A formal business valuation, delivered entirely online, anywhere in Australia.

"Online business valuation" means two different things

The phrase covers two products that should not be confused. The first is a free or low-cost calculator: enter your revenue or earnings, apply an industry multiple, get an instant number on screen. It is useful for a rough sense of scale and nothing more: no methodology disclosure, no evidence file, no qualified signature, and many operators say so in their own fine print. The second is what this page offers: a formal valuation engagement conducted remotely, end to end, by a qualified valuer, producing a signed report suitable for tax, legal or commercial reliance. If you are still deciding which of the two you actually need, we have set out the honest comparison at Online business valuation calculators vs a formal valuation: including the situations where the free calculator is genuinely the right tool.

The remote process, step by step

• ·Secure document upload: you upload financial statements, management accounts and supporting records through an encrypted portal. Typically same-day to 2 business days, depending on how quickly documents are gathered.
• ·Video call with the valuer: a structured call to walk through the business, ownership, add-backs and the purpose of the valuation. Usually 30–45 minutes, scheduled within the first week.
• ·Draft report and review: the lead valuer checks the methodology, evidence and conclusion before the draft is released. A short query round is common at this stage.

Why a site visit is not the deciding factor in defensibility

A valuation's defensibility generally turns on three things: the methodology applied, the evidence relied on to apply it, and the qualifications and independence of the person who signed it. Whether any particular report is ultimately accepted by the ATO, a court or another reviewing party depends on the specific facts of that matter, and no valuer can guarantee that outcome in advance. What can be said generally is that for a service business, an online retailer, a professional practice or most SME trading entities, the evidence that typically matters, financial statements, management accounts, customer and contract data, the asset register, arrives just as reliably through a private document link as it would by courier, and the analysis and methodology selection happen the same way regardless of whether the valuer has been on site. Oliver Group reports document the evidence relied upon, the methodologies tested and the reasoning for the concluded position, consistent with ATO market valuation guidance, and every report carries an independence statement and the lead valuer's signature. Those are the elements a reviewing party would typically weigh, alongside the specific facts of the matter: a site visit is rarely among them for businesses of this kind.

When a physical inspection is actually warranted

Remote delivery is the right default, not a universal rule. A site visit or physical inspection can matter where plant, equipment or property assets are a material part of the value and their condition cannot be verified from documents and photographs alone, where inventory quantity or condition is contested or hard to substantiate remotely, or where a matter is already contested and a reviewing party may expect on-site verification as part of the evidence trail. In those cases we say so before the engagement proceeds, and we can arrange or coordinate a physical inspection as part of a bespoke scope. For the great majority of service, professional and online businesses, none of these conditions apply and the fully remote process produces the same standard of report.

National coverage: the same fee and process everywhere

Because the entire engagement runs online, by video call and a private document link, location does not change the fee, the process or the turnaround. Oliver Group's fee does not vary by location because the engagement involves no travel: the published price is the price, for a Sydney CBD business and a regional WA business alike.

The honest trade-off: what a remote engagement does not cover

If your matter has any of those features, we will say so at enquiry rather than deliver a report that cannot do the job, remote or otherwise.

Which package suits a remote engagement

Oliver Group's fees are set by the annual turnover of the business: a Small Business Valuation is $1,495 + GST for turnover under $2 million, a Medium Business Valuation is $2,495 + GST for turnover between $2 million and $10 million, and a Large Business Valuation is $3,495 + GST for turnover over $10 million. Small-business reports are delivered in 2 business days and medium-business reports in 3 business days; the delivery date for a Large Business Valuation is agreed before commencement. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received. Retrospective valuation dates are +$495 each and additional entities are +$795 each. The fee is fixed in writing before work begins and never depends on the concluded value.