ASIC Compliance Checklist 2026: Every Deadline, Form & Obligation for Australian Companies

Keeping up with ASIC compliance obligations is one of the most time-consuming aspects of running an Australian company. Miss a deadline and you face late fees. Miss enough of them and you risk deregistration, director penalties, or enforcement action.

This comprehensive checklist covers every key ASIC obligation for 2026, organised by frequency and entity type. Bookmark this page — you will need it all year.

Annual Obligations

Annual Review and Company Statement

Every Australian company must complete an annual review. ASIC sends a company statement approximately two weeks before your review date. You have 28 days from the review date to either confirm the details are correct or update them.

The annual review fee for 2026 is $310 for proprietary companies and $1,396 for public companies (check ASIC's website for the latest fee schedule as these are subject to change).

Key action: Verify all company details including registered office address, principal place of business, directors, secretaries, shareholders, share structure, and ultimate holding company details before confirming.

Late penalty: Failure to respond within 28 days incurs a late fee of $85. Continued non-compliance may result in further action.

Financial Reporting (Large Proprietary Companies and Public Companies)

Large proprietary companies and all public companies must lodge annual financial reports with ASIC. The deadline is four months after the end of the financial year (31 October for standard 30 June year-end companies).

Large proprietary company thresholds for the 2025-26 financial year: consolidated revenue of $50 million or more, consolidated gross assets of $25 million or more, or 100 or more employees. Meeting two of three triggers the obligation.

ASIC Form 388 (Copy of Financial Statements) must accompany the lodgement.

Solvency Declarations

Directors of proprietary companies must make a solvency resolution within two months after the anniversary of the company's registration. If directors cannot make a positive solvency declaration, they must notify ASIC immediately.

This is a legal requirement under section 347A of the Corporations Act. Failure to comply is an offence.

Event-Driven Obligations

These obligations are triggered by specific corporate events and must be lodged within prescribed timeframes.

Officer Changes — Form 484

Any change in directors or secretaries must be notified to ASIC within 28 days using Form 484. This includes new appointments, resignations, removals, and changes to personal details (name, address).

Share Changes — Form 484

Changes to the share structure, including new share issues, transfers, buy-backs, and changes to share class rights, must be notified within 28 days using Form 484.

Registered Office or Principal Place of Business Change — Form 484

Any change to the registered office address or principal place of business must be notified within 28 days. The registered office must be accessible to the public during business hours.

Change of Company Name — Form 205

A special resolution is required to change a company name. Form 205 must be lodged within 14 days of the resolution being passed.

Constitution Adoption or Modification — Form 205A

Any adoption, modification, or repeal of a company constitution requires lodgement within 14 days of the special resolution.

Ongoing Record-Keeping Obligations

Companies must maintain the following registers at all times:

• Register of members
• Register of option holders
• Register of debenture holders
• Minute books for general meetings
• Minute books for director meetings

These registers must be available for inspection and kept at the registered office or principal place of business.

Key Dates to Diarise for 2026

January to March: Review Q4 2025 compliance status. Prepare for any financial year-end reporting if your FY ends 31 December.

April to June: Annual review dates for companies registered in this quarter. Begin financial year-end preparations for 30 June FY companies.

July to September: Financial year-end for most Australian companies. Prepare financial statements and audit arrangements. Complete solvency declarations.

October: Financial report lodgement deadline for 30 June FY companies (31 October).

November to December: Year-end compliance review. Verify all event-driven lodgements are up to date. Plan for the next year.

Common Mistakes That Trigger Penalties

• Not updating ASIC when directors change residential addresses
• Forgetting to lodge share transfers after they occur
• Missing the 28-day window for annual review confirmation
• Not maintaining proper minute books for board and member resolutions
• Failing to make solvency declarations within the required window

How to Stay on Top of It All

The volume of obligations across a corporate group can be overwhelming. A company with 10 entities might have 50 or more discrete compliance events per year — each with its own deadline and form requirements.

Purpose-built entity management software like EntityFlo automates deadline tracking, pre-populates ASIC forms from your existing entity data, and provides a compliance dashboard showing exactly where each entity stands. Compliance AI monitors every obligation and alerts your team before deadlines hit.

Stop managing ASIC compliance in spreadsheets. Start managing it in a system built for the job.

Nathan Carroll is the founder and CEO of [EntityFlo](https://entityflo.com). With multiple successful exits and experience scaling SaaS companies globally, Nathan is building the future of corporate governance for Australian businesses. [Connect on LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/nathan-carroll-32b98231).