SMSF auditors

Use our online services to register as an SMSF auditor, change your SMSF auditor details and complete an SMSF auditor annual statement.

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Steps to sign up for a Regulatory Portal account and to log in

Inviting someone to act on your behalf in the ASIC Regulatory Portal

You may authorise another person to act on your behalf through the portal.

Only a portal user with Senior administrator or Administrator Access level for an entity (this could be an organisation structure like a company, a business, a partnership or a trust, or an individual (or ‘natural person’)) can invite other users to connect to that entity.

To invite a user, make sure you are viewing the entity you want to invite the user to connect to. 

  1. Select 'Administration' in the top navigation bar.
  2. Select the 'Users' tab.
  3. Select the 'Invite new user to entity' button.
  4. enter the invitee's details – name, email address etc. You will also need to declare that you understand the access you are giving the invitee.
  5. Select 'Confirm'. This will send the invitee an email, including an invitation key that they can use to register or connect to the entity if they have an existing portal account.

For more information, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on ASIC's Regulatory Portal.

Registering as an SMSF auditor

  1. Log in to ASIC's Regulatory Portal. This will take you to your dashboard.
  2. From the top navigation bar, select 'Transactions' and then select 'All transactions index' from the drop-down list. This will take you to a page listing all available transactions.
  3. Select ‘Apply for SMSF auditor registration’. This will take you to a landing page for the registration application. This page contains  information about fees, relevant legislation, privacy, etc.
  4. At the bottom of the landing page, select the 'Launch transaction' button to start your application.

Also see: Applying for and managing your registration

Completing your SMSF auditor annual statement

If you have not previously registered for the portal, see Steps to register for an ASIC Regulatory Portal account.

  1. Log in to ASIC's Regulatory Portal. This will take you to your dashboard.
  2. From the top navigation bar, click on Transactions and select All transactions index from the drop-down list. This will take you to a page listing all available transactions.
  3. Click on ‘Submit annual statement’. This will take you to a landing page for the annual statement. This page contains information about fees, relevant legislation, privacy etc.
  4. At the bottom of the landing page, select 'Launch transaction' to start your annual statement.

Changing your SMSF auditor details

If you have not previously registered for the portal, see Steps to register for an ASIC Regulatory Portal account.

  1. Log in to ASIC's Regulatory Portal. This will take you to your dashboard.
  2. From the top navigation bar, select 'Transactions' and select 'All transactions index' from the drop-down list. This will take you to a page listing all available transactions.
  3. Click on ‘Change to details of professional registration’. This will take you to a landing page 'SMSF auditor - Change to professional registration'. This page contains information about fees, relevant legislation, privacy etc.
  4. At the bottom of the landing page, select 'Launch transaction'.

Frequently asked questions

Refer to our Regulatory portal FAQs page to find user guides and step-by-step instructions for self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors completing transactions in the ASIC Regulatory Portal.

FAQs include:

  • How to login and register for the ASIC Regulatory Portal?
  • How to connect an entity to your portal account?
  • How to invite someone to connect with an entity?
  • How to change a user's access level or disconnect them from an entity?

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Last updated: 24/02/2025 11:02