Registering an ABN is free on the Australian Business Register, but a wrong business activity, structure or GST answer can get your application delayed or refused. For $99 + GST, a Nanak registered tax agent checks your details, lodges your application and tells you if you need GST or PAYG (registration is an add-on). Apply online in about five minutes, or call 1300 626 258 and talk it through in English, Punjabi, Hindi or Nepali.
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A registered tax agent checks and lodges your ABN for $99 + GST. The ABN itself is free from the Australian Business Register. We check you are entitled, pick the right structure and tell you if you need GST. GST registration is an add-on.
Apply online in about 5 minutesOr call us. We speak English, Punjabi, Hindi and Nepali.
You need an ABN if you are carrying on a business or enterprise in Australia, whatever its size. Employees and hobbies do not qualify.
To lodge your ABN application, we need:
Pay once for your ABN set-up. Ongoing bookkeeping, BAS and tax can be added later if you want them.
Most people think ABN registration is just filling out a form. In practice, many applications are delayed, reviewed or refused because the structure, business activity or GST position was not set up correctly from the start. We check all three before anything is lodged.
Four steps, and you only do the first one.
5 mins
Fill in the short form: your details, what the business will do, and whether you expect to employ staff or pass $75,000 turnover. Pay securely at the end.
Same day
A registered tax agent confirms you are entitled to an ABN, picks the right business activity and structure, and decides whether GST or PAYG should be added. We call you if anything needs clarifying.
Within 24-48 hrs
We lodge through the tax agent channel. Most ABNs are issued straight away. If the ATO reviews the application, we answer its questions, which can take up to 20 business days.
ABN issued
You receive your ABN confirmation by email, plus your first BAS due date and a short record-keeping guide. Ask us about a bookkeeping or tax package if you want ongoing help.
Online ABN services charge $39 to $99 to copy your answers into the ABR form. Here is what you get from an accounting firm instead.
Tax Practitioners Board registration 26113345. Lodged through the tax agent channel, and we deal with the ATO if your application is reviewed.
Sole trader, partnership, company or trust: we confirm the right one for your situation first, so you do not have to unwind it later.
We tell you if you need them, and can register them with your ABN as an add-on, so there is no second application later.
1300 626 258, Monday to Friday 9:30am-5:30pm, and 8 offices across Australia. We speak English, Punjabi, Hindi and Nepali.
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Fixed-fee bookkeeping, BAS and tax return packages when you are ready. The same firm that registered you knows your set-up.
Two things that catch people out before they apply.
You must be carrying on, or about to start, an enterprise in Australia.
Quote your ABN on every invoice to another business.
If your details are complete, the ABN is often issued as soon as the application is lodged. If the ATO needs to review it, that can take up to 20 business days. We lodge within 24-48 hours of receiving your details and follow up with the ATO if a review is needed.
If you are carrying on a business or enterprise in Australia you need an ABN. That includes sole traders, contractors, freelancers, partnerships, companies and trusts. Without one you cannot issue proper tax invoices, register for GST, or stop other businesses withholding tax from your payments.
Yes. Applying through the Australian Business Register is free. Our fee of $99 + GST covers a registered tax agent checking your answers, lodging for you, checking whether you need GST or PAYG (registration is an add-on), and replying to the ATO if it asks questions. Most refused or delayed applications come from a wrong business activity, structure or entitlement answer, which is what we check.
Your TFN is your personal tax number. An ABN identifies your business when you deal with the ATO, other businesses and clients. You need a TFN to apply for an ABN as a sole trader. A company or trust gets its own TFN, which we can apply for at the same time.
You must register for GST once your GST turnover reaches $75,000 a year ($150,000 for non-profits). Taxi and ride-share drivers must register from day one, whatever they earn. Below the threshold you can register voluntarily, which suits businesses with large start-up costs. We assess this as part of your application.
Only if you are running a business or enterprise, or are about to start one. Employees, people with a hobby, and people who only earn wages are not entitled to an ABN, and applying anyway can lead to a refusal or a later cancellation. If you are unsure, tell us what you plan to do and we will confirm before lodging.
The ATO gives a reason, usually a missing detail, an entitlement question or a business activity that does not match. We read the reason, fix what is missing and reapply or send the extra information, at no extra charge for applications we lodged.
Apply online in about five minutes for $99 + GST, or book a free 15-minute call if you want to talk through your structure or GST first.
Nanak Accountants & Associates
Registered tax agent 26113345
