If any of these describe your week, you are not alone — and you do not have to keep doing it yourself.
DA fees, site costs, consultant invoices, builder progress claims — they come from everywhere and need to be tracked against budget, not just recorded.
Margin scheme vs non-margin scheme. Going concern exemptions. Input tax credits on pre-construction costs. One mistake and the ATO assessment wipes your margin.
Builders invoice on percentage complete. If you do not track what has actually been done versus what has been invoiced, you overpay — and your cash flow model is fiction.
Every item below is done by our team and reviewed by your CPA. You do not touch any of it.
Every dollar of development cost is tracked against budget. GST is correct from day one. Progress claims are verified. And your monthly report tells you whether the project is on track or drifting.
“They caught a $47K overcharge on a progress claim in the first month. That alone justified the engagement.”
— Small-scale developer, Inner West
The margin scheme calculates GST on the margin (sale price minus acquisition cost) rather than the full sale price. It can dramatically reduce GST liability on residential property sales — but eligibility depends on how and when you acquired the land. We assess eligibility and document the election properly.
It depends on your asset protection needs, income distribution preferences, and whether you plan to hold or sell. A unit trust is common for JV structures. A discretionary trust offers distribution flexibility. A company offers limited liability but less distribution flexibility. We model all options.
We set up a development-specific chart of accounts that mirrors your feasibility. Every invoice is coded against a budget line item, and we deliver a monthly cost report showing actual vs budget with variance commentary.
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