services is heading to Brisbane at the end of October for the New World Conference. We’ll be exhibiting and we’d love to catch up if you’re in town. The program...
That’s A Wrap; MYOB Partner Connection 2015
After several weeks of rolling around Australia and New Zealand, MYOB’s Partner Connection culminated with a two day event and gala dinner at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne last week. The Calxa team were there as part of the Add-Ons Solution trade displays, and it is...
Consolidate the Flavours of MYOB
As an accounting professional, you are more than likely servicing clients that are operating on different platforms. If you work in the MYOB space, then this can prove challenging, as there is a range of MYOB platforms that could potentially be used by your client...
NDIS Risk – Bureaucracy Stifling Response
A couple of weeks ago, the Calxa team attended the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Essential Briefing in Brisbane. It was a great way of getting an update on the status of the NDIS rollout. The room was filled with people representing Not-for-Profit...
Little Brother ‘Small Business’
The recent accountants’ gathering “Xerocon” in Melbourne saw an array of speakers delivering their vision of the future. Key note speakers, the Hon Bruce Billson MP, Minister for Small Business, provided some insight as to the state of today’s small business. A...
Standardised Reporting for NZ Not for Profits
The introduction of the new financial reporting standards in New Zealand (NZ), is bringing a change to Not-for-Profit reporting. What’s changing? From this financial year onwards, some 30,000 charities and other Public Benefit Entities (PBEs) in New Zealand are...
Xerocon Turns Melbourne Blue
Xerocon 2015 turned Melbourne blue. The Xerocon machine made it’s way into Melbourne with the two-day conference concluding last Friday. The Calxa team was there amongst the 1500 attendees, and it was great to catch up with existing partners and users, as well as...
The New Face of Bookkeeping
The Calxa Team recently took part in the ABN (Australian Bookkeeping Network) session during the Network in Paradise Conference in Far North Queensland. Peter Thorp’s ‘Time Capsule’ presentation was lively and certainly got the discussion going. It afforded...
Get a little bit Fancy with KPIs
We’re sure you are fully aware of the tools and shortcuts that can be used in Calxa to quickly create budgets and forecasts. But have you thought about adding ‘sprinkles’ to your forecasts and reports with a few KPIs? Key Performance Indicators are a great way to...
For Release: Statement of Cashflows
The Statement of Cashflows Software Update will be released Next Week. Last month we added a new group of reports to Calxa, featuring a Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Trial Balance report. While you can always run these reports from your accounting software,...
Calxa Club Travel Bug
Our team have got the travel bug and are on the road, we have the following Calxa Clubs coming up: Auckland 17 August Canberra 4 September Melbourne 16 September These Calxa Clubs will be focussing on Reporting in the Cloud where we will discuss the benefits of...
State of the NFP Sector: Latest Australian Charities Report
Like businesses, the NFP sector and world of charities changes over time and the most recent ACNC Australian Charities Report gives a good snapshot of the current state of the sector. It’s interesting reading for anyone working in or with the sector, helping to...
Statement of Cashflows
While the Statement of Cashflows is a popular report amongst accountants, it’s not generally so well understood by business owners and managers. This report identifies actual cashflow on the main bank accounts and breaks this analysis down to operating, investing and...
Xero and Dropbox… A match made in tech heaven
The grapevine is abuzz with word that Xero and Dropbox are joining forces. An announcement that is sure to make the headline of Xero’s highly anticipated Xerocon Conference in a few weeks time. This will enable Xero users to access and share Dropbox files from within...
Canberra Partner: Empowering NFPs & SMEs
Our team of Partners is growing by the day. These specialists are the frontline experts that provide second-to-none support for all things Calxa. Some of them have been with us since day one, and Pam Chilman from AMC Training Centre in Canberra, is one of the original...
Sustainability in a Changing Environment
We live in a world which is constantly changing around us, whether it be related to technology, climate, politics, social, or any number of other areas you can think of. Amidst all of this change, the challenge is to adapt, survive and potentially prosper, but this in...




