What we test
- Fee category and tariff version applied
- Application amendments and recalculations
- Receipts, reversals, credits and duplicated entries
- VAT treatment where relevant
- Outstanding balances against the project register
Development application fee assurance · ZA
Every permit charge should trace to a reason.
We reconcile municipal fee schedules, application records, receipts and project registers so property teams can account for what was assessed, paid, credited and still outstanding.
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The point of the review
“Not another spreadsheet. A defensible line from the approved application to the amount in the ledger.”
Built for development managers, property finance teams, quantity surveyors and legal advisers who need a clear account before close-out, dispute or internal sign-off.
Flagship engagement
Permit fee reconciliation audit
A defined, document-based review of one development, a programme of applications, or a selected fee period.
TYPICAL OUTPUT
A reconciliation pack your reviewers can follow
Exception register, source references, calculation notes, unresolved-item log and a concise close-out briefing.
- Delivery
- Secure remote review
- Typical period
- 10–15 business days
- Basis
- Quoted by record volume
Related audit work
Right-sized scrutiny
Readiness assessment
Application register health check
A short diagnostic of reference quality, fee fields and payment evidence before a full reconciliation begins.
Targeted close-out
Close-out exception review
Targeted examination of disputed, aged or unresolved permit fee items holding up project financial closure.
Flagship audit
Permit fee reconciliation audit
A line-by-line test of development permit assessments against approved applications, tariff schedules, receipts and the project ledger.
Useful evidence, calmly presented
Findings with enough context to act.
We distinguish confirmed variances from items that simply need another source record. That difference matters when a team is closing a project or corresponding with an authority.
Read client stories“The review picked up two credits that had never reached our development cost report. More importantly, every exception cited the receipt and tariff line, so finance could clear the items without a long handover.”
Start with the records you have
Tell us what needs to reconcile.
Share the municipality, application period, approximate record count and the decision your team needs to make.
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