Checklist

Business Registration Checklist

Work through preparation, registration and post-registration tasks.

Requirements depend on your business circumstances. Check the linked official guidance.

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Keep notes, records and due dates with your business files. A completed list does not confirm that every legal obligation is covered.

Prepare

  • Validate customer need

    Why it matters and what to prepare

    Record what prospective customers said or did, and which assumption still needs evidence.

    • Choose business structure

      Why it matters and what to prepare

      Compare ownership, liability and administration needs before preparing a registration.

    • Check business name availability

      Why it matters and what to prepare

      Check name availability and any referral requirements with ACRA before relying on a proposed name.

    • Prepare incorporation details

      Why it matters and what to prepare

      Gather the entity and owner information requested in the applicable ACRA registration flow.

    Register

    • Register with ACRA

      Why it matters and what to prepare

      Use the official registration flow for the structure you selected and keep the submitted particulars.

    • Check licences for your activities

      Why it matters and what to prepare

      Search licences for your actual activities and confirm requirements with the responsible agency.

    After registration

    • Set up accounting and tax records

      Why it matters and what to prepare

      Choose how you will record transactions and retain the documents needed to review them.

    Next to review

    Next: Validate customer need

    • Choose business structure
    • Check business name availability
    • Prepare incorporation details

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