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What is an SMSF audit? How do you do it?

  Self-managed super   funds are a great choice when it comes to investments and financial independence. However, r unning an SMSF is not a child’s play. There is a lot to take care and   SMSF audit is  one of those  mandatory requirement s   that should be  met.    SMSF auditing   should be done by   SMSF  auditor s  registered  with the Australian  S ecurities and Investment  C ommission  ( ASIC ) . App roved  SMSF auditor s   are required to  carry out the financial as well as compliance audit for the  superfunds.   Not sure what superannuation   audit is all about? Read on!   What is  an  SMSF audit?   The SMSF  laws require an  SMSF  to  be audited annually .  Australian SMSF audits can be categorized into two parts:   Financial audits:   While performing financial audits, super fund auditors check whether the financial statements of the SMSF are accurate or not.    Compliance audits:   The purpose of the compliance audit by the SMSF auditor is to make sure that the SMSF is comp