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Business names

Renew a business name registration

Key points:

  • You must renew your business name registration if you want to keep carrying on a business using that name.
  • Registration can be renewed for 1 year or 3 years. If you do not renew your business name ASIC may cancel it.

Before you start

You will need your business name renewal notice. This is sent to you at least 30 days before your registration renewal is due. It’s usually sent by email.

A renewal notice looks like this (PDF 171 KB).

There are two ways you can renew your business name:

  1. Renew using ‘Business name renewal’

If you only need to renew your business name, we recommend our ‘Business name renewal’ service.

  1. Renew using your ASIC Connect account

If you also need to review and update your business name details, renew your business name and make any changes with ASIC Connect.

Renewal notice missing or lost

We send renewal notices by email. If you have not received yours, check your spam or junk folder.

If someone else registered your business name, they may have recorded their email address. If so, we will send the renewal notice to them. You should ask them if they have received it.

If we do not have an email address recorded, we will send a paper notice to your service of documents address.

If there is no email or you have lost the renewal notice, contact us online and ask us to send it again. Tell us:

  • your name
  • your business name
  • the account number for your business name
  • your email address
  • your contact phone number.

You should receive your notice within 5 business days.

Fees

There is a fee to renew your business name registration:

Schedule of business names fees

Renew your business name using ‘Business name renewal’

Go to Business name renewal

Go to Business name renewal - our secure online payment service.

Start the transaction

Make the changes

Choose to renew your business name for 1 year or 3 years.

Review, pay and confirm

  • Check that the information displayed is correct. Declare that you are authorised to renew the business name.
  • You can choose to pay now using a credit card (MasterCard or Visa). You can also request an invoice to pay the fee using BPAY or Australia Post.
  • You’ll get a message confirming that your renewal has been submitted. The business name register will be updated to show your next renewal date once your payment is received.
  • A record of registration will be emailed to you after payment has been processed.

Renew your business name using ASIC Connect

If you need to renew your business name and update your business name details, you can do this through ASIC Connect.

To use ASIC Connect

You will need to sign up for an ASIC Connect account and have your business name linked if you haven’t already. Find out how to do this:

ASIC Connect information

 

Log in to your account

Start the transaction

  • Select the ‘Lodgements and notifications’ tab.
  • Select the business name you want to change.
  • Select ‘Renew business name’.
  • Select the ‘Go’ button.

Renew

  • You can choose to renew your business name for 1 year or 3 years.
  • Select the ‘Next’ button to continue.

Check details

  • Check that the information displayed is correct. If it’s not, you can select the ‘Back’ button to make any changes.
  • Select the ‘Submit’ button to continue.

Declare

  • Read the declaration to make sure you agree with it. You will also need to tell us that you are authorised. If you agree and are authorised, tick the boxes by selecting them.
  • Then select the ‘Next’ button.

Pay

You can choose to pay now using a credit card (MasterCard or Visa). Or you can request an invoice to pay the fee using BPAY or Australia Post.

Confirm

You’ll get a message confirming that your renewal has been submitted. The Business Name Register will be updated with your next renewal date.

Next steps

A record of registration will be emailed to you after payment has been processed.

Renew your business name