● Business Setup & Advisory
Company, business and SMSF setup — ABN, GST, business name, email and Xero, explained in plain English and handled end-to-end.
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Choose your path
Every engagement starts with a free consultation — we'll recommend the right structure and give you a clear, fixed-fee proposal.
A Pty Ltd company is one of the most popular structures in Australia — it gives you limited liability, a flat company tax rate, and a professional footing to grow your business, hire staff and bring on investors.
Step by step
You can register and launch an Australian business entirely online in a single afternoon — if you do things in the right order.
Sole trader, partnership, company (Pty Ltd), or trust. This affects your tax rate, personal liability, and annual paperwork. If you're unsure, start as a sole trader — it's free, instant, and you can restructure later.
Your Australian Business Number is your identity with the government. Apply free at abr.gov.au — sole traders usually get approved immediately. You'll need your TFN and a description of your business activity.
Trading under anything other than your own legal name? Register it through ASIC Connect — $42 for one year or $98 for three. Check availability first, and don't confuse this with a trademark.
Every bank requires your ABN. Open a dedicated account from day one — mixing personal and business money is the single biggest headache we see at BAS time.
GST, PAYG withholding (if you're hiring), and potentially a TFN for your entity. You can do most of this when you apply for your ABN — it's a checkbox on the same form.
Accounting software (we recommend Xero), invoicing, a proper business email, and a simple website or Google Business Profile. All doable in the same sitting.
We handle steps 2, 3, 5 and 6 for clients as part of our business setup service — you get the structure advice, the registrations, and Xero set up ready to go.
Professional presence
Your email address is often the first impression a customer or supplier gets. A Gmail or Hotmail address on an invoice signals "hobby." A branded email (you@yourbusiness.com.au) signals "real business."
Professional email on your own domain, plus Drive, Calendar and Docs. Setup takes about 20 minutes.
~$10/month per user
Built around Outlook. Better if you already live in the Microsoft ecosystem or need desktop Word and Excel.
~$9/month per user
Most AU hosting providers (VentraIP, Crazy Domains) include email with hosting. Cheaper, but less storage.
Included with hosting
First step: Register a domain name (yourbusiness.com.au) through your hosting provider or a registrar — around $15–$30/year. If you've registered your business name, secure the matching domain next.
Tax obligations
GST registration is where most new business owners either do it too early (and create unnecessary BAS obligations) or too late (and cop ATO penalties).
As a registered BAS agent, we lodge BAS for clients on extended deadlines that aren't available if you self-lodge — more time to get your records together and less chance of a late penalty.
Brand protection
A business name registration with ASIC protects your trading name in the register — but it doesn't stop someone else using the same name as a brand. That's what a trademark does.
Lets you legally trade under that name. Doesn't give exclusive brand rights. Someone else could still trademark the same name.
$42/year or $98/3 years
Gives you exclusive legal rights to use the name or logo as a brand, nationally. Lasts 10 years, renewable.
From ~$250 per class
When to trademark: If your business name, logo, or slogan is a genuine part of your brand identity and you'd be damaged if a competitor used it.
How: Apply through IP Australia (ipaustralia.gov.au). Search existing trademarks first — it's free. Expect the full process to take 7–8 months if there are no objections.
The full picture
Here's the condensed checklist — every registration, every tool, in the right order.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| ABN registration | Free |
| Business name (1 year) | $42 |
| Domain name | ~$25/yr |
| Google Workspace | ~$10/mo |
| Xero subscription | From $29/mo |
| Total gov fees | < $150 |
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| ASIC company rego | $636 |
| ABN registration | Free |
| Business name (if needed) | $42–$98 |
| ASIC annual review | $342/yr |
| Domain + email + Xero | Same as left |
| Total gov fees (yr 1) | ~$780 |
Structure advice, ABN, GST, Xero, BAS schedule — one flat fee, no surprises, trading with clean books from week one.
We set up your accounting software from day one — chart of accounts, bank feeds and payroll — and adhere to the TPB Code of Professional Conduct on every engagement, so your new entity starts with a clean financial record.
Official guide for starting a business: business.gov.au — Before you start.
Ready in under a minute
Just your name and email — finish signup on the next screen.
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Takes ~30 seconds. Finish creating your account on the next screen.
