SMSF
SMSF audit
Every self-managed super fund must be audited each year by an approved SMSF auditor before its annual return is lodged. SMSF Genius audits funds online for trustees and accountants: you upload the documents, the auditor reviews them and works through any questions with you.
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Who it’s for
SMSF trustees
Trustees who need their fund’s yearly audit.
Accountants
Accounting firms that send their clients’ SMSF audits to an independent auditor.
Funds changing auditor
Trustees or accountants looking for a new auditor.
What’s included
Financial audit
Checking the fund’s financial statements.
Compliance audit
Checking the fund followed the super laws during the year.
Queries
Working through questions with you or your accountant.
Audit report
The independent auditor’s report, needed for the annual return.
How it works
Upload documents
You or your accountant upload the fund’s documents through the secure online platform.
Audit review
The auditor reviews the documents.
Resolve queries
Any questions are worked through with you.
Audit completed
You receive the completed audit documents.
Good to know
Independence
An SMSF auditor must be independent: they must not audit a fund whose financial statements their own firm prepared, unless that work was only routine and any risk to independence is reduced to an acceptable level. Ask how independence is checked for your fund.
Check the auditor
SMSF auditors are registered with ASIC. You can check an auditor’s registration on ASIC’s register.
Contraventions are reported
Auditors must report certain breaches of the super laws to the ATO.
Questions
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Answers are general information, not personal advice.
Reviewed by a registered SMSF auditor at SMSF Genius · Last updated 6 October 2026
Insights
Guides from the group’s specialists
SMSF
The Complete SMSF Trustee Compliance & Audit Guide: ATO Rules, Investment Strategy, and Auditor Independence
What SMSF trustees must do each year: the sole purpose test, an investment strategy, the choice of individual or corporate trustee, and an audit by an independent approved auditor.
SMSF Genius · 4 min read
Important information
General information only: it does not take your personal circumstances into account.
Services described here may be subject to eligibility, professional registration or licensing requirements. Confirm the relevant scope and documents directly with SMSF Genius before proceeding.
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