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Your seller's profit summary and the accounting software disagree, and it's rarely bad faith. Cash versus accrual timing, GST treatment, and add-backs with no ledger entry explain most of the gap, and each one changes your offer differently.

Engaging a valuer buys a defensible number and a documented method. A free estimate is often enough when you only need to decide whether going to market is worth the effort.

Buying a business in Australia? Whether you take the assets or the company decides what you inherit, from employee entitlements and tax history to duty and GST. Here is how to choose the structure your due diligence supports.

A listing labelled verified can mean an owner's own numbers, an accountant's signed compilation, or a live link to Xero. Each removes a different risk, and none removes all of them.

Buying a cleaning business is easy to picture and hard to price. This guide breaks down the ATO's 2023-24 benchmark data so you know what a healthy cleaning business's numbers should look like before you make an offer.

Looking for a gym for sale in Australia? Here is how to compare listings, spot the numbers that matter, and check the financials before you make an offer.

Selling a business in Australia takes more than a listing. Here is the step-by-step process, from valuation and due diligence to the 2027 CGT changes and timing decisions.

Buying an existing business means inheriting its problems as well as its cash flow. Here are the risks buyers most often underestimate, and the checks that surface them before you sign.

An instant valuation is a starting signal, not a closing number. Here is how to read a business valuation calculator and what its output cannot capture.

There is no single best franchise in Australia, only the best set of conditions for your money. Here are the seven checks that separate a franchise worth buying from an expensive mistake.

Due diligence on an Australian small business typically runs several weeks, and the biggest cause of blowouts is financial information that cannot be verified in time. Here is where the weeks actually go, and how pre-verified accounting data compresses

Sydney's small business market is full of opportunity, but only if you can trust the numbers. Here is how to find businesses for sale in Sydney and vet them properly before you buy.