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Register your Australian business for fuel tax credits with the ATO if you use eligible taxable fuel in business activities. Check GST registration, eligible fuel and uses, registration steps and how credits are claimed on your BAS.
Update your Australian Business Number record after moving your business. ABN details must be updated within 28 days of becoming aware of the change.
Register your Australian business for PAYG withholding before the first payment subject to withholding, then withhold, report and pay tax to the ATO.
Change an Australian sole trader business to a company by registering the company, getting a new ABN, transferring assets and registrations, then closing the old ABN.
Renew an Australian business name online with ASIC for one or three years, pay the renewal fee and understand what happens if you miss the due date.
Cancel a business name you no longer need through ASIC Connect, including after closing or changing a business, and know when to transfer it instead.
Apply for your Australian director ID before becoming a company director, including myID requirements, identity checks, timing and phone or paper alternatives.
Learn when an Australian company can use voluntary deregistration, the ASIC eligibility rules, Form 6010, the current fee, annual review timing and what happens after notice is published.
Apply for a free Australian Business Number for a new business. Check ABN eligibility, evidence that you have started or taken steps to start an enterprise, application details, processing times and what happens if the ABR reviews or refuses your application.
Register a business name with ASIC in Australia, check whether registration is required, confirm name availability, use your ABN or ABN application reference, choose a 1-year or 3-year registration and pay the current $47 or $108 fee.
Register a proprietary limited company in Australia through the Business Registration Service. Check the $636 ASIC registration fee, director ID and resident director rules, company name and address requirements, shareholders, processing time and annual review obligations.
Find out when your Australian business must register for GST, the $75,000 turnover threshold, special rules for taxi and ride-sourcing services, the ABN requirement and how to register online.