Our Sydney office
Level 26, 44 Market StreetSydney NSW 2000
1300 768 862 · Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5:30pm AEST
Capital Gains Tax Valuations Pty Ltd is the CGT and tax valuation division of Asset Valuations Group. The Sydney office is where New South Wales work is inspected, researched and signed. We prepare property valuations for tax, compliance and court — nothing else — and every report is signed by the valuer who did the work.
Where we inspect from here
- Sydney CBD, eastern suburbs and inner west
- Northern beaches and the North Shore
- Greater Western Sydney, Parramatta and the Hills
- Sutherland Shire and the St George district
- Central Coast, Newcastle and the Illawarra
- Regional NSW by arrangement
Who may sign a valuation in New South Wales
New South Wales does not license property valuers by statute — there is no state register to check, and no offence in calling yourself a valuer. That makes the professional credential the only real filter, and it is why the ATO’s guidance turns on whether the valuer had the relevant qualifications, experience and knowledge rather than on a licence number. Our NSW reports are signed by a Certified Practising Valuer of the Australian Property Institute, holding the designation on an unrestricted basis, bound by the API Professional Practice Standards and carrying professional indemnity cover. In a state with no registration regime, that is the substantiation a reviewer will look for.
Deceased estates in New South Wales
A New South Wales grant is obtained from the Probate Division of the Supreme Court of NSW, and the process requires a notice of intended application to be published on the NSW Online Registry with a waiting period before filing. The court requires an inventory of property with values, and separately the beneficiaries need a date-of-death market value to establish their cost base under the CGT rules. Those are two uses of one figure, and one properly scoped report serves both. Revenue NSW administers transfer duty and land tax; a transmission application or a transfer to a beneficiary may be concessionally treated, which is a question for the estate’s solicitor.
Court and revenue-office processes as at 15 September 2026. Thresholds, rates and deadlines are not asserted here — confirm them with the estate’s solicitor or your tax agent.
Sydney valuation questions
Does NSW require a valuer to be licensed?
No. NSW has no statutory valuer registration, which is precisely why the credential matters more here, not less. Our NSW reports are signed by a Certified Practising Valuer of the Australian Property Institute holding the designation on an unrestricted basis.
Can you value a Sydney property for a date of death years ago?
Yes. We routinely value to 20 September 1985. What drives the fee is the evidence available describing the property at that date, not the age of the date itself.
Will one report satisfy both the Supreme Court and the ATO?
Usually, if it is scoped for both from the start. Tell us a grant application is coming and the report will carry the date-of-death value in the form the inventory of property needs, with the methodology the ATO expects.
Do you cover Western Sydney and the Central Coast?
Yes, as standard from the Sydney office, along with the Illawarra and Newcastle. Regional NSW is quoted individually because inspection travel and the depth of local comparable evidence both bear on the scope.
Sources
- Market valuation for tax purposes — Australian Taxation Office
- Australian Property Institute — Professional Practice Standards and the CPV designation
General information about how valuations are used for tax and estate purposes in New South Wales. Not tax advice and not legal advice. Your accountant, tax agent or solicitor should confirm which provision applies to your circumstances.
Written and reviewed by
Jarrad Khoury
Head of Valuations at Asset Valuations Group, where he leads the Business Valuation Services division. Over 10 years in property and business valuation. Registered Valuer in Queensland (Not Limited), Licensed Valuer in Western Australia (Not Limited), CPV through the Australian Property Institute (Not Limited), CPV and CBV through the Australian Valuers Institute, and Registered Business Valuer through the AIBB.
Last reviewed 15 September 2026 · About the practice · Editorial policy