SMSFs are expected to distort asset valuations for various reasons as a result of the 2016 budget super reforms, with auditors likely to face multiple risks when going through these funds.

The era of unprecedented rapid technological changes will require SMSF auditors to check that any new automated auditing software and systems meet regulatory compliance and auditing standards.

The SMSF trust deed can easily be overlooked by auditors and advisers due to its lengthy, legal and technical nature, but the new super reforms have reinforced its importance, an auditor has warned.

Automated audit platform Evolv White has entered into a new integration partnership with tech firm InfoTrack that will give users access to a new range of documents.

As described by the ATO, SMSF auditors play a critical role in helping to maintain the health and integrity of the SMSF sector, which is increasingly becoming an important part of the overall superannuation system.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has disqualified Kathleen Whittle of New South Wales from being an approved SMSF auditor after she was found to be in breach of fundamental independence requirements.

Adelaide-based SMSF audit firm ASF Audits has announced it will merge with fellow independent SMSF audit firm Super Auditors, bringing the combined number of SMSFs serviced under the new business to more than 12,000.

John Evennett, from New South Wales, has been disqualified from being an approved SMSF auditor by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).