GUIDE · AUSTRALIA
ASIC annual review date: how to find it, and every deadline that follows it
Your company's ASIC annual review date is the anniversary of the day it was registered, unless ASIC has approved a different date. To see it, search the company on ASIC's free companies and organisations search: the free result shows the registration date and the next review date. On or soon after that date ASIC sends the annual statement. From the review date you have 28 days from the statement's issue date to correct details, and 2 months to pay the fee ($342 for a proprietary company from 1 July 2026) and to pass a solvency resolution. Below are those deadlines worked out for one company, the late fees, and a reminder plan.
The four dates that hang off your review date
Each row is ASIC's own rule, from its company annual review page, its late fee page and its deregistration page. The example column is a company registered on 14 March 2019, so its review date is 14 March 2027.
| What | ASIC's rule | Example date | If you miss it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check the statement and correct any wrong details | "Within 28 days" of the statement's issue date | 11 April 2027 | A late review fee: $102 if up to 1 month late, $428 if more. This is on top of any late lodgement fee for a change you should have lodged within 28 days of it happening. |
| Pay the annual review fee | By the due date on the statement, "usually 2 months after the annual review date" | 14 May 2027 | A late payment fee: $102 if paid up to 1 month late (to 14 June 2027), $428 if later. |
| Directors pass a solvency resolution | "Within 2 months of the annual review date", unless the company lodged a financial report with ASIC in the past 12 months | 14 May 2027 | If none is passed, or it is negative, lodge Form 485 within 7 days (21 May 2027 if none was passed). |
| Fee still unpaid | ASIC's "most common reason" to start deregistration: the fee unpaid "for at least 12 months after the due date" | From 14 May 2028 | ASIC writes to the company and directors, marks it "strike off in progress" and posts a 2-month notice. Paying the outstanding fees may stop it. |
Your own statement's due date overrides this table. If no statement has arrived 15 business days after the review date, ASIC asks you to contact it.
What it costs from 1 July 2026
These amounts are from ASIC's fee data for Information Sheet 30, Fees for commonly lodged documents. ASIC says these fees are not subject to GST.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Annual review fee, proprietary company | $342 |
| Annual review fee, special purpose proprietary company (for example a company whose sole purpose is to be trustee of a regulated super fund, such as an SMSF trustee) | $70 |
| Annual review fee, public company | $1,591 |
| Late payment or late review fee, up to 1 month late | $102 |
| Late payment or late review fee, more than 1 month late | $428 |
| Ten years of review fees paid in advance, proprietary company | $2,538 |
| Apply to change the review date (Form 488), per company | $52 |
| Business name renewal, 1 year or 3 years | $47 or $108 |
Should you pay ten years in advance?
At today's fee, ten yearly payments would be $3,420 against $2,538 up front. The $2,538 equals about seven and a half years of today's fee. ASIC says "refunds for advance payments are not available". So the rule is: if you are confident the company will exist for at least eight more years and you want one less thing to pay, prepaying saves money. If you might close or sell the company sooner, pay yearly. Prepaying covers the fee only; the details check and the solvency resolution are still due every year.
A reminder plan that matches ASIC's deadlines
ASIC sends one statement. The deadlines that cost money are 28 days and 2 months later, so set your reminders against those, not against the review date alone.
- One week before the review date: check that ASIC will reach you. The statement goes to one address only, in this order: your registered agent, your company officeholder portal account, your nominated mailing address, then the registered office. If any of those is out of date, fix it now.
- On the review date: download the statement. Read every line against what is true today: addresses, officeholders, share structure and members.
- Day 21 after the statement is issued: last call for corrections. Lodge them before day 28.
- Six weeks after the review date: hold the solvency resolution and pay the fee. That leaves about two weeks before both fall due.
- Afterwards: file the resolution record and the payment receipt with the statement, then set next year's reminders.
If you keep this on your phone, Obligio has an "ASIC company annual review" template for Australian companies that repeats every year. Each item sends reminders 30, 14, 7 and 1 day before its date, so enter the fee due date and add the 28-day correction date as its own item. It does not read ASIC's register, pay the fee or lodge anything, and the free plan holds three obligations (Free and Plus). The plan above works just as well in a paper diary or the spreadsheet tracker.
Recording the solvency resolution
ASIC describes the resolution as stating "whether the company can pay its debts when they are due, in the opinion of a majority of the directors", based on good evidence. The company keeps the record; a positive resolution is not sent to ASIC. A sole director might record it like this. This is an example of the content, not legal wording:
Resolution of the directors of Example Pty Ltd (ACN 000 000 000), passed on 30 April 2027 in respect of the review date 14 March 2027. Having considered the company's bank statements, debts due and expected income for the next 12 months, the directors are of the opinion that there are reasonable grounds to believe the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. Signed: [director], [date].
If you cannot honestly say yes, do not pass a positive resolution. Lodge Form 485 within 7 days and get advice from an accountant or insolvency practitioner.
Is that invoice really from ASIC?
Private companies send letters and emails about annual reviews and business name renewals that look like invoices. ASIC's scams page says "these providers are not ASIC" and that their notice "may look like an invoice, even though you are not required to pay it". Check four things before paying:
- The sender. ASIC's emails come from an address ending in @asic.gov.au.
- The amount. A fee different from ASIC's published fee (the table above) is a warning sign.
- The method. ASIC does not ask for card details over the phone and does not accept crypto.
- The source. Download the statement from your own ASIC portal login rather than following a link.
ABN and business name dates are separate
- Business name. Registered for 1 or 3 years. ASIC emails a renewal notice at least 30 days before it is due, and if you do not renew "ASIC may cancel it" (renew a business name). The renewal date is not your company review date.
- ABN. The Australian Business Register's pages describe updating or cancelling an ABN, not renewing it. Its rule is: "You must update your details within 28 days of becoming aware of changes" (ABR, Update your ABN details). It is a separate register, so check it on its own after you move or change directors.
When this page does not apply
- You are a sole trader or partnership with no company. There is no ASIC annual review. Your dates are the business name renewal and your ABN details.
- The company is registered with the ACNC as a charity. ASIC's fee table lists no annual review fee for an entity registered under the ACNC Act. Check the ACNC for its own reporting dates.
- The company is already "strike off in progress" or deregistered. Act within the 2-month notice: contact ASIC and pay what is outstanding. After deregistration, see ASIC's company reinstatement pages, and speak to an accountant or lawyer.
- You were late because of something outside your control. ASIC lets you ask it to review a late fee, and it may waive it.
- You are outside Australia. For US and general renewals see the business licence renewal tracker, and if a date has passed, what happens if a business licence expires.
Questions
How do I find my company's ASIC annual review date?
Search the company on ASIC's free companies register search. The free result lists the registration date and the next review date. For most companies the review date is the anniversary of the registration date. It is also printed on the annual statement and shown in the company officeholder portal.
When is the ASIC annual review fee due?
By the due date on the annual statement, which ASIC says is usually 2 months after the annual review date. From 1 July 2026 the fee is $342 for a proprietary company. Paying up to 1 month late adds $102; more than 1 month late adds $428.
Can I change my company's annual review date?
Yes, with Form 488 and a $52 fee per company (from 1 July 2026), posted to ASIC. ASIC considers it where companies share an ultimate holding company, an officeholder or a responsible entity, or in exceptional circumstances. A date that has already passed cannot be changed. A new date earlier than the current one applies immediately; a later one applies after the current review.
Do I have to send ASIC a solvency resolution?
No, if it is positive. The directors pass it within 2 months of the review date and the company keeps the record. You only lodge Form 485, within 7 days, if the resolution is negative or if none was passed within the 2 months. Companies that lodged a financial report with ASIC in the past 12 months are exempt.
Does an ABN have a review or renewal date?
The ABR's pages describe updating or cancelling an ABN, not renewing it. The obligation it states is to update your details within 28 days of becoming aware of a change. A registered business name is different: it is renewed for 1 or 3 years, and ASIC emails the renewal notice at least 30 days before it is due.
Sources
- ASIC, Company annual review
- ASIC, Late company annual review fee
- ASIC, Fees for commonly lodged documents (INFO 30); amounts from ASIC's fee data file for fees from 1 July 2026
- ASIC, Change a company's annual review date
- ASIC, When ASIC initiates a company's deregistration
- ASIC, Search companies and organisations (free fields include next review date)
- ASIC, Scams impersonating ASIC
- ASIC, Renew a business name registration
- Australian Business Register, Update your ABN details
All sources were read on 11 November 2026. ASIC's fee table is set from 1 July each year; confirm the amount on your own statement. This page is organisational guidance, not legal, tax or insolvency advice.
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