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Development Feasibility Calculator

Use the requested land, lending, interest, sales, GST and company-tax sequence. Every assumption is editable, every result is traceable, and uncertain tax treatment stays visible.

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Educational estimate only. GST, income tax, land tax treatment, deductibility, interest, lending, development costs and sale values must be confirmed with an accountant, tax adviser, lender, valuer, QS, planner, lawyer, engineer and other relevant professionals before making a purchase or development decision.
Section 1 of 10 · 86% complete

Feasibility completeness: 86%

Ready for deeper review

Completeness reflects whether key evidence fields are populated; it does not certify accuracy or feasibility.

Missing or weak inputs

  • Sale-price confidence

Scenario mode

Current case / upside / downside

Decision maturity

Feasibility 1Pre-offer

Level 1 of 5

Decision this model supports

What price and conditions could support an offer?

Evidence expected at this level

Current title, planning screen, market evidence, high-level civil and funding allowances.

Project basics

Development scheme & sales

Consent assumptions

Cost inputs

Lending and interest

Evidence & source confidence

Land
Civil / approvals
Construction
Sales / yield
Finance

Last assumption change: Not recorded

GST & tax assumptions

Expected case

17-step calculation table

Detailed results stay in the normal page flow. Each line updates after an edited numeric field is committed with Enter, Tab or blur.

1. Cost excluding interest (FC)

$6,550,000

2. Land lending

$1,380,000

3. Land interest

$34,500

4. Main project facility

$5,630,000

5. Main project interest

$548,925

6. Total interest

$583,425

7. Total cost including interest (TC)

$7,133,425

8. Gross sales

$7,000,000

9. Agent fee

$175,000

10. Net sales before GST

$6,755,000

11. Gross profit before GST

-$378,425

12. GST claim

$854,348

13. GST payable on sales

$913,043

14. Net GST payable

$58,696

15. Profit before company tax

-$437,121

16. Company tax

$0

17. Final net profit / loss

Final estimate — verify all inputs and treatment.

-$437,121

Show formula explanation

Final Net Profit = [(Gross Sales - Agent Fee - Marketing - Land - Civil - Construction - Land Interest - Project Interest) - (Output GST - GST Claim)] - Company Tax

Break-even controls

Minimum sale price per dwelling
$939,696
Maximum land price
$1,836,489
Break-even construction cost
$2,947,993
Required target margin
15.0%

Result interpretation

Main reason

Total cost, interest and net GST exceed net sales on the selected assumptions.

Biggest current risk

Sale-price confidence

Next step

Verify the largest uncertain cost and sales assumptions with the QS, valuer, lender, accountant and project consultants.

Sensitivity comparison

Best and worst cases apply visible percentage stresses to sales, land, civil, construction, interest, programme and selling costs. They are not forecasts.

Best

$143,505

Sales 5% · construction -5% · programme -8%

Expected

-$437,121

Sales 0% · construction 0% · programme 0%

Worst

-$1,725,926

Sales -8% · construction 12% · programme 20%

Decision fragility

What would break this deal?

These are transparent sensitivity checks against the current target margin. They are not predictions or a buy/decline recommendation. Verify every cited assumption before making a decision.

Construction cost rises 7%

Below target margin
Final result
-$667,282
Margin on cost
-9.0%

Supporting assumption: Construction $3,400,000 · Example - unverified confidence

Source: Worked example allowance — replace with QS, tender or contract evidence

Sale values fall 5%

Below target margin
Final result
-$732,718
Margin on cost
-10.3%

Supporting assumption: Modelled gross sales $7,000,000 · Example - unverified confidence

Source: Worked example sales assumption — replace with current valuation and comparable evidence

Programme and interest extend 15%

Below target margin
Final result
-$591,728
Margin on cost
-8.1%

Supporting assumption: 18 months at 6.5% · Example - unverified confidence

Source: Worked example lending assumption — replace with current lender terms

Yield reduces by one dwelling

Below target margin
Final result
-$1,176,115
Margin on cost
-16.5%

Supporting assumption: 8 dwellings currently modelled

Source: Worked example sales assumption — replace with current valuation and comparable evidence

Known due-diligence gaps

  • Sale-price confidence

Cost stack

Relative share of the selected scenario’s core cost and interest components.

Land
$2,300,000
Civil / approvals
$850,000
Construction
$3,400,000
Interest
$583,425

Profit bridge

A labelled bridge from gross sales to the final result; positive and negative values are never shown by colour alone.

Gross sales$7,000,000
Selling costs-$245,000
Total project cost-$7,133,425
Net GST-$58,696
Company tax-$0
Final result-$437,121

Formula transparency

Final Net Profit = [(Gross Sales - Agent Fee - Marketing - Land - Civil - Construction - Land Interest - Project Interest) - (Output GST - GST Claim)] - Company Tax
Company Tax = max(Profit Before Tax, 0) × Company Tax Rate

FC = Land + Civil / services / approvals + Construction

Land lending = Land × land lending %

Land interest = land lending × annual rate × months ÷ 12

Main facility = land lending + Civil + Construction

Project interest = main facility × annual rate × months ÷ 12

Gross sales = Σ(home count × sale price)

Agent fee = Gross sales × agent fee %

Net sales = Gross sales - Agent fee - Marketing

GST claim = eligible GST-inclusive costs × editable GST fraction

Sales GST = Gross sales × editable GST fraction

Net GST = Sales GST - GST claim

Final result = profit before tax - company tax

35 & 37 Megan Avenue worked example

Expected outputs: FC $6,550,000; land lending $1,380,000; land interest $34,500; main facility $5,630,000; project interest $548,925; TC $7,133,425; gross sales $7,000,000; GST claim about $854,348; GST payable about $913,043.

Final result: -$437,121 loss

This is an example using the user's development calculation structure. GST and tax treatment must be confirmed by an accountant or tax adviser before relying on the result.

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