Steps to register your business name | ASIC

ASIC's step-by-step guide will show you what's involved in registering a business name and how you can begin your business. Whatbusinessnameholderdetailsyouneedtoprovide Enteraddressesofproposedbusinessname Confirmeligibilitytoholdproposedbusinessname Makeyourdeclarations Confirmationofbusinessnameapplication Youarehere: Home Forbusiness Registeringabusinessname Stepstoregisteryourbusinessname Stepstoregisteryourbusinessname YoucanregisterabusinessnameusingtheAustralianGovernment'sBusinessRegistrationService.BRScombinesseveralbusinessandtaxregistrationsinoneplace,makingiteveneasiertostartabusiness. Registerabusinessnameonline Howtoregisterabusinessname usingASICConnect Videotutorials Whattodoifyouhavenotreceivedyourrecordofregistrationorinvoice Onceregistered,whatdoIneedtodo? HowtoregisterabusinessnameusingASICConnect YoucanalsoregisterabusinessnamedirectlywithASICbyusingASICConnect.Foravisualguide,readour 'Howtoregisterabusinessname' userguides. Step1-LogintoASICConnectandselectthe'LicencesandRegistrations'tabatthetopofthepage Ifyoudon'thaveanASICConnectaccount,youcanregisteronline. Ifyou'relogginginforthefirsttime,makesureyousay'No',youdon’thaveacurrentbusiness.Youdon'tneedan ASICkey toregister. Step2-Select'Businessname'fromthedrop-downbox Select'businessname'fromthedrop-downboxandselect'Go'.Readtheinformationandmakesureyouticktheboxes.Select'Getstarted'. Step3-EnteryourAustralianBusinessNumber(ABN) Youmusthavean AustralianBusinessNumber (ABN)orhaveappliedforanABNtoregisterabusinessname.Selecttherelevantoption,enteryourABN,andselect'Next'.YoumustenteryourABNwithoutanyspaces. Step4-Entertheproposedbusinessname Enterthe proposedbusinessname exactlyasyouwouldlikeittoappearonourregister.Businessnamesarecasesensitive. Step5-Selecttheregistrationperiod Youcanregisterabusinessforoneyearorthreeyears.Afterthisperiod,itmustberenewed. Step6-Enterthebusinessnameholder'sdetails. Entertheproposed businessnameholderdetails(e.g.theholder'sdateofbirth) Step7-Entertheproposedbusinessname'saddresses Enterthe addresses oftheproposedbusinessname. Step8-Confirmtheeligibilitytoholdthebusinessname. Toholdabusinessname,theholdercannotbedisqualifiedorconvictedofcriminaloffencesoutlinedintheBusinessNamesRegistrationAct2011. Step9-Reviewyourapplication Reviewyourapplication;makesureyourbusinessnameisspeltcorrectly.Completethedeclarationsandconfirmyou'reauthorisedtosubmittheapplication. Step10-Makepaymentandconfirmyourtransaction. Youcanpaybycreditcard,BPAY,orrequestaninvoice.Ifyoudon'tpaywithin10days,yourapplication willbecancelledandyouwillneedtoreapply. Onceyou'vemadepayment,you'llseeaconfirmationscreen.Oncepaymenthasbeenmade,yourbusinessnameshouldberegisteredwithin48hours. Signup Login Videotutorials Youcan watchourvideotutorialtolearnmoreabout registeringabusinessnameforthefirsttime usingASICConnect. Youcanalso watchourvideotutorialonhowtoregisterabusinessnameusingASICConnect. Whattodoifyouhavenotreceivedyourrecordofregistrationorinvoice Onceyourbusinessnameisregistered,youwillreceivearecordofregistration. Ifyouchoosetopayforyourbusinessnameregistrationviainvoice,wewillemailittoyouwithin48hours.Youmustpaywithin10businessdays. Findoutwhattodoifyouhaven'treceivedyourrecordofregistration,invoice,orrenewalnotice. OnceI'veregistered,whatdoIneedtodo? Oncethebusinessnamehasbeenregistered,we'llemailyouacopyofyourrecordofregistration.Youcanthentradeusingthename. Ifyourdetailschange,youmustupdateyourdetailswithus.(forexample,ifyou'vemovedaddresses). Youmustprominentlydisplayyourbusinessnamewhereveryou'reopentothepublic,likeatyourstorefront.Youmustalsoupdateyourbusinesscorrespondence,suchasinvoicesorpurchaseorders,toincludeyourregisteredbusinessnameandABN. 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