How we publish
Editorial standards
Valuo Insights is meant to be something an accountant, lawyer or journalist can send to someone else without worrying about it. These are the rules we hold it to.
Who writes Valuo Insights
Pages are written by the Valuo Insights team for Valuation Group Pty Ltd, which operates Valuo. We name a person as an author or reviewer only when that person actually wrote or reviewed the page, and we state only credentials they hold.
Before publication every page has a technical review by a named valuer, or at least three independent editorial reviews covering its facts, sources, arithmetic and method. Each page says which: "Technical review" with the reviewer's name, or "Checked: independent editorial reviews" where no individual reviewed it.
Technical review
Every guide, tool and research page that explains how value is worked out is reviewed by a valuer before it is published. Each page shows its review status. Pages awaiting review stay in draft and are not published.
Evidence and statistics
- We do not invent statistics, transactions, market multiples or survey results.
- We keep completed transactions, advertised asking prices and valuation opinions apart, and we never present a valuation conclusion as evidence of a sale.
- Every figure from outside Valuo carries its source, date and definition. Where data is not available, we say so rather than estimate.
- Worked examples are hypothetical, labelled as such, and use round numbers so that the arithmetic can be checked.
- Client information is never published without written authority and effective anonymisation.
Sources
Tax, legal and professional-standards statements are checked against primary sources: the Australian Taxation Office, federal and state legislation, courts and tribunals, ASIC and the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board. We say plainly when something is a proposal rather than enacted law. Existing web pages, including our own, are not treated as proof.
Calculators
Every calculator shows its formulas and assumptions and is tested against worked examples, zero values, negative values and invalid entries. A calculation is illustrative arithmetic, not an independent valuation. Calculators run in your browser: the numbers you type are not sent to us or recorded in analytics.
Commercial position
Valuo sells business valuations, and some subjects are the work of a Valuo practice (Oliver Group, Medival, Family Law Valuations) or of APAVAL, a partner brand for property valuations. We say so where it is relevant. Each article is published once across the group; where a practice has already published a piece, we link to it rather than duplicate it.
Corrections
If you find an error, email hello@valuationgroup.au with the page address. Material corrections are made promptly and the updated date changes.
Citation and reuse
You may quote short passages with attribution and a link to the page. Charts and tables created by Valuo may be republished unchanged with the credit "Source: Valuo (valuo.com.au)" and a link to the page they come from. Downloads (checklists, templates and worksheets) may be shared freely and used with clients, unchanged, with the Valuo credit left in place. Third-party data and quotations keep their owners' terms. For anything else, ask us.
Not advice
Valuo Insights is general information. It is not financial, tax or legal advice, and it does not value any particular business.