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WhatisaABN(AustralianBusinessNumber)?

ABNmeansAustralianBusinessNumber,whichcanbeissuedtoalltypesofbusiness
includingpartnershipsandtraders.Ithas11uniquedigitswhichcanbeusedtoverifyall
informationpertainingaboutthebusinessthatitisregisteredto.

AustralianBusinessNumbersareissuedbytheAustralianTaxOffice(ATO)

WhatisaACN(AustralianCompanyNumber)?

TheAustralianCompanyNumber(ACN)isissuedbytheAustralianSecuritiesandInvestment
Commission(ASIC)fornewcompaniesandhasaunique9digitidentifier.

ACNisonlyforabusinessesthatregisterasacompany.

NotethattheABNandACNaredifferentfromeachother.RegisteringabusinessnameIS
NOTthesameasregisteringacompany.

AlsoifacompanyhasbeenissuedwithanACN,youareundernoobligationtoobtainan
ABN.TheACNsufficesforalltradingpurposes.But,ABNstoprovidebenefitsthatyou
shouldinformyourselfabout.MostcompanieshavebothaACNandABN.

WhataretheadvantagesofhavingaABNyouask;hereareafew
1. AssistsbusinesseswithclaimingGSTcredits
2. Assistbusinessesinclaimingfueltaxcredits
3. ItlimitstheamountbeingwithheldfrompaymentunderPAYGwithholding
4. Itallowsbusinessestoeasilyconfirmdetailsinbusinessordersandinvoicing
5. HavingaABNhelpsyourbusinessinallgovernmentcommunicationsandtransactions
6. Itwillbeeasytoeasiertocommunicatewithgovernmentaswellasopenupbankaccounts
foryourbusiness

CanbusinesseswithholdmoniesifIdontquotetheABNonmysalesinvoice?
Yes,theymaywithhold46.5percentofyourinvoicedsalesamountifyoudontquoteyourABNon
thesalesinvoice.
OnceyoureceiveyourABN,thedatafromyourbusinessapplicationwillbeincludedaspartofthe
ABR(AustralianBusinessRegister)ofwhichthestartingpointofregisteringyourbusinessinthetax
systemandwhereyoucan:
1. registerforothertaxobligations,likegoodsandservicestax(GST)andpayasyougo(PAYG)
withholding
2. accessandupdateyourownbusinessdetails.
3. checkinformation,suchastheGSTstatusandABNofotherbusinesses,fororderingand
invoicingpurposes
4. applyforabusinessTaxFileNumber(TFN)

WanttoapplyforanABN?Therearethreeoptions:
1.OnlineapplicationatAustralianBusinessRegister

2.Ataxagent
3.Throughpaperapplication,whichyoucanorderonlineforthe
a)ABNregistrationforindividuals(soletraders)
b)ABNregistrationforcompanies,partnerships,trustsandotherorganisations
c)ABNregistrationforsuperannuationentities
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WhatisthecriteriatoapplyforaABN?

ThereareseveralcriteriarequiredbytheAustralianBusinessRegisterbeforeapplyingfor
ABNbecausenotallbusinessentitiesareentitledtohaveABN.

YoucancheckcriteriaforapplyingforaATOABNcriteria

ForindividualorsoletradersseeATOABNEntitlementTooltoassesswhetherornotyou
areentitledtoregisterforaABN.

WanttoapplyforaACN?
TheAustralianSecuritiesandInvestmentsCommissionhasprovidedontheirwebsite.
http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/ASIC.NSF/byHeadline/Registering%20a%20business%20name

HereareafewstepstogettingaACN
1. Thinkaboutyourbusinessstructureandwhetheritsrightforyou
2. NotethatwhenweregisteranAustraliancompany,thecompanycandobusinessinall
statesandterritorieswithoutyouhavingtoindividuallyregister
3. Pickacompanyname.Hereisatableofwhattheabbreviations(likewhatPtymeans)
4. YoucanalsocheckwithIPAustraliatoseeifyourproposednameissimilaroridenticalto
anyregisteredorpendingtrademarks
http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/gettherightip/trademarks/searchforatrademark/
5. Decidehowyouwanttooperateyourcompany.Thingsyouneedtothinkaboutinclude

Replaceablerules

Havingaconstitutionor

Acombinationofboth

Notethatifyouareonlydirectorandmember,yourproprietarycompanycannotbegovernedby
replaceablerules.Specialrulesapplyinstead.
1. Understandyourlegalobligationslikeannualfees,lodgementdatesetc.
2. Getconsentfromotherdirectors,members,shareholdersbeforeyouapplyforaACN
3. Registeryourcompanyandpaytheappropriatefeeswhichrangefrom$357to$433.
TheshortcutisthattherearecompaniesthatwillregisteryourACNforyouandsaveyouhavingto
doanythingbuttheydochargefortheirservices.Doasimplegooglesearchandyouwillfindthem.
PleasenotethatwehavenotcoveredalloftheinformationrelatingtoregisteringABNsandACNs
wewantedtogiveyouabriefoverviewbutyoushoulddoyourownresearchandmakesureyouare
informed.

Forfurtherreferenceandmoreinformation,checkout

AustralianTaxOffice(ATO)

AustralianSecuritiesandExchangeCommission(ASIC) http://www.asic.gov.au/

AustralianBusinessRegister(ABR)

http://www.ato.gov.au/

http://www.abr.business.gov.au/

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