Audit Report Sections
Explanation of listed sections and regulations in compliance report, per SMSF Independent Auditor's Report
(issued by the Australian Taxation Office)
The Sections and Regulations, together with the Explanation, listed in the table below have been extracted from the approved form SMSF Independent Auditor's Report as issued by the Australian Taxation Office.
| Section or Regulation | Explanation |
| S17A | The fund must meet the definition of an SMSF |
| S35AE | The trustees must keep and maintain accounting records for a minimum of five years |
| S35B | The trustees must prepare, sign and retain accounts and statements |
| S35C(2) | The trustees must provide the auditor with the necessary documents to complete the audit in a timely and professional manner; and within 14 days of a written request from the auditor |
| S62 | The fund must be maintained for the sole purpose of providing benefits to any or all of the following:
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| S65 | The trustees must not loan monies or provide financial assistance to any member or relative at any time during the financial year |
| S66 | The trustees must not acquire any assets (not listed as an exception) from any member or related party of the fund |
| S67 | The trustees of the fund must not borrow any money or maintain an existing borrowing (not listed as an exception) |
| S67A & 67B | The fund must comply with the limited recourse borrowing arrangement rules when borrowing to purchase single acquirable asset or replacement assets (not listed as an exception to the borrowing rules) |
| S82, 83, 84 & 85 | The trustees must comply with the in-house asset rules |
| S103 | The trustees must keep minutes of all meetings and retain the minutes for a minimum of 10 years |
| S104 | The trustees must keep up to date records of all trustee or director of corporate trustee changes and trustee consents for a minimum of 10 years |
| S104A | Trustees who became a trustee on or after 1 July 2007 must sign and retain a trustee declaration |
| S105 | The trustees must ensure that copies of all member or beneficiary reports are kept for a minimum of 10 years |
| S109 | All investment transactions must be made and maintained at arms- length – that is, purchase, sale price and income from an asset reflects a true market value/rate of return |
| S126K | A disqualified person cannot be a trustee, investment manager or custodian of a superannuation fund |
| Sub Reg 1.06 (9A) | Pension payments must be made at least annually, and must be at least the amount calculated under Schedule 7 |
| Reg 4.09 | Trustees must formulate, regularly review and give effect to an investment strategy for the fund |
| Reg 4.09A | The assets of the SMSF must be held separately from any assets held by the trustee personally or by a standard employer sponsor or an associate of the standard employer sponsor |
| Reg 5.03 | Investment returns must be allocated to members in a manner that is fair and reasonable |
| Reg 5.08 | Member minimum benefits must be maintained in the fund until transferred, rolled over, allotted (to the member's spouse) or cashed out in a permitted fashion |
| Reg 6.17 | Payments of member benefits must be made in accordance with Part 6 or Part 7A of the regulations and be permitted by the trust deed |
| Reg 7.04 | Contributions can only be accepted in accordance with the applicable rules for the year being audited |
| Reg 8.02B | When preparing accounts and statements required by subsection 35B(1) of SISA, an asset must be valued at its market value |
| Reg 13.12 | Trustees must not recognise an assignment of a super interest of a member or beneficiary |
| Reg 13.13 | Trustees must not recognise a charge over or in relation to a member's benefits |
| Reg 13.14 | Trustees must not give a charge over, or in relation to, an asset of the fund |
| Reg 13.18AA | Investments in collectables and personal use assets must be maintained in accordance with prescribed rules |