Certified Valuers · APES 225 · IVS Compliant

Business Valuations
for Melbourne, Victoria
From Seven Business Days

Independent, signed valuation reports for owners across Greater Melbourne and Victoria, prepared to stand up to the ATO, the State Revenue Office, ASIC, the Family Court and the major banks, from seven business days.

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What We Offer

Valuation Services: Certified Business Valuation

Start with a no-cost call. A certified valuer identifies the report your purpose needs and emails an engagement letter within 48 hours.

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Indicative Valuation

A quick, low-cost range for what your business is worth, suited to early planning, testing an offer or deciding whether to go to market. Intended for internal decision-making; it is not a certified opinion for lenders, courts or the ATO.

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Certified Valuations

A Summary or Detailed report signed by a certified valuer and relied on by the ATO, ASIC, the courts and Australian lenders.

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Certified Valuations for Complex Matters

Detailed analysis for shareholder disputes, family law matters in the Melbourne registry, litigation support and multi-entity groups.

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Andrew Mackson, Managing Partner, Melbourne Business Valuations
Managing Partner
Andrew Mackson
CFA, ABV, CBV
A Message from our Managing Partner

Andrew Mackson

"A valuation is only worth what it can survive. Every figure we put in a report for a Melbourne business is one we can explain line by line to a buyer, a bank, the ATO or a judge, and when it is tested, we do."

Melbourne Business Valuations was set up to give Victorian owners certified, court-ready valuations at a price a private business can justify. Selling, restructuring, planning succession, answering the ATO or the State Revenue Office, or resolving a dispute: the report you receive is signed by a certified valuer who will defend it.

A. Mackson
CFA ABV CBV 15+ Years
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Why Choose Us

Certified, Defensible Business Valuations for Melbourne, From Seven Business Days

Certified Business Valuers in Melbourne, VIC

We work from Spencer Street and know the Melbourne market: the precincts, the comparable sales, the State Revenue Office's approach to duty and payroll tax, and what the Supreme Court of Victoria expects of an expert.

Reports Written to Be Tested

Every report is signed by a certified valuer, prepared under APES 225 and the International Valuation Standards, and set out so a lender, the ATO, a court or another expert can follow and test each step of the reasoning.

Certified & Signed, From Seven Business Days

Summary and Detailed reports meet the requirements of the ATO, ASIC, the Federal Circuit and Family Court and the major banks, and are delivered from seven business days once we have your information.

One Report Type for Each Purpose: Sale, ATO, Financial Reporting & SMSF

A sale in Dandenong, a Division 152 concession claim, an AASB 13 fair value for the auditor, or an SMSF's business real property in Laverton North: we tell you on the first call which report fits.

Understand the Number, Not Just Receive It

We walk you through the income, market and asset approaches on a closing call, so you can explain the conclusion to a partner, a buyer or the family.

ATO and State Revenue Office Compliant Valuations

Market values for CGT events, Division 7A, land transfer duty and landholder duty assessments by the State Revenue Office Victoria, SMSF acquisitions and audit support.

Defensible Reports

Certified Valuation Reports From Seven Business Days

Every report is signed by a credentialed certified valuer and built to withstand ATO, ASIC, court and bank scrutiny.

Our Services
How It Works

Our Process: How to Value a Business

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Initial consultation

Free Consultation

Speak with a certified valuer at no cost to determine the right report type for your situation.

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Documents

Documents

We request the necessary financial statements, tax returns, and business information securely.

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Valuation Commencement

Valuation Commencement

Your certified valuer analyses the financials and applies the appropriate valuation methodology.

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Additional Information

Additional Information

If further detail is needed, your certified valuer reaches out directly, keeping you informed throughout.

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Report Delivery

Report Delivery

Your certified, signed valuation report is delivered from seven business days once we have what we need.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

A business valuation is an independent, reasoned opinion of what a business or a parcel of shares is worth at a particular date. The valuer applies the income, market and asset approaches as they fit the business, normalises the earnings, and reconciles the results into a defensible figure or range.
The main methods are capitalisation of future maintainable earnings, discounted cash flow, comparable transactions and listed company multiples, and adjusted net assets. Broker rules of thumb are a cross-check only. Which method leads depends on the industry, the size of the business and the purpose of the report.
Choose a Detailed report when the figure will be tested by someone else: a court, the ATO, the State Revenue Office, a lender, or the other side's expert in a shareholder or family law matter. For a private view before you decide anything, an Indicative valuation is enough. It is intended for internal decision-making and is not a certified opinion for third parties.
Often, yes. Where the valuation is obtained for an income-producing purpose or in connection with a CGT event, the fee is commonly deductible or forms part of the cost base. Confirm the treatment for your circumstances with your tax adviser before you rely on it.
A Summary report is the usual choice when the figure will be shown to others but is unlikely to be contested: a business sale, a partner buy-in, an employee share scheme, a bank application or an SMSF auditor. It is certified and signed, and it sets out the approaches applied and the reasoning behind the conclusion.
APES 225 Valuation Services is the standard the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board sets for members who provide valuation services in Australia. It governs how the engagement is scoped, documented and reported. Our Summary and Detailed reports are prepared as APES 225 Valuation Engagements.
The engagement starts with a free call to settle the purpose, the valuation date and the report type. We then collect the records, normalise and analyse the financials, apply the approaches that fit, and deliver the signed report with a closing call to walk you through it.
Certified valuers in Australia work to APES 225 and the International Valuation Standards issued by the IVSC and, where tax is involved, to the ATO's market valuation guidelines. Our signing valuer holds the CFA, ABV and CBV designations.
Our signing valuer holds the CFA, ABV and CBV designations and has more than 15 years of valuation, transaction and expert witness experience. Every report is reviewed and signed by a certified valuer who is prepared to defend it.
A certified valuation report is a signed opinion prepared by a credentialed valuer under APES 225, with the purpose, the standard of value, the evidence, the adjustments and the reasoning set out so it can be relied on in legal proceedings, tax matters, financing and formal transactions.
Raise it with the valuer who signed the report. If a factual input was wrong we correct it and reissue at no charge. What we will not do is move a conclusion to suit a preferred outcome; the value of the report to you rests on its independence.
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Andrew Mackson, our Managing Partner, takes the first call with every Melbourne client. Describe your situation and ask anything; there is no cost and no obligation.

Andrew Mackson
Andrew Mackson, CFA, ABV, CBV
Managing Partner · 15+ years
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Our Location

Our Melbourne Office on Spencer Street

120 Spencer St, Melbourne VIC 3000 · info@melbournebusinessvaluations.com.au