Official-source guide. Atlas organizes public information from Australian authorities. The linked authority remains controlling. This is general navigation, not legal, tax, charity, payroll, licensing or compliance advice.
Business and company registration
The Australian Government Business Registration Service combines several key business and tax registration forms, including ABN, business name, company and selected tax registrations.
Business Registration Service help topics describe the combined new-business and tax-registration forms.
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The service does not replace state or territory licences, permits, renewals or every specialist registration.
A company is registered on the Australian companies register managed by ASIC; a separate business-name registration may also be needed when trading under a different name.
ASIC distinguishes the companies register from the business names register.
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Company registration is not required for every sole trader, partnership or trust.
ASIC company registration requires decisions and information about the company name, addresses, governance rules, share structure, members and officeholders.
ASIC lists the company building blocks and officeholder information required before registration.
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This summary does not determine the suitable structure or provide a complete application checklist for a particular company.
An ABN is an 11-digit business identifier; registration is free, but entitlement depends on running a business or other enterprise.
The ABN guide explains the identifier, free registration and entitlement boundary.
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An ABN does not replace a tax file number and is not compulsory for every activity.
Tax and employer registrations
Tax registrations depend on business structure, size and activities; TFN, ABN, ACN, GST, PAYG withholding and FBT are distinct registrations with different triggers.
The tax-registration guide separates the main identifiers and tax registrations and describes their applicability.
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The page does not establish which registrations apply to an individual reader without their facts.
The current business.gov.au guide states GST registration thresholds of A$75,000 turnover for businesses and A$150,000 for non-profit organisations, with activity-specific exceptions.
The GST section states the current thresholds and exceptions for passenger transport and fuel tax credits.
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Thresholds and exceptions can change and must be rechecked before use; this is not a GST determination.
PAYG withholding is a federal registration administered through the ATO, while payroll tax is collected by states and territories when their respective wage thresholds and nexus conditions are met.
The guide separately describes PAYG withholding and state or territory payroll tax.
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No state or territory threshold, grouping rule or registration outcome is supplied here.
Charities and fundraising boundaries
A proposed charity should choose an appropriate incorporated or unincorporated legal structure before applying for an ABN.
ACNC explains that structure affects legal identity and governance and must be decided before an ABN application.
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ACNC registration does not itself create every possible legal structure.
The ACNC does not regulate fundraising or gaming activities; relevant state or territory, corporations and consumer laws may apply.
ACNC directs readers to its Fundraising Hub and state or territory regulators.
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This federal snapshot does not claim fundraising authority coverage for any state or territory.
Applications to register an organisation as a charity are made through the ACNC Charity Portal, and ACNC does not charge an application fee.
The ACNC application page identifies the portal, preparation guide and no-fee position.
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Portal access and an application do not guarantee eligibility or registration.
ACNC registers charities, but some legal structures must first be registered with ASIC; ASIC and ACNC retain different responsibilities and reporting paths.
ASIC lists structures requiring ASIC registration before ACNC registration and separates later reporting responsibilities.
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Not every charity or not-for-profit is registered with ASIC, and not every not-for-profit is a registered charity.
Ongoing reporting and closure boundaries
Ordinary registered companies have ASIC annual-review duties, while registered charities generally report through the ACNC; overdue charity reporting can lead to register notices, penalties and eventual revocation action.
ASIC describes company annual review obligations and the charity exception; ACNC describes consequences of late or missing Annual Information Statements.
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Closure, deregistration, insolvency and revocation are separate processes; this snapshot does not determine the correct sequence for a particular entity.