Calxa Blog
The latest updates and news on product and educational thoughts.
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
Our next addition to the financial statements family is the Statement of Cashflows. This report identifies actual cashflow on the main bank accounts and breaks this analysis down to operating, investing and financing activities. Using the indirect method means the...
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...
Value Added Compliance Reporting
There is a lot of talk about bookkeepers and accountants moving into the ‘advisor’ space. This may mean different things to different people, but we think there is a difference between advising clients, and just looking out for your clients and ensuring they stay on...
Software Compliance Updates
As we are rapidly approaching the end of another financial year, attention needs to be turned to your accounting software, to ensure that your software is compliant for the new financial year. These updates will deliver changes to payroll tax tables and new...
NZ Accredited Partner: At Your Service
The Calxa team is proud to have a range of partners that are able to provide on-site and localised support to our ever expanding user base. This includes New Zealand, and with MYOB, Xero and QuickBooks/Reckon active in this market, this has in turn led to an uptake of...
Unit Costing Workshops: A Practical Guide
Is unit costing important to your organisation’s survival and success? The NSW Council of Social Services or better known as NCOSS has set itself in front of NFPs to build capacity in the sector. In line with this, Calxa and NCOSS have joined forces to deliver Unit...
Budget Editing Tips
Budgeting is seen as a chore by many people There’s the sometimes-endless negotiations over what goes in the budget and then there’s the often tedious task of recording the budget. And then it needs updating. To make work easier and more efficient, we have created...
Advancing the Common Good: ACOSS Conference 2015
ACOSS (Australian Council of Social Services) are hosting their 55th annual conference in late June in Sydney on the theme of Advancing the Common Good. Speakers include writer and media activist Linda Tirado and a host of academics and Not-for-Profit leaders. Topics...
Is Automation Killing Bookkeepers?
Recent discussions in the accounting industry have centred around the idea that “compliance is dead”, sparking the notion of a retiring accounting and bookkeeping profession. Equally so the birth of a progressive practitioner that diversifies into value-added services...
Introducing Financial Statements
At the start of June we will be introducing a new group of reports called Financial Statements. This will include a Profit and Loss Statement, Balance Sheet Statement and Trial Balance. In addition Calxa Premier users will have access to a Statement of Cashflows....
Calxa Editing Tips
When it comes to technology, small tips and tricks usually make the difference to user experience. So recently we compiled a list of our ‘Calxa Editing Tips’ with three major topics; Budget Editing Tips, Cashflow Settings, and KPI Tips. Budget Editing Tips When...
Introducing the Calxa Help Centre
We recently launched our new website and this gave us a great opportunity to re-think and re-design the way we deliver our training and support tools. We have always provided a number of options, but like all things with experience you learn what works best and what...
More reporting improvements this month
A couple of weeks ago we released Calxa 2.7.0 with a new report to compare bank movement over a range of months and a number of small, but significant, report enhancements. One of the favourites is opening reports to Page Width. The new Bank Movement Analysis report...
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