Name: VisaBOS
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Question 1

What is case-level profitability and margin tracking software?

Accepted Answer

It is a module that computes a profit margin for each individual case a consultancy handles — the revenue collected from that specific client, minus the direct costs incurred to service that specific case: application or visa fees the consultancy paid to an embassy, university, or third party on the client's behalf, the counsellor commission tied to that case, and a portion of marketing spend attributed to the lead that produced it. Instead of a consultancy only ever seeing total revenue for a period, VisaBOS shows a margin figure attached to each case, so it is possible to see which cases, visa types, destinations, or counsellors are actually profitable, not just which bring in the most revenue.

Question 2

How is this different from consultancy expense tracking software?

Accepted Answer

Our consultancy expense tracking software records firm-wide overhead — rent, staff salaries, utilities, software subscriptions — categorized and tagged by branch, but never tied to an individual case. It answers "what did the branch spend last month." Case profitability tracking is narrower and case-specific: it only covers direct costs that can be attributed to one particular case — the visa fee paid on that client's behalf, that case's counsellor commission, and that case's share of marketing spend — and computes a margin per case. A rent bill or an office electricity charge has no home in a case-level margin because it cannot honestly be attributed to any single case; it stays in expense tracking. The two features record entirely different cost types and answer different questions.

Question 3

How is this different from lead source ROI tracking software?

Accepted Answer

Lead source ROI tracking measures acquisition economics before a case is won — cost-per-lead and cost-per-conversion for a marketing channel, so you know what it costs to acquire a paying client from Meta Ads, referrals, or walk-ins. Case profitability tracking picks up after that point: once a lead has become a paying case, it tracks what it actually costs to service and deliver that case — the visa fees paid on the client's behalf and the counsellor commission — and nets that against the revenue collected. The two are connected: a case's marketing-spend attribution in its profitability figure draws on the same source and spend data lead source ROI tracking already records, but ROI tracking stops at conversion while case profitability continues through to case closure.

Question 4

How is this different from the revenue figures on the reporting and analytics dashboard?

Accepted Answer

The reporting and analytics dashboard's revenue view is an aggregate rollup — total fees collected in a period, revenue by visa type or branch, outstanding balances — built from Razorpay payments and invoices against cases. It reports what came in. It does not subtract what it cost to service any of those cases, so it cannot say whether a visa type generating the highest revenue is actually the most profitable one once visa fees, commission, and marketing spend are accounted for. Case profitability tracking adds that missing half at the individual-case level, and a consultancy typically uses both together — the analytics dashboard for topline revenue and pipeline reporting, case profitability tracking for the margin underneath it.

Question 5

What direct costs does VisaBOS attribute to a case?

Accepted Answer

Three direct cost inputs are recorded against each case: application or visa fees the consultancy paid on the client's behalf — embassy fees, university application fees, or third-party processing charges advanced by the consultancy and later reconciled against the client — the counsellor commission attributable to that case, based on your consultancy's commission structure, and a per-case share of marketing spend, apportioned from the source-level spend already recorded in lead source ROI tracking, based on the lead that produced the case. Firm-wide overhead like rent or salaries is deliberately excluded, since it cannot be attributed to one case without an arbitrary allocation rule.

Question 6

How is the per-case profit margin actually calculated?

Accepted Answer

Margin is calculated as revenue collected for the case — the client fees actually received via Razorpay, manual payment, or GST invoice — minus the sum of the three direct cost inputs recorded against it: visa/application fees paid on the client's behalf, counsellor commission, and attributed marketing spend. The result is a straightforward per-case figure, both as an absolute amount and as a margin percentage of revenue collected. It is a direct-cost margin, not a fully loaded profit-and-loss figure — it does not allocate firm-wide overhead, depreciation, or tax treatment onto individual cases, since VisaBOS's expense tracking deliberately keeps that overhead at the firm or branch level rather than forcing an arbitrary per-case split.

Question 7

Can I compare profitability by visa type, destination, or counsellor, not just by individual case?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Because every case carries its own margin figure along with its visa type, destination, and assigned counsellor, VisaBOS can group and average those margins any of those three ways. A consultancy can see, for example, that a particular study destination brings in strong revenue per case but a thin margin once visa fees and commission are netted out, while a different visa type with lower average revenue actually clears a healthier margin — a comparison that revenue-only reporting cannot surface. The same grouping works for counsellors, showing not just who closes the most cases but whose cases run the healthiest margins.

Question 8

Can historical cases be backfilled with cost data, or does this only work going forward?

Accepted Answer

Historical cases can be backfilled. An admin can go back and enter the visa fees paid, commission, and marketing-spend attribution for cases already closed, and VisaBOS will compute a margin for them the same way it does for new cases. This matters because a consultancy adopting profitability tracking usually wants to understand the last several months of cases, not only cases opened from today forward — though backfilled accuracy depends on how completely the underlying cost records were kept at the time.

Question 9

Does this replace a full profit-and-loss statement from my accountant?

Accepted Answer

No. This is a direct-cost margin at the case level, meant to show which cases, visa types, destinations, and counsellors are economically healthiest — it does not allocate overhead, apply depreciation, account for accruals, or handle tax treatment, all of which belong in a proper P&L prepared by a chartered accountant. Case margin data can be exported and shared with your accountant as one input into that fuller picture, alongside the firm-wide figures from expense tracking, but it is not a substitute for statutory financial statements.

Question 10

Is there a free trial for case profitability and margin tracking?

Accepted Answer

Yes — VisaBOS offers a 14-day free trial with full access to case profitability tracking, including per-case cost entry, automatic margin calculation, and comparison views by visa type, destination, and counsellor, with no credit card required. Because it draws on the same case, payment, and lead-source records already flowing through the platform, a consultancy can start entering direct costs against real cases and seeing margins within the trial itself.

Case Profitability & Margin Tracking Software

What does case profitability and margin tracking software do for a visa consultancy?

What happens when revenue is the only number you track?

Revenue Looks Healthy — Nobody Knows Which Cases Actually Make Money

Visa Fees Paid on the Client's Behalf Get Lost, Never Linked Back to the Case

The "Most Popular" Visa Type Isn't Necessarily the Most Profitable One

Which modules compute a margin for every case?

Per-Case Direct Cost Entry

Counsellor Commission Attribution

Per-Case Marketing-Spend Attribution

Automatic Margin Calculation

Comparison by Visa Type, Destination & Counsellor

Historical Backfill Support

How does a case's margin actually get computed?

Log Direct Costs Against a Case As They Occur

Marketing Spend Attributes Automatically

Review Margin by Case, Visa Type, Destination, or Counsellor

VisaBOS Case Profitability Tracking at a Glance

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