Issue

From 1 February 2026, Electronic Lodgment of SMSF tax returns for the 2011–2016 financial years are no longer supported in Class. The Electronic Lodgment option no longer appears for these returns.

Cause

On 1 February 2026, the ATO implemented security upgrades to its lodgment infrastructure for older‑year tax returns.

As these changes impacted how returns for 2016 and earlier could be lodged, Class reviewed how many historical returns were being lodged and chose to retire support for electronic lodgment for these returns based on low usage.

Resolution

While electronic lodgment for FY2011–2016 is no longer supported, you can still:

1. Prepare the SMSF tax return for these years within Class as usual.
2. Review and finalise all relevant data.
3. Export or print the completed return.
4. Lodge the return manually with the ATO, which continues to accept paper lodgments for these historical years.

If lodgment is required for these years after 1 February 2026, the ATO’s paper lodgment process should be used.