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Northern Territory real estate trust account audit — deadlines and how to prepare
Northern Territory agents are audited for the year ended 30 June, with the report lodged with Licensing NT within three months. We audit Darwin to Alice Springs online, on a fixed fee per account.
Northern Territory at a glance
Requirements below are maintained against the regulator’s published rules — items marked [[verify]] are confirmed with the regulator before each audit season and in your engagement letter.
| Regulator | Licensing NT (Agents Licensing Board) [[verify]] |
|---|---|
| Legislation | Agents Licensing Act 1979 |
| Audit period | Year ended 30 June [[verify]] |
| Report due | 30 September (within three months of year end) [[verify]] |
| Lodgement | Auditor's report lodged with Licensing NT [[verify]] |
| If missed | Late or missing audits can be raised with the Agents Licensing Board and affect the licence |
Territory agents hold trust money under the Agents Licensing Act, audited over the year to 30 June with the report due to Licensing NT within three months of year end. The rules are the same in Darwin as in a one-agent Katherine office — and so is the exposure if the audit is missed.
Finding an auditor locally has always been the hard part in the NT, which is exactly what an online engagement removes: records upload from your trust software, testing and queries happen remotely, and the report is lodged on time regardless of where your office is. Findings come back as a plain-English management letter, with any remediation work quoted separately so it actually gets done before next season.
How it works online
Book your audit
Fixed fee per trust account, diarised against the lodgement window.
Send records online
Ledgers, reconciliations and statements for the year to 30 June.
We test & query
Testing under the Agents Licensing Act with a single batched query round.
Report & lodge
Signed report lodged with Licensing NT, copy and management letter to your portal.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trust-account audit — real estate / conveyancer (per account) | $649/account | Start online → | |
| Trust-account audit — law practice (per account) | $890/account | Start online → |
Prices ex GST, current at [[month year]], for standard-complexity work; a fixed quote is confirmed before we start.
Questions, answered
When is the Northern Territory trust account audit due?
The audit covers the year ended 30 june and the report is due by 30 September (within three months of year end). We diarise your dates at booking and confirm them in the engagement letter against the regulator's current requirements.
Who must have a trust account audited in Northern Territory?
Licensees who held trust money during the audit period — real estate agents, property managers and, depending on licence type, conveyancers and settlement agents — under the Agents Licensing Act 1979. If you held no trust money, ask us whether a declaration can be lodged instead of an audit.
How is the audit report lodged?
Auditor's report lodged with Licensing NT. You receive the signed report and a management letter through the portal, and we keep the lodgement evidence on file with it.
What does the audit cost?
A real estate or conveyancing trust account audit is $649/account ex GST; law-practice external examinations are $890/account ex GST. Additional accounts under the same licence are priced per account, fixed before we start.
Do you need to visit our office?
No. Records export from your trust software to the portal, testing and queries happen remotely, and the report is lodged electronically. The whole engagement typically takes 5–10 business days from complete records.
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