Company Registration and Company Directors
Australian company registration
You can register a company yourself (Contact us and we'll point you in the right direction) or we can do it for you. We have streamlined the process so that you only need to answer 12 questions.
Foreign or overseas ownership of an Australian company
If you live outside Australia and want to start a business or register a company in Australia, we can help. Subject to compliance with Australia's foreign investment laws (see www.firb.gov.au) you can register an Australian company and be the sole owner or shareholder.
However the Australian Corporations Act 2001 requires that at least one director of a private Australian company must "ordinarily reside in Australia". The company must also have an address in Australia for its registered office and principal place of business.
We offer a resident director service and can provide all the legal services which a new company starting a business in Australia may need (see Specialised legal advice below). We can also help with non-legal things such as phone answering and mail collection.
Other registration requirements
After the company formation (or incorporation) and company registration is complete, you will need to apply for an Australian Business Number (ABN) from the Tax Office before you can start business. You will also need to apply for a tax file number (TFN), GST and perhaps PAYG withholding tax registration. These applications can be made online through the Tax Office website http://www.abr.gov.au/ABR_BC/ or Contact us.
Professional director
If you need an experienced company director with both business and legal experience to sit on your Board of Directors, contact us.
Specialised legal advice
We have specialised in providing company, corporate and commercial legal advice for a long time including the following specific areas –
- business start-ups – see Starting a business;
- the best corporate or business structure – see Asset Protection;
- company and corporate law – see Company and Corporate Law;
- company formation contracts – see Shareholders agreement;
- contracts with other businesses – see Contract Law;
- negotiating deals – see Negotiation;
- buying a business or company;
- selling a business or company;
- employment agreements – see Employment law;
- preventing problems – see Risk Management
- resolving problems that can't be prevented – see Conflict Resolution.
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