Information and steps on how to register a business name
Register a business nameTo renew a business name, you will need your account number or ABN handy.
Renewing your business nameThe ASIC Connect portal will allow you to:
The ASIC Connect portal will allow you to:
Within online services for business name holders, you can:
Information and steps on how to register a new business
Register a companyUpdate your company details in the Company officeholder portal.
Voluntarily deregister your company in the Company officeholder portal.
Lodge regulatory statements, documents and transactions in the Regulatory portal.
Within online services for company officeholders, you can:
Update your client details via the Registered agent portal.
Information about how you can update and/or cancel your registered agent registration.
Within online services for registered agents and authorised lodgers, you can:
Information and steps on how to apply for an Australian financial services (AFS) licence.
Applying for and managing an AFS licenceUpdate your AFS licence details and lodge financial document via the Regulatory portal.
Changing your licence details through the Regulatory PortalLog in to ASIC Connect to appoint and update AFS representative's details.
Lodge regulatory documents and transaction in the ASIC Regulatory Portal
You can register a managed investment scheme using the eLicensing system (not the ASIC regulatory portal).
Log in to the eLicensing systemYou can lodge FS88 PDS in-use notice using the eLicensing system (not the ASIC regulatory portal).
Log in to the eLicensing systemWithin online services for business name holders, you can:
Information and steps on how to apply for a credit licence.
Apply for a credit licenceUpdate your credit licence details and appoint credit representations via the Credit Licensee portal
Lodge regulatory documents and transactions in the ASIC Regulatory portal.
Within online services for credit licensees and credit representatives, you can:
Information and steps on how to apply for auditor or authorised audit company registration.
Applying for an auditor registrationUpdate your auditors details and submit annual statements via the Auditors portal.
Lodge regulatory documents and transactions in the ASIC Regulatory portal.
Apply and maintain your SMSF auditor registration via the Regulatory portal.
Within online services for SMSF auditors, you can:
Update your liquidator details and lodge external administration documents via the liquidator portal.
Lodge regulatory documents and transactions in the ASIC Regulatory portal.
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Information and steps on how to register a business name
Register a business nameTo renew a business name, you will need your account number or ABN handy.
Renewing your business nameThe ASIC Connect portal will allow you to:
The ASIC Connect portal will allow you to:
Within online services for business name holders, you can:
Information and steps on how to register a new business.
Register a companyUpdate your company details in the Company officeholder portal.
Voluntarily deregister your company in the Company officeholder portal.
Lodge regulatory statements, documents and transactions in the Regulatory portal.
Within online services for company officeholders, you can:
Update your client details via the Registered agent portal.
Information about how you can update and/or cancel your registered agent registration.
LoginWithin online services for registered agents and authorised lodgers, you can:
Information and steps on how to apply for an Australian financial services (AFS) licence.
Applying for and managing an AFS licenceUpdate your AFS licence details and lodge financial document via the Regulatory portal.
Changing your licence details through the Regulatory PortalLog in to ASIC Connect to appoint, register, update and cease AFS representatives details.
Lodge regulatory documents and transaction in the ASIC Regulatory Portal.
You can register a managed investment scheme using the eLicensing system (not the ASIC regulatory portal).
Log in to the eLicensing systemYou can lodge FS88 PDS in-use notice using the eLicensing system (not the ASIC regulatory portal).
Log in to the eLicensing systemWithin online services for business name holders, you can:
Information and steps on how to apply for a credit licence.
Apply for a credit licenceUpdate your credit licence details and appoint credit representations via the Credit Licensee portal.
Lodge regulatory documents and transactions in the ASIC Regulatory portal.
LoginWithin online services for credit licensees and credit representatives, you can:
Information and steps on how to apply for auditor or authorised audit company registration.
Applying for an auditor registrationUpdate your auditors details and submit annual statements via the Auditors portal.
Lodge regulatory documents and transactions in the ASIC Regulatory portal.
Apply and maintain your SMSF auditor registration via the Regulatory portal.
Within online services for SMSF auditors, you can:
Update your liquidator details and lodge external administration documents via the liquidator portal.
Lodge regulatory documents and transactions in the ASIC Regulatory portal.
Companies
Companies must apply to ASIC to change their type. There are rules governing changes to company types.
The nature and activity of your company may change over time. If the current company type no longer suits you and you want to change your company type, you need to understand what company type it can become. You can only change some company types, and only to some other types of company.
A proprietary company limited by shares may change to:
A proprietary company limited by shares cannot change to:
No company can change their type to become a company limited by guarantee. A company limited by guarantee must be set up as one when it is first registered.
An unlimited proprietary company may change to:
An unlimited proprietary company cannot change to:
No company can change their type to become a company limited by guarantee. A company limited by guarantee must be set up as one when it is first registered.
A public company limited by shares may change to:
A public company limited by shares cannot change to a company limited by guarantee.
No company can change their type to become a company limited by guarantee. A company limited by guarantee must be set up as one when it is first registered.
A company limited by guarantee may change to:
A company limited by guarantee cannot change to a public no liability company.
An unlimited public company may change to:
An unlimited public company cannot change to:
No company can change their type to become a company limited by guarantee. A company limited by guarantee must be set up as one when it is first registered.
A public no liability company may change to:
A public no liability company cannot change to:
No company can change their type to become a company limited by guarantee. A company limited by guarantee must be set up as one when it is first registered.
There are fees for changing your company type. The current fee is {R06}.
Becoming a special purpose company is different to changing your company type. See more about special purpose companies.
The members must pass a special resolution.
The company must lodge two forms to change a company type:
Form 205 Notification of resolution
Form 206 Application for change of company type
Mail these forms, along with any fees, to:
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
PO Box 4000
GIPPSLAND MAIL CENTRE VIC 3841
By law, we must publish a notice in the Commonwealth of Australia ASIC Gazette that states that we intend to change the details of the company’s registration.
The change to the company type will occur one month after the notice is published in the Gazette.