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SMSF audits for accounting firms and administrators
Independent SMSF audits for accounting firms and administrators that have lost — or never had — an in-house auditor. Fixed fee per fund, paperless workflow, turnaround measured in days, Australia-wide.
The number of approved SMSF auditors keeps falling while the number of funds keeps growing — which is why firms that relied on one in-house or local auditor keep finding themselves stuck at lodgement time. We sell audit capacity to firms and administrators only: $495–$650/fund per fund depending on complexity, on standing panel terms, with turnaround agreed up front.
The workflow is built to cost your team as little time as possible. One engagement letter covers the firm; each fund then needs either a document pack or read-only access to Class or BGL Simple Fund 360. Queries are batched into a single round with workpaper references. Reports, management letters and any auditor contravention reports come back electronically — nothing is posted, nothing needs a meeting.
Because we audit only what others prepare, there is no channel conflict: we do not offer administration to your clients, and our independence policy is documented in every panel agreement. Give your production team our SMSF audit checklist to cut query rounds before they happen.
Who this is for
Firms that lost their auditor
Your long-standing auditor retired or exited — you need a panel, not a scramble each July.
Administrators at volume
Batches through Class or BGL with predictable pricing and turnaround SLAs.
Firms exiting self-audit
Independence rules ended audit-and-administer under one roof — we are the clean answer.
How it works online
Agree panel terms
Engagement letter, independence confirmations and fee schedule for your firm.
Submit funds
Upload a document pack or grant read access to Class / BGL Simple Fund 360.
One query round
Queries come back batched with references, so your team answers once.
Report & lodge
Signed audit report and management letter returned; ACRs lodged where required.
What you pay
Fixed fees from our published price list — each links straight into online sign-up with the product pre-selected. Full list on the pricing page .
| Product | Included | Price (ex GST) | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMSF audit (for firms, per fund) | $495–$650/fund | Start online → |
- Funds with LRBAs, unlisted assets or in-house-asset questions — quoted per fund
- Contravention rectification support and ACR lodgement — included where required
- Prior-year catch-up audits — same fixed fee per year
Prices ex GST, current at [[month year]], for standard-complexity work; a fixed quote is confirmed before we start.
Why BRS Advisory
Audit-only relationship
We do not administer the funds we audit — your clients stay yours, and APES 110 independence stays intact.
Priced per fund, in advance
Standard funds sit in one published band; complex funds are quoted before work starts, never after.
ASIC-approved auditor
Audits are signed by an ASIC-approved SMSF auditor, SAN [[SAN]], with PI cover appropriate to audit work.
Questions, answered
Who can use this service?
Accounting firms, SMSF administrators and bookkeeping practices that prepare fund accounts and need an independent, ASIC-approved auditor. We don't take audit engagements directly from trustees whose accountant we'd be bypassing, and we never audit funds BRS Advisory administers.
What does an audit cost?
$495–$650 ex GST per fund for standard funds, fixed in advance. Funds with LRBAs, unlisted investments or contravention history are quoted individually before work starts. Volume panels receive scheduled pricing in the engagement letter.
How fast is turnaround?
Our working standard is five business days from complete records to signed report, agreed in the panel terms. Complex funds and July–October peak volumes are scheduled at booking, so your lodgement program never depends on a guess.
How do we send you fund records?
Either grant read-only access to Class or BGL Simple Fund 360, or upload a document pack per fund to the portal. We publish a fixed request list, and queries come back once, batched with workpaper references — not dripped over weeks.
Will you poach our clients?
No. The audit line is deliberately audit-only — we don't market administration to your clients, correspondence goes through your firm unless the law requires otherwise, and the engagement letter says so in writing. Independence is the product — channel conflict would destroy it.
What happens when you find a contravention?
We discuss it with your team first, report what the SIS Act requires — including an auditor contravention report where the criteria are met — and set out rectification clearly so you can manage the trustee conversation. No surprises lodged behind your back.
Who signs the audit reports?
An ASIC-approved SMSF auditor (SAN [[SAN]]) with professional indemnity cover appropriate to audit work. Approval details appear on every report and engagement letter, and you're welcome to verify the SAN on ASIC's register.
Can you clear a backlog of prior-year audits?
Yes — catch-up audits run at the same fixed fee per fund per year, and we schedule capacity so a multi-year backlog lands inside your lodgement window rather than after it.
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