Real estate trust accounting for South Australia agencies
Adelaide and regional South Australian agencies rely on us for audit-ready trust accounting without the cost and risk of in-house staff.
Compliant with SA requirements
Every SA real estate agency must run its trust account in line with the Land Agents Act 1994, with oversight from Consumer and Business Services. We configure your accounts correctly, reconcile daily and maintain the documentation that keeps you inspection-ready and makes audit time straightforward.
Daily receipting & reconciliation
Your SA trust account receipted and reconciled every day, with anything that needs attention flagged before it becomes a problem.
Audit preparation
We keep your accounts configured and documented to satisfy Consumer and Business Services, so audits are a formality rather than a scramble.
EOM & disbursements
End-of-month processing, owner and creditor payments and ad-hoc disbursements handled accurately on your behalf.
What's different about trust accounting in South Australia
Trust accounting rules are set state by state, and the differences are more than cosmetic — they change when money has to move and when reports fall due. Here's what SA asks of you.
| Regulator | Consumer and Business Services |
|---|---|
| Governing legislation | Land Agents Act 1994 |
| Bonds lodged with | Consumer and Business Services, via Residential Bonds Online |
| Bond lodgement deadline | Within two weeks of receiving the bond |
| Trust audit year | Tied to your registration and annual return cycle |
| Audit lodgement | Audit statement lodged in line with your annual return |
South Australia does not put every agency on one shared year end. The audit period runs from the end of your last audit period through to a date set against your own annual return cycle, or another date you nominate and the Commissioner approves. Two SA agencies can therefore have entirely different audit deadlines, and you cannot assume the 30 September rhythm that applies in the eastern states. Knowing your own date, and working backwards from it, matters more here than anywhere else in the country.
General information current as at July 2026, not legal advice — always confirm against the regulator. Source: South Australian Legislation — Land Agents Act 1994.
Serving agencies across South Australia
From Adelaide and regional South Australia, we support SA agencies of every size — whether you manage under 100 properties or several thousand.
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