Property Accountants
Property Accountants for investors, developers, and real estate businesses. We are specialists in property investment tax accountings, development structuring and everything in between.
Trusted Property Accounting Advice on the Gold Coast
Cordner Advisory has worked with property developers, investors, and builders across the Gold Coast and South East Queensland for over two decades.
We understand how property deals are structured, where the tax exposure sits at each stage, and what it costs when the setup isn’t right from the start.
Property accounting is mostly tax, and tax in property is mostly structure. Get the entity wrong before acquisition, and you carry the cost through every stage of the deal. We work with you before contracts are signed, not after problems surface.
Accounting for Property Developers
Every development is different. Land subdivisions, spec builds, multi-unit projects, joint ventures each one carries its own tax and structuring risks. GST margin scheme eligibility. Trading stock vs capital treatment. Entity structures that hold up across multiple projects. Get it wrong at the start, and it’s expensive to fix later. We help you get it right from day one.
How We Work Across the Property Transaction Lifecycle
Each stage of a property transaction carries its own tax obligations and structuring decisions. Here's where we focus.
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The structure you buy in determines your tax position at every stage that follows. We assess the right entity, review transfer duty and land tax exposure before you're committed to it.
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Development brings GST complexity, margin scheme decisions and cashflow that needs to hold across a long build cycle. We keep the tax correct and the reporting in shape for your lender throughout.
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Holding property in the wrong structure costs money every year. We review ownership, assess land tax across your portfolio, and ensure that the ongoing position reflects how long you plan to hold.
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How you exit determines how much you keep. We plan the disposal, structure the transaction to minimise CGT, and make sure the numbers are clean before contracts are exchanged.
Our Property Accounting Services
We can help you with…
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The right structure before acquisition protects your assets and minimises tax across the deal. We assess entity options and restructure before you commit.
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The margin scheme can reduce your GST liability on eligible sales significantly. We ensure that your position is correct from acquisition to settlement.
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CGT is manageable when planned and expensive when it isn't. We identify exposure early and structure disposals to minimise what you hand over.
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Transfer duty and land tax shift depending on how you hold property. We review your portfolio and plan around upcoming transactions before they trigger a liability.
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The numbers need to stack up before you commit. We build feasibility models and prepare projections so your finance application reflects the project accurately.
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Property concentrates wealth and risk in the same place. We separate trading from asset ownership, so your portfolio is protected if a deal goes wrong.
Why It Matters to Have a Specialist Partner
Property tax is a specialist are. A general accountant might understand tax but property deals have layers most accountants don’t see every day. GST treatment alone can catch out an experienced developer. The wrong entity structure can cost you tens of thousands in unnecessary tax.
Your Property Accountant Expert
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Jason Cordner
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Common Questions For Property Accountants
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Before you buy. The structuring decisions that affect your tax across the entire deal happen at acquisition. Most of the problems we fix could have been avoided with the right advice before contracts were signed.
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General accounting covers the books, BAS, and tax returns. Property accounting goes further: GST and the margin scheme, transfer duty, land tax, CGT on disposal, and structuring decisions that affect every stage of a deal. A general accountant lodges your return. A property accountant makes sure the deal is set up correctly before you sign.
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It depends on your income, how many properties you're building toward, and whether you plan to develop or hold. Trust, company, and individual ownership each carry different land tax, CGT, and asset protection implications. We work through the right answer for your situation before you sign.
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Property held to earn rental income or for capital appreciation rather than for use in your business or sale in the ordinary course of trade. How it's classified affects your depreciation, GST treatment, and CGT position, and the classification shifts depending on your entity and intent.
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The margin scheme calculates GST on your margin rather than the full sale price, which can significantly reduce your liability on eligible sales. Eligibility depends on how you acquired the property and how the contract is structured. We assess it early so you're not locked out at settlement.
Talk to our team before you structure the purchase.
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