Use this page as the pre-audit readiness checklist: confirm your scope, deadline, reconciliations, system access, and next steps. For the detailed list of files to prepare and upload, use the trust account audit documents guide.
This page is for audit readiness. It helps you check the practical items that usually cause delay before you submit an online trust account audit request: scope, audit period, regulator pathway, reconciliations, software access, and who will answer auditor follow-up questions. It also helps separate readiness tasks from the detailed document upload list, so your team can prepare internally before sharing sensitive records through the client portal. That protects timing, pricing, and handover expectations from the first request.
Start by confirming your profession, state, audit period, trust account activity, and any regulator deadline. The right checklist can change for real estate agents, conveyancers, solicitors, accountants, mortgage brokers, and other Australian professionals who hold client money.
Before uploading files, check that each month is covered by bank statements, reconciliation reports, trust ledgers, trial balance reports, receipt records, payment records, and any software exports requested for your audit type.
Once the readiness checks are complete, start the audit request online. AuditsPro confirms scope first, then gives you a document pathway so records can be uploaded securely and final audit documents can be retrieved later.
Previous audit report(if applicable) - confirm whether you have last year's report ready
Trust account bank statements - check every month in the audit period is available
System reconciliation reports - confirm each month is reconciled before upload
Trial balance & ledgers - check the reports agree with the reconciliation position
Payment & receipt records - identify whether source documents are complete and easy to match
For faster processing, grant read-only access to your cloud accounting system instead of uploading individual files. For a detailed record-by-record upload list, use the trust account audit documents guide before submitting files.
For NSW clients, we capture the required information directly in our secure portal — no external spreadsheets are needed.
If you are preparing a NSW agency audit or looking for an estate agent auditor, use the real estate trust account audit checklist NSW for UID details, audit period, 30 September deadline, and Fair Trading lodgement steps.
If you have questions about the checklist or need assistance with your audit requirements, we're here to help. You can also review the online trust account audit guide for secure portal upload and digital workflow details.
State audit pathways
Use the state page with this checklist so the requested records match the regulator pathway. NSW, VIC and ACT each have different audit forms, portal steps, and exemption or no-trust-money treatment.
NSW Fair Trading pathway for estate agent auditor searches, trust account UID details, Auditor's Report Online preparation, and the 30 September audit deadline.
Consumer Affairs Victoria pathway for estate agents, approved auditor checks, myCAV report-copy lodgement, records, and audit-date variation context.
Access Canberra pathway for ACT and Canberra agencies, including 30 September audit timing, exemption checks, and the Agents Trust Account Audit form.