Calxa Blog
The latest updates and news on product and educational thoughts.
Which Cloud Accounting Software?
Cloud accounting is all the rage these days – and mostly for good reasons. However, it can be challenging to work out which application is best for your organisation. In this article we’re going to look at this from the perspective of a Not-for-Profit organisation but...
7 Handy Reports for Not-for-Profits
Management Reports for not-for-profits are the basis of good decision-making. With parts of the NFP sector moving towards consumer directed funding, reporting at both the boardroom and management level has now become more than just an exercise in advising how grant...
Disconnecting Calxa Desktop
At the end of 2019, we’re disconnecting the Calxa Desktop app from our online services. If you’re still using the desktop app, it’s time to seriously consider your options and plan to switch to the browser app. To move Calxa online, may mean moving to an online...
KPIs for a Bookkeeping Practice
The world of Bookkeeping practices is changing. They are very different to the way they were 5, 10 or 20 years ago. It is for this reason, bookkeeping practices need different KPIs (key performance indicators) today. KPIs for a Bookkeeping Practice help manage the...
3 Effective Ways of Working With Your Clients
No matter what you are working on with your clients, the goal is always to help them to succeed. Finding effective ways of working with your clients will set you apart from other advisors. When it comes to using reporting software, like Calxa, accountants have...
Introducing: Free Advisor and Budget Sync Features
As part of our regular software updates, we have two new features this month that we are excited to share with you: Free Advisor and Budget Sync. Invite your Accountant for Free Do you ever need to discuss your budgets or reports with your accountant or...
How to Manage Your Cash Flow for Growth
People sometimes assume that a growing business is less likely to have cash flow problems. However, often the reverse is true. Revenue and profit growth can go hand in hand with a shrinking bank balance. In other words, this is all because of a mismatch in the timing...
How NDIS Providers Use Calxa
Over the past few years, the disability sector in Australia has undergone a major shift. To manage the transformation, NDIS Providers are using Calxa to supercharge their business. NDIS Shift: From Bulk Funding to Fee for Service The introduction of the...
The Move to Calxa Online is Complete
It’s been a long time coming, but this week we delivered the final major feature (NDIA Bulk Claims) to complete our Calxa online app. It’s software so it’s never actually complete but it does mean that we have transitioned all of the desktop functionality online. So...
How to Successfully Implement Value Pricing: Part 2
In How to Successfully Implement Value Pricing - Part 1, I discussed the beginnings of my journey to implement value pricing in my practice. In addition, I shared how I resolved my reservations on value pricing with a twofold pricing model. This pricing model is built...
How to Successfully Implement Value Pricing: Part 1
To implement value pricing for your practice has its challenges. By now most accounting professionals are aware that the concept of hourly billing. Simply put, it is based on a reliance on timesheets for capturing billable (and non-billable) time. In addition, it is...
Three Things to Include in Your Board Report
It can be overwhelming trying to figure out what to include in your board report. Whether you’re working for a large not-for-profit with a formal board or a small business where the board meeting happens around the kitchen table, providing good, useful reports is...
New KPI Builder Hits The Ground
The KPI Builder is our last major feature to move from the desktop application to the browser app – and it’s here now! Last month we released Metrics to record your non-financial numbers, then in mid-January, we added Account Groups and this week KPI Formulas went...
Budgeting & Forecasting Solution Provider
Here at Calxa it is in our blood to be continuously improving what we do, which means we know we have a product that is one of the best out there. We love what we do and we are delighted to have been named by Insights Success Magazine as One of the Best in Class...
Forecasting for Your Clients
Accountants are deemed to be one of the most trusted professions. So it’s not surprising that they are a key figure when it comes to business advice. Preparing a forecast for clients is fundamental to enable the advisor’s adding value. There are different ways to...
A Million Dollar Donation Program – Are You Out of Control?
We started a million dollar donation program for Not-for-Profits. Well, maybe this idea is out of control. But then again, maybe it’s not a bad thing to do. After all, we live in the same world and should contribute in the best way we can. The philosopher Peter Singer...
















