SMSFs need to appoint an auditor no later than 45 days before they lodge their SMSF annual return (‘SAR’).
In preparation for lodgment of the SAR, SMSF trustees also need to:
If an SMSF’s SAR is more than two week’s overdue, and the SMSF trustee has not contacted the ATO, the ATO will change the status of the SMSF on Super Fund Lookup to ‘Regulation details removed’, and this status will remain until any overdue lodgments are brought up to date.