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Tell us why the value is needed and most of the engagement follows from that: the standard of value, the depth of the report and who will read it. That is why the eleven services below are arranged by purpose, not by method.
Indicative valuations from A$799. Certified Summary and Detailed reports from seven business days.
Melbourne Business Valuations offers eleven valuation services arranged in three purpose groups: sale, deals and planning; tax and compliance; and disputes and litigation. Each service page sets out when a valuation is needed, which approach leads, the common errors and the right report. Indicative valuations are for internal decision-making; Summary and Detailed reports are certified.
Every report rests on the same work: normalised accounts, the approaches applied and a reconciled conclusion. The difference lies in how much of that work is written out, and that depends on the reader. A Melbourne owner planning a sale or a handover usually needs a range to act on. A bank, the Supreme Court of Victoria, the ATO or an opposing party needs a certified opinion whose reasoning can be followed and tested.
Not sure which service or report you need? A certified valuer will work it out with you, at no cost.
For owners setting or testing a price: buying or selling, passing the business to family, reorganising a group, or issuing equity to staff and investors.
Price evidence for vendors and purchasers: maintainable earnings, deal structure, earn-outs and the owner's own role.
Read moreA market value for passing the business to the next generation, treating siblings fairly and funding the handover.
Read moreTransfers within a group, new holding companies, demergers, Division 7A and Victorian landholder duty.
Read moreMarket value for Division 83A, fair value under AASB 2, value across share classes and ESIC evidence when raising capital.
Read moreValues dated and documented for a reader who checks them: the ATO, an SMSF auditor, an executor or the auditor of a company's financial statements.
Market values for the Division 152 maximum net asset value test, active asset status and the 80 per cent test.
Read moreDated values an auditor can accept for private shares, related trusts, leased premises, loans and 30 June 2026 Division 296 balances.
Read moreValues at the date of death, pre-CGT cost bases, the business after its principal has gone, and Part IV claims.
Read moreAASB 13 fair value, AASB 136 impairment tests, purchase price allocations and share-based payment values for the audit file.
Read moreExpert evidence for contested matters: shareholder and partnership disputes in the Supreme Court of Victoria, property settlements in the Federal Circuit and Family Court, and claims for loss and damages.
Buy-out values under the Corporations Act oppression remedy, minority discounts tested both ways, and expert evidence.
Read moreSingle expert and shadow expert reports for property settlements in the Melbourne and Dandenong registries.
Read moreBuilding the but-for scenario, measuring lost profits, incremental costs and mitigation for claims in Victorian courts.
Read moreEvery service follows the same six steps, whether the client runs a Collingwood cafe or a Dandenong South manufacturer. The information we ask for and the depth of the written report are what change from one engagement to the next.
A free conversation to identify the purpose, the interest being valued, who will read the report and what information exists. That conversation settles the standard of value and the report depth before any fee is agreed.
A written list of what we need: financial statements and tax returns, management accounts, the constitution or shareholders agreement, leases, key contracts and anything specific to the purpose. Delivery is measured from the day the last item arrives.
Normalisation of the accounts, selection and application of the approaches, derivation of rates and multiples from named sources, discounts where the interest requires them, and reconciliation to a range.
A second certified valuer reviews the workfile and the draft before anything leaves the office. Every judgement has a written reason attached to it.
The valuer walks you through the result and answers questions. Your accountant or lawyer is welcome to join; many clients say it is the most useful hour of the engagement.
Signed and delivered digitally, from seven business days after we receive the information. The valuer remains available to explain or defend the opinion afterwards.
At every stage you will know who has the file, where it is up to and when the next step is due.
Two documents are often mistaken for what we provide. The first is the statutory expert's report the Corporations Act calls for in takeovers, schemes of arrangement and some shareholder approvals, governed by ASIC Regulatory Guides 111 and 112. Preparing one is a licensed financial service and we do not issue them. We can prepare the valuation analysis a licensed expert relies on, and we give boards of private companies independent opinions on transactions where no statutory report is required.
The second is the quick estimate, whether from an online tool or a business broker. Our own business valuation calculator is free and educational, and the page says so. A broker's figure is pitched to win a listing. Neither is evidence anyone can rely on. When a figure has to carry weight, a certified valuer signs it and stands behind it.
Every service page pairs with our Melbourne industry pages, which explain how the approaches apply to medical and dental practices, professional firms, hospitality venues, trades, technology and transport businesses, and with the three valuation approach pages that hold this site's method explanations.
Talk your situation through with a certified valuer before you commit to anything, at no cost.