Updated 11 October 2026
We are an Adelaide-based valuation practice preparing capital gains tax and retrospective property valuations across metropolitan Adelaide and regional South Australia. Independent reports signed by a Chartered Accountant and Certified Property Valuer, from $297 inc. GST, delivered in 24 to 48 hours.
At a glance
All of metropolitan Adelaide and regional South Australia, including:
The scope of work is the same as our national capital gains tax valuation service. Reports are desktop valuations, so location within the state does not affect the fee or the turnaround. We also value property in every other state and territory; Adelaide is simply where we are.
We also prepare a retrospective valuation in Adelaide for any past date.
Adelaide is a market of small, distinct submarkets, and a valuation that treats it as one market gets the number wrong. A few features shape that.
Independent reports for any date, prepared and signed by a Chartered Accountant and Certified Property Valuer. Residential $297, commercial $595, AUD inc. GST, delivered in 24 to 48 hours.
Start your orderHow it worksCapital gains tax is a Commonwealth tax administered by the ATO. Stamp duty and land tax are South Australian taxes administered by RevenueSA, and they run on their own valuation rules and timing. A valuation prepared for CGT purposes is not automatically the figure RevenueSA will use, and the reverse is also true.
The overlap that catches people is a related-party transfer. The same transaction can attract duty assessed by RevenueSA on market value and a CGT event assessed by the ATO on market value, from the same facts but under different regimes. A properly evidenced valuation supports your position in both conversations, but the assessments are separate. Confirm the state tax treatment with your accountant or conveyancer.
RevenueSA assesses stamp duty on the market value of the land, not the price, whenever a transfer is between related parties, is not at arm's length, is for no consideration, or conveys only a fractional interest. Its Stamp Duty Document Guide asks for evidence of that value in one of two forms: a valuation from a suitably qualified valuer, or the current Valuer-General's value for the parcel from a SAILIS print-out. Where a private valuation comes in below the Valuer-General's figure, the document has to go to the Commissioner for assessment with the valuation attached rather than being self-determined by the conveyancer.
That last point is where Adelaide transfers between parents and children most often stall. The Valuer-General's site value is a mass-appraisal figure, and for a renovated Unley or Prospect cottage it can sit a long way from what the property would actually sell for. A signed valuation with comparable sales at the transfer date is the only evidence that settles the difference.
The same market value drives the CGT side. The market value substitution rule treats the parent as having sold at market value on the transfer date whatever the family agreed, so one report dated to the day of the transfer can serve RevenueSA and the ATO together, provided it states both purposes and the effective date. We prepare the report on that basis and confirm the date with your conveyancer before we start.
For how every state and territory handles it, see our stamp duty valuation guide.
| Report | Fee (AUD inc. GST) | Turnaround |
|---|---|---|
| Residential, current or retrospective | $297 | 24 to 48 hours |
| Commercial, current or retrospective | $595 | 24 to 48 hours |
Fixed fee, quoted before we start. Rural holdings, specialised commercial assets and development sites are quoted individually.
Generally no. Our reports are desktop valuations built on comparable sales and documentary evidence, which is the appropriate method for CGT work because most CGT valuation dates are in the past. No inspection today can record what a property was like at a historical date.
Yes. Regional and rural South Australian property is valued at the same fee, though holdings with substantial productive land or specialised improvements are quoted individually. Thin sales evidence in a district is an analysis question rather than a barrier.
Residential reports are $297 inc. GST and commercial reports are $595 inc. GST, fixed and quoted upfront, delivered in 24 to 48 hours. Retrospective dates cost the same as current dates.
Usually yes. RevenueSA assesses duty on market value for transfers between related parties or for no consideration, and its Stamp Duty Document Guide asks for either a valuation from a suitably qualified valuer or the current Valuer-General value. If your valuation is below the Valuer-General figure, the transfer goes to the Commissioner for assessment with the valuation attached. One report dated to the transfer date can serve both the duty assessment and the CGT market value substitution rule.
Yes. The practice operates from Level 2, 70 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide SA 5000, and reports are prepared and signed here. We service the whole country, but South Australian work is home ground.
