Deadline reference
Form ADV annual updating amendment
17 CFR 275.204-1(a)(1). SEC, United States (federal). Event-relative; binding rule.
Not legal advice. The period or date below is quoted from the official source with its conditions; whether and how it applies depends on your firm's facts and your actual regulatory correspondence. Confirm it in the official source.
Status: Active. Last checked 2026-11-09. All references.
Who it applies to
SEC-registered investment advisers.
Advisers that file Form ADV with the SEC. Parts 1 and 2 are amended at least annually; Part 3 at the frequency the form instructions require.
Sources: [1] § 275.204-1(a)
Exclusions
No exclusions recorded.
The published period or date
- Official text
- At least annually, within 90 days of the end of your fiscal year
- Type
- Event-relative
- Trigger
- The end of the adviser's fiscal year.
- Legal status
- Binding rule.
- Effective
- Not stated to present
- Conditions and transitions
- The rule states 90 days and does not say business or calendar days, so no period value is recorded here. More frequent amendments are required where the Form ADV instructions say so.
- Sources and locators
- [1] § 275.204-1(a)(1)(i)
No due date is computed here. The toolkit does not interpret event-relative periods, count business days or hold a holiday calendar.
Cite
Cite the official source first. Then: Taft Compliance Group, Exam-prep toolkit (draft), deadline reference dl-ria-adv-annual-updating-amendment, https://taftcompliance.com/resources/exam-prep-toolkit/deadlines/dl-ria-adv-annual-updating-amendment, last checked 2026-11-09.
Sources
Office of the Federal Register, eCFR, 17 CFR 275.204-1 Amendments to Form ADV. rule. § 275.204-1(a).
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-17/chapter-II/part-275/section-275.204-1
Checked 2026-11-09.
Supporting passage
(a) When amendment is required. You must amend your Form ADV (17 CFR 279.1): (1) Parts 1 and 2: (i) At least annually, within 90 days of the end of your fiscal year; and (ii) More frequently, if required by the instructions to Form ADV. (2) Part 3 at the frequency required by the instructions to Form ADV.
Changes to this reference
No released changes.