Annual Compliance in Australia
The ASIC annual cycle. ASIC issues an annual company statement shortly after each review date (usually the registration anniversary); within two months of that date the annual review fee must be paid and the directors must pass a solvency resolution. Miss it and a late-payment penalty applies, with continued non-payment leading to deregistration. We also keep the register of members and the officeholder, address and shareholding details current — Australia operates no general public beneficial-ownership register as at this research date, so transparency runs through the company's own register of members (s.169), substantial-holding disclosure for listed entities (s.671B) and AML/CTF customer due diligence; a Treasury reform was progressing and its status is confirmed before we advise on it. Financial reporting and audit are a separate, size-driven obligation: all public companies and 'large' proprietary companies must prepare, audit and lodge financial reports with ASIC, and a small proprietary company that is FOREIGN-CONTROLLED can be caught even while small — a live exposure for inbound groups. Every ASIC dollar figure is unpriced for the reason given on the fee lines.
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What we will need from you
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ASIC annual company statement
Directors' solvency resolution
Passed within 2 months of the review date, alongside payment of the annual review fee.
Any changes to officeholders, registered office, address or shareholding
Current register of members
Maintained by the company under Corporations Act 2001 s.169.
Financial statements, where the company must lodge them
All public companies, 'large' proprietary companies and foreign-controlled small proprietary companies can be required to prepare, have audited and lodge financial reports. The exact thresholds and lodgement periods were not confirmed in research — scoped at quote.
Cost breakdown
Our fee and the government’s are always separate lines. Government fees are passed through at exactly what the authority charges — we add nothing to them.
| ASIC annual review fee — proprietary companyThe OBLIGATION is confirmed: every registered company receives an annual statement and pays an annual review fee. Corroborated at AUD 329 for a proprietary company in FY2025-26, rising to AUD 342 from 1 July 2026, but not published here as an amount. ASIC fees are indexed every 1 July, so read the live ASIC fee page for the current year. | Confirmed before payment |
| ASIC annual review fee — public companyone line of this schedule appliesHigher than the proprietary fee; no figure rendered and none corroborated in research. Read the live ASIC fee page. | Confirmed before payment |
| ASIC late payment penaltyonly if it appliesApplies where the annual review fee is unpaid after the 2-month window. Corroborated at AUD 102 up to one month late and AUD 428 more than one month late for FY2025-26, but not read from an official page, and subject to the same 1 July indexation. | Confirmed before payment |
| Comriq professional fee | Fixed fee within 1 business day |
How it runs
You will see these exact stages update in your client portal as we progress.
Annual Statement Reviewed
The ASIC annual statement is checked against your records and any changes identified.
Solvency Resolution
The directors' solvency resolution is passed and minuted within 2 months of the review date, and the annual review fee is paid.
Registers Updated
Register of members and officeholder, address and shareholding details brought current with ASIC.
Complete
Confirmation delivered, with any financial-reporting or audit obligation flagged for the year ahead.
Indicative guidance — confirmed before payment
Requirements and statutory fees are set by Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and change without notice. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your engagement letter and quote are the binding documents.