COMPARISONS BETWEEN TAX DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE PROVIDERS
How TSL Pty Ltd compares to Other Tax Depreciation Schedule Providers
TSL offers Excellent Customer Service and a Superior Product at a highly competitive price.
TSL Pty Ltd is a Chartered Quantity Surveying Company, employing fully qualified Quantity Surveyors offering you:
Australia-wide service
Competitive pricing
Professional, efficient and timely service
Personal contact with prompt responses to your questions
Comprehensive reports in both hard copy and PDF formats
Ongoing advice regarding your project / report if required, even after the work has been completed
Fixed fee quotes – no hidden extras
No payment upfront – we invoice you at the completion of our services
Various payment options, including direct credit, cheque, Visa, Mastercard and Bartercard (for some services)
Our Tax Depreciation Schedule Company Guarantee – “We will find you at least double your fee in depreciation in the first full claimable year, or your report is FREE”
TSL Report Price
Competitor’s Report Price
$540 inc GST
Fixed fee for properties located in our standard service areas
Highly competitive fixed fees for properties Australia-wide
$250 - $1500
Fees are often not fixed and do not include additional expenses for travelling costs, plans, photographs, low value pooling items, furniture, etc. Some competitors do not include a full on-site inspection (an AIQS minimum requirement)
TSL Service Areas
Competitor's Service Areas
Australia-wide service
Often very limited service area
TSL Inclusions
Competitor's Inclusions
TSL includes all of the following items in our fixed fee:
Full on-site inspection for every property
Depreciation calculations for the full remaining depreciable lifetime of the property (up to 40 years)
Depreciation Calculations using both ATO approved methods (ie Prime Cost and Diminishing Value)
Low value pooling
Furniture / Furnishings
Body Corporate depreciation
Photographs
Indicative Floor Plan
Fully certified by our Director who is an Associate Member of the AIQS
Warning – many competitors do not include any of these items as standard and often charge additional fees should you require any / all of these extras
Many competitors provide only a 10 or 20 year report
Often not certified by an Associate Member of the AIQS
TSL Format
Competitor's Format
Bound report of approximately 16 pages
Your choice of both a Hard Copy Report and a PDF Copy via email
Or
Just a PDF Copy via email (a $25 discount applies to our quoted fee) – print it yourself and save $$$
Many competitors provide only a 2-page document
TSL - No payment up front
Competitor's - No payment up front
Your invoice will be included with your Completed Tax Depreciation Schedule
TSL accepts payment via cheque, direct credit into our account or by Visa / Mastercard
We also accept Bartercard
You will often have to pay the entire fee upfront prior to them commencing work on your report
Some companies ask for 50% upfront and then will not release your report until they receive final payment
TSL Full Onsite Property Inspection
Full Onsite Property Inspection
We conduct a thorough internal and external inspection of every property
We liaise directly with your Agent / Tenant / Onsite Manager to arrange access to your property as soon as possible
We are very mindful of causing the least disruption to tenants as possible
Warning – Some companies expect you to undertake the inspection yourself, which is against ATO guidelines
Some just do not even bother to do an inspection at all
TSL Photographs and Floor Plans
Comp Photographs and Floor Plans
We include in our reports photographs and an indicative floor plan of every property as standard
All Body Corporate plans are included at no extra cost
These items are rarely included and, if offered, incur an additional charge
Often you will be asked to apply to the relevant council to obtain a copy of property plans (at your own expense)
TSL Low Value Pooling Items
Competitor's Low Value Pooling Items
Included as standard
Often not included and, if offered, incurs an additional charge
TSL Furniture
Competitor's Furniture
Included as standard
Often not included and, if offered, incurs an additional charge
TSL Full 40 Year Schedule
Competitor's Full 40 Year Schedule
TSL Tax Depreciation Schedules will provide calculations to cover the full remaining depreciable lifetime of your property (up to the full 40 years)
This can range from 2 to 40 years
TSL Research – no additional fees
Comp Research – no additional fees
TSL will conduct all necessary searches at no additional cost
This can incur additional costs
TSL Certification
Competitor's Certification
All TSL Tax Depreciation Schedules are fully certified by one of our Directors who are all Associate Members of the AIQS
Your report may not be certified and therefore does not fall within the AIQS guidelines
TSL Guarantee
Competitor's Guarantee
TSL guarantees that ‘we will find you at least double your fee in depreciation in the first full claimable year, or your report is FREE’
Some companies fail to provide you with any sort of guarantee