SMSF actuarial certificate document checklist (2025–26 and prior years)
Everything your accountant or trustee needs to gather before ordering a TCW SMSF actuarial certificate — member balances, pension dates, contributions and more.
For the 2025–26 year (or a prior year), send a complete pack to start your SMSF ECPI certificate. Further details may be required after review.
The essentials (every fund)
- Fund name and ABN.
- Income year the certificate covers (e.g. 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026).
- Member list with date of birth and account types (accumulation, account-based pension, TRIS).
- Member opening balances at the start of the income year, split by account.
- Member closing balances at year end (or estimates if accounts aren't finalised — we can finalise later).
- Pension start dates for any pension running during the year, with commencement balances.
Transactions during the year
- Contributions (concessional and non-concessional), with dates
- Rollovers in and out, with dates
- Pension payments, with dates and amounts per member
- Commutations or full pension stops, with dates
- Lump sum withdrawals or insurance proceeds
- Any segregation events (start/end dates of segregation)
If the fund is in unusual territory
- DSFA fund? Tell us if a person had a total superannuation balance above $1.6m immediately before the income year and received a retirement-phase income stream from any source. The fund's retirement-phase interests and the full-year exception also matter. Read the DSFA guide.
- Defined benefit / legacy pension? Send the trust deed and pension documentation. See our valuation reports page.
- Reversionary pension on death of a member? Date of death and reversion confirmation.
What you don't need to send
Usually start with the financial statements and detailed general ledger. We may request bank or valuation records to reconcile unusual balances, member statements, opening balances or pension dates.
Format we accept
Reports from BGL Simple Fund 360, Class Super, other software or a tidy spreadsheet can work. Report labels vary by software version; check the content rather than relying on a specific menu name. See the sample reports and email instructions.
Submit and you're done
Start your order, attach the data, and we'll confirm receipt within business hours and ship the signed certificate with a four-business-hour target after receiving complete and accurate information, subject to workload and fund complexity. Got a pile of funds for year-end? Email us a list and we'll agree a batch process.
Need this for an SMSF you're closing out now? contact us or start an order.