Business valuations in the Melbourne CBD, from $1,495 + GST.
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Small Business Valuation
$1,495 + GST
For a business with annual turnover under $2 million. Signed report in 2 business days. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received. The fee is fixed in writing before we start and never tied to the outcome.
Larger business? Tell us in the form and we recommend the right package. All fees
Fixed-fee, signed valuations for firms, practices and companies in the city, Docklands, Southbank and East Melbourne. Small-business reports in 2 business days, from our office at 55 Collins Street.
In short
A signed business valuation report from Business Valuations Melbourne is $1,495 + GST for a business with annual turnover under $2 million, delivered in 2 business days; $2,495 + GST for turnover between $2 million and $3 million, delivered in 3 business days; $3,495 + GST for turnover between $3 million and $10 million, delivered in 3 business days; and above $10 million the fee is quoted in writing before work starts, with the delivery date agreed before commencement. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received.
Business Valuations Melbourne values businesses across the CBD, Docklands, Southbank and East Melbourne for sales, partner exits, shareholder buyouts, restructures and CGT events. Our office is at Level 7, 55 Collins Street, a short walk for most city clients, though most engagements run on documents and a call. The fee is fixed by turnover, from $1,495 + GST, and a small-business report is delivered in 2 business days once payment and all required information are in.
We value businesses, not real property. Land, premises or a dwelling are valued by a property valuer in Victoria. Where an engagement involves both, we value the business and keep the land separate for the property valuer.
Victorian rules that can touch the valuation.
Few CBD businesses own their premises, so landholder duty comes up less often here than in the industrial suburbs. It still matters where a company or unit trust in the group holds Victorian land: the SRO says landholder duty may apply when someone acquires an interest in a company or unit trust holding Victorian land valued at $1 million or more. We value the business and the shares; your lawyer, accountant or the SRO settles the duty position.
What shapes a valuation in Melbourne CBD.
City firms are valued on how much of the work stays when a partner goes.
The CBD is where much of Melbourne's law, accounting, advisory and consulting work is done, and many valuations here are for a partner joining, a partner leaving or a practice changing hands. The core question is whether client relationships belong to the firm or to one person. We look at fee concentration by partner, how work is won, how deep the staff layer is under each partner and what happened to revenue when someone left before. A firm that runs on systems and a team supports a higher multiple than one that runs on a single rainmaker.
CBD and Docklands leases are a large cost, so they get tested.
Office and retail rent is often the second biggest cost after wages for a city business, and it flows straight into the earnings we capitalise. We check the rent against the lease, check whether any incentive or rent-free period is flattering recent profit, and look at how many years and options are left. A Southbank restaurant with a short lease and no option carries a risk a buyer will price in, so the report prices it in too.
Owner pay and staff costs are put on a market footing.
City wages are high, and it is common for an owner to draw well under market or to pay family members who do little. Both distort profit. We restate owner and related-party pay to what it would cost to employ someone to do the job, so the earnings figure reflects the business a buyer would actually own.
Technology and online businesses need recurring revenue shown, not assumed.
Docklands and the city fringe are home to software, agency and online businesses. Their value turns on how much revenue repeats, how long customers stay and how much the founder still does by hand. We work from contract and billing records rather than headline growth, and we say plainly where earnings are too young or too volatile for a simple multiple.
Tax valuations need a file that stands up.
Where the valuation supports a CGT event, a related-party transfer or a small business CGT concession claim, the ATO says the valuation must be objective and supported by evidence, and lists what a report should contain, including its purpose, scope and the records behind the value. Every report we sign sets those out, and our fee never depends on the answer.
Industries we commonly value in Melbourne CBD.
- ·Law, accounting and consulting firms
- ·Financial planning and insurance practices
- ·Technology and software companies
- ·Hospitality and food service
- ·Medical and allied health practices
- ·Retail and e-commerce
Melbourne CBD questions we get asked.
Can we meet at your Collins Street office?
Yes, if you would like to. Our office is at Level 7, 55 Collins Street, Melbourne. Most city clients find a call works just as well, because the valuation runs on your financial statements, tax returns and a conversation about the business, and nothing in the fee changes either way.
How much does a business valuation cost in the Melbourne CBD?
The fee is fixed and set by annual turnover, the same in every area. A Small Business Valuation is $1,495 + GST for turnover under $2 million, delivered in 2 business days. A Medium Business Valuation is $2,495 + GST for turnover of $2 million to $3 million, and a Large Business Valuation is $3,495 + GST for turnover of $3 million to $10 million, both delivered in 3 business days. Above $10 million the fee is quoted and the delivery date is agreed before commencement. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received. Everyone pays the same, with no referral discounts. There is no travel charge anywhere in Greater Melbourne.
How do you value a professional services firm for a partner exit?
We work out what earnings the firm keeps without the departing partner, test how much of their client base will stay, and apply a multiple that reflects that risk. Where the partnership agreement sets a formula, we can value on that formula, on market value, or show both so the partners can see the gap.
Can you value a CBD business for a family law matter?
Yes, through our dedicated family law practice, Family Law Valuations (familylawvaluation.com.au). It prepares business valuations for separation, mediation and family law proceedings, including where both parties jointly appoint one valuer.
Our business has a CBD lease ending soon. Does that lower the value?
It can. A buyer needs to know they can keep trading from the site, so a short remaining term with no option is a real risk to goodwill. We look at the lease terms, whether a renewal is likely and how hard it would be to move, and reflect that in the multiple rather than ignore it.
- ·Landholder duty, State Revenue Office Victoria
- ·Market valuation of assets, Australian Taxation Office
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Small Business Valuation
$1,495 + GST
For a business with annual turnover under $2 million. Signed report in 2 business days. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received. The fee is fixed in writing before we start and never tied to the outcome.
Larger business? Tell us in the form and we recommend the right package. All fees
Last reviewed 10 November 2026 by Business Valuations Melbourne, Level 7, 55 Collins Street, Melbourne.
Fixed fee from $1,495 + GST, confirmed in writing before we start.