E-signatures

E-signing built into the lodgement, not bolted onto it.

Admiin places the signature fields on the declaration and the engagement letter, sends the pack from your own inbox, chases the client for you, and files the signed copy against the client record. No envelopes, no seat licences, no second tool.

Fields placed for you· Signed on a phone· Payment on the same link
Signing · 2026 individual tax return · M Harcourt
Declaration, page 4

1 of 2 signature fields

Awaiting signature
Sign here
Marcus Harcourt · taxpayer declaration
Signed at 10:47 am · filed against M Harcourt, FY26
Why it is different

A signing tool does not know what a tax return is.

Generic e-signature products treat your lodgement as an anonymous PDF. Admiin knows which document it is, who has to sign it, and what happens next.

A standalone signing tool

An envelope with a PDF in it

  • You export the pack, upload it, and drag the fields on by hand.
  • The client leaves your world to sign in someone else's branding.
  • Signed copies come back as an email and get filed manually.
  • Payment is a separate conversation, days later.
  • Another subscription, priced per user or per envelope.
One more tool in the stack.
Signing inside Admiin

Part of the lodgement

  • Fields land on the declaration and engagement letter automatically.
  • The client signs in your firm's branding, in their own portal.
  • Signed copies file themselves against the client and the year.
  • They pay the ATO in the same session they sign.
  • Included, with no per-envelope charge.
One less tool in the stack.
How it works

You review. Admiin does the rest.

From a prepared pack to a signed, filed and paid lodgement.

01

Fields get placed

Admiin recognises the declaration page and the engagement letter, and tags the signature and date fields with the right signer against each one.

02

Sent from your inbox

Connect Outlook or Gmail and the request goes out in your name from your own address. Replies thread back to you, not to a no-reply mailbox.

03

They sign on a phone

One link, no account creation hurdle, no app. The client reviews the pack, signs, and settles the amount payable in the same session.

04

It files itself

The signed copy and its audit trail land against the client and the financial year, and the job moves on without anyone dragging a file into a folder.

Drop your signing subscription.Signing is part of Admiin, not an add-on priced per envelope.
Tracking

You know exactly where every document is.

Sent, opened, viewed, signed and paid, timestamped against the client. When a partner asks whether the Harcourt pack has come back, the answer takes two seconds.

  • Real-time status on every document in the pack
  • Reminders go out automatically, so chasing is not a job
  • Notifications the moment something is signed
  • Outstanding items visible across the whole book, not one client at a time
The client portal
Tax pack · FY26 · sent to M Harcourt
Signing activity
Sent from your inbox10:42 am · 3 documents, 2 signature fields
Opened on mobile10:44 am · Sydney, NSW
All pages viewed10:46 am
Declaration signed10:47 am · 2026 individual tax return
Engagement letter signed10:47 am
$4,280.00 paid10:48 am · settled to the ATO payment reference
What is included

Everything you were paying extra for.

Automatic field placement

Declaration pages and engagement letters are recognised and tagged, so nobody drags a signature box onto a PDF by hand.

Multiple signers

Two directors, a trustee and an appointor, or both partners in a couple. Each signer gets their own fields on the one pack.

Sent from your own inbox

Connect Outlook or Gmail. The request comes from your address in your name, and the reply lands back in the same thread.

Automatic reminders

Follow-ups go out on a schedule until the document is signed. Nobody on your team has to remember who has gone quiet.

A full audit trail

Every send, open, view and signature timestamped, with the signed copy stored against the client and the year.

Payment on the same link

The amount payable sits inside the signing flow, so signing and settling happen in one sitting rather than two.

The record

The evidence is on the file, not in someone's inbox.

Each signature is stored with the time, the device and the email address it came from, alongside the signed document itself. If a signature is ever questioned, the record is already sitting on the client.

  • Timestamped events from send through to settlement
  • Signed copy stored against the client and the financial year
  • Client identity already verified through AML and KYC onboarding
  • Australian data, exportable at any time
AML and KYC verification
Audit trail · 2026 individual tax return
Event28 Aug 2026
Sent amy@hartleyco.com.au10:42:04 am
Opened iOS · Safari10:44:37 am
Pages viewed 1 to 1210:46:12 am
Signed marcus@harcourtco.com.au10:47:29 am
Settled PRN 4 8827 1120 410:48:51 am
The flow

Prepared, signed, settled, filed.

Step 1

Pack prepared

Cover letter drafted and documents bound.

Step 2

Fields placed

The right signer against the right field.

Step 3

Sent from you

Your inbox, your name, your branding.

Step 4

Signed and paid

One session on the client's phone.

Step 5

Filed

Signed copy and audit trail on the record.

Questions

What firms ask before switching signing tools.

Are electronic signatures valid for tax returns in Australia?
Electronic signatures are widely used across Australian practice for tax declarations and engagement letters, and the ATO accepts electronic declarations from clients in defined circumstances. The requirements sit with the practitioner rather than the software, so check your own obligations. What Admiin gives you is the evidence: a timestamped audit trail, the signer's email address and device, and the signed copy stored against the client.
Is there a per-envelope or per-user charge?
No. Signing is part of Admiin rather than a metered add-on, so the cost does not climb with lodgement volume. Firms moving across from a standalone signing product usually drop that subscription entirely.
Can we send documents that are not tax returns?
Yes. Engagement letters, distribution minutes, ASIC forms and any other document you need signed can go through the same flow. Where Admiin recognises the document type it places the fields for you, and where it does not, you place them yourself.
What if two people need to sign?
Multiple signers are supported on the one pack, each with their own fields and their own link. Two company directors, a trustee and an appointor, or both partners in a couple can sign without you sending three separate requests.
Does the client need an account?
They set up their portal once, on the first pack you send them. After that everything for that client lives in the one place, including past lodgements and signed documents, and there is nothing further to set up.
Can we still send from a shared mailbox?
Yes. Connect whichever Outlook or Gmail account your team sends from, including a shared practice mailbox, and requests go out from that address with replies threading back to it.

Send one pack and cancel the other subscription.

Fields placed, sent from your inbox, chased automatically, and paid in the same session.

No card required · No per-envelope fees · Australian data

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Simplify your processes, protect billable time, and reduce admin overhead so you can work more efficiently and grow your practice with confidence.

All rights reserved. Signpay Pty Ltd. Powered by Admiin.

Simplify your processes, protect billable time, and reduce admin overhead so you can work more efficiently and grow your practice with confidence.

All rights reserved. Signpay Pty Ltd. Powered by Admiin.