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[DealReady Certification]

Confirm what the business really earns.

DealReady Certification confirms a business's maintainable earnings. We check the financials against the tax returns, look at the proof behind every adjustment and confirm the number a buyer or lender can rely on.

Owner · transport & logistics
Certified · $2.14M
DealReady ✓
Tax return reconciliation
FY22 to FY24 ✓
Adjustments
4 confirmed · 1 not supported
[The report]

One number. Everything behind it.

The report shows where the earnings start, each adjustment we confirmed and the proof we saw. One document a buyer, lender or advisor can rely on.

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ABC Industries Pty Ltd
Revenue
$12,400,000
Reported EBITDA
$1,760,000
Confirmed adjustments
Owner remuneration+$120,000Confirmed ✓
One-off legal costs+$95,000Confirmed ✓
Discretionary expenses+$45,000Confirmed ✓
Other confirmed normalisations+$120,000Confirmed ✓
Total confirmed adjustments+$380,000
Certified maintainable earnings
Confirmed ✓
$2,140,000
Financial information reviewed ✓Tax return reconciliation completed ✓Supporting evidence reviewed ✓
[How we check]

Anyone can claim earnings in a sale. We check them.

Adjustments to profit can swing the earnings of a business by hundreds of thousands of dollars. Before a buyer or lender relies on them, we ask five simple questions about each one.

What is it?Why is it being added back?Is it legitimate?Can it be evidenced?Does it reconcile?
Owner remuneration+$120K✓
One-off legal costs+$95K✓
Recruitment costs+$65K✕

Confirm every adjustment

Each adjustment is tested on its own proof. Supported ones stay in. Unsupported ones come out.

BooksTax return
Revenue$12.4M$12.4M✓
Wages$4.1M$4.1M✓
Profit$1.76M$1.76M✓

Match the books to the tax returns

The financials are matched to what was actually lodged with the ATO, not just what was presented.

[Proving the earnings]

Only proven adjustments count.

From $1.76M in the accounts to $2.14M of proven earnings. The difference is costs a new owner would not carry. Four add-backs had the proof. The fifth did not, so it stays out.

$1,760,000
Profit in the accounts
+$380,000
Confirmed ✓
Confirmed adjustments
+$65,000
Not supported ✕
Recruitment costs
$2,140,000
DealReady Certified
Certified earnings
[How it works]

Selling, buying or lending? Here is how it works.

Owners get certified before they go to market. Buyers and lenders ask for it before they commit. Choose your side to see the steps.

01

Collect

Financials, tax returns, the list of adjustments and the records behind them.

02

Evidence

Collect the proof behind each significant adjustment.

03

Certify

Issue the DealReady Certification with the confirmed earnings figure.

Profit in the accounts+Adjustments we can prove=Certified earnings
[Who it is for]

When the number matters, confirm it.

[Serious sellers]

Confirm before you go to market.

Know your real earnings before buyers start picking your numbers apart.

[Buyers]

Confirm before you buy.

See what the business really earns and what sits behind each adjustment.

[Lenders]

Confirm before you fund.

Lend against confirmed earnings, not a number the vendor put together.

[People behind the number]

A technology-led advisory. Every number confirmed by a person.

Our platform gathers the financials and tests them against the tax returns. Our analysts and chartered accountants then work with the business and its accountant to question and confirm every adjustment. The technology makes it fast. The people make it reliable.

[Business]

Provides the underlying information.

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[Accountant]

Provides financial statements, tax returns and supporting records.

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[DealReady]

Matches the numbers. Questions every adjustment. Checks the proof. Confirms.

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DealReady Certification
[What we do]

Why stop at Certification.