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The SMSF Valuation Guides
Plain-English answers to the questions trustees, accountants and auditors actually ask, from the team behind 3,500+ reports with none ever rejected by an auditor. Every guide cites the ATO source so you can check it yourself.
The answers
Ten Questions, Answered Properly
Do I need a valuation for the Division 296 cost base reset?
The 30 June 2026 reset, the election deadline, and the valuation that makes it possible.
Read the answerWhat evidence does an SMSF auditor accept for a property valuation?
The sufficient appropriate evidence standard, in plain English.
Read the answerIs a real estate agent appraisal enough for an SMSF audit?
What the ATO says about appraisals, and when a free letter costs you.
Read the answerDoes an SMSF property need to be valued every year or every 3 years?
The 3-year myth, regulation 8.02B, and what auditors now expect.
Read the answerCan I value my own SMSF property as trustee?
When trustee valuations work, and why auditors scrutinise them closely.
Read the answerIs a council rates notice enough for an SMSF property valuation?
Why a rating valuation is not market value evidence on its own.
Read the answerHow much does an SMSF property valuation cost in Australia?
Real market prices, from free appraisals to sworn valuations, and what each buys.
Read the answerWhat happens if my SMSF charges below-market rent to a related party?
Arm's length terms, market rent evidence, and the NALI consequences.
Read the answerCan I get a backdated (retrospective) SMSF property valuation?
How valuations dated in the past work, and when your fund needs one.
Read the answerWhat happens if the auditor rejects my property valuation?
Contravention reports, how rejection plays out, and how to avoid it entirely.
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