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Registered liquidators

Lodging forms in structured data

The Annual Administration Return and End of Administration Return must be lodged with ASIC in structured data.

  • Form 5602 – Annual Administration Return
  • Form 5603 – End of Administration Return

You do not have an option to lodge this document as a PDF.

Aryza Insolv or Turnkey users

Insolvency specific software provided by either Aryza Insolv or Turnkey's IPS Cloud will enable registered liquidators to create the file needed to upload through the liquidator portal.

The liquidator portal uses the uploaded file to produce a Form 5602 or Form 5603 for verification and lodgement.

Form 5602 - Annual Administration Return user guide

The following user guide explains how to prepare and lodge a Form 5602 through ASIC’s liquidator portal.

Download user guide (PDF 496 KB)

Form 5603 – End of Administration Return

Most of the above guidance is equally applicable to Form 5603 End of Administration Return.

Lodgers who do not use Aryza Insolv or Turnkey

Registered liquidators

A registered liquidator who does not use Aryza Insolv or Turnkey's IPS Cloud can also lodge these forms in structured data through the liquidator portal.

An Excel template spreadsheet is available for download to lodge a Form 5602.

An Excel template spreadsheet is available for download to lodge a Form 5603.

The templates allow a registered liquidator to record all the relevant data required to prepare and lodge the required Form 5602 or Form 5603. In-built macros will create the file to upload through the liquidator portal. The liquidator portal will use the uploaded file to produce the Form 5602 or Form 5603 for verification and lodgement.

Not a registered liquidator

A person who is not a registered liquidator acting as either:

  • a liquidator in a members’ voluntary liquidation
  • a controller

can also use the Excel templates to lodge either a Form 5602 or a Form 5603 through the Agent portal. 

Guidance on Excel lodgements for 5602 are incorporated in the 5602 user guide and for completing the 5603 Excel template here quick guide for registered liquidators (PDF 360 KB).