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Company Registration / Company Incorporations

Company registration is an important part of starting a business. With PCS the process is kept very simple so that we can provide you with a speedy and effective service.

We offer two different ways of registering or incorporating a proprietary company. You can select from the following options to best suit your needs:

$695.00 - Full documents in quality black/gold Company Register 4 ring folder (or manila folder if preferred) with company index tabs:

• Certificate of Registration - emailed to you within an hour of receiving your order
• Quality Company Register Folder as described above
• Copy of ASIC Lodgement Form 201
• 24 adhesive Company Seals (rubber stamp can be ordered)
• 4 Copies of the Company Constitution (3 bound)
• 4 copies of the Certificate of Registration - one on quality paper for framing
• Application for Shares
• Share Certificates
• Register of: Officeholders, Shareholders, Charges, Beneficial ownership, Seal entries, Transfers
• Instructions on how to action the following forms:
• Declaration and Guarantee
• Memorandum of Resolutions of the Directors
• Consents to act as Director, Secretary, Public Officer
• Consent to use address for registered office
• Notice of Appointment of Public Officer to the ATO - with envelope ready for posting
• Opening of bank account
• Copy of ASIC's 'Your company and the law' for information
• Choice of courier or overnight express post

$575.00 - All documents below emailed to you within 3 working hours

• Certificate of Registration
• Copy of ASIC Lodgement Form 201
• Company Constitution
• Application for Shares
• Share Certificates
• Register of: Officeholders, Shareholders
• Declaration and Guarantee
• Memorandum of Resolutions of the Directors
• Consents to act as Director, Secretary, Public Officer
• Consent to use address for registered office
• Notice of Appointment of Public Officer to the ATO
• Opening of bank account

The information provided below is for the ease of the general public filling in forms for company registration with Companies Online. This is not legal advice, if you are unsure you should always seek your own independent legal, financial and accounting advice before ordering a company.

These are the questions you must answer on the application form to open a Company, and a general explanation of the questions when dealing with company incorporations.

Choosing a Company Name

Firstly choose a company incorporations name. To find out if your preferred name is available, you can perform an ASIC name search on the "Name Search" button on the homepage. If you already own a business name in the name you want to open the company, you must declare the name, business number and State of registration when registering the company. You can also use your new ACN number as your company name, just inform us when filling in your company registration form.

Type of Company

The most common type of company in Australia is a proprietary company. A Pty Ltd company is limited by shares. This type of company is required to have the minimum of 1 director, 1 shareholder (or member), and 1 public officer responsible for Tax Data. A secretary is optional. The same person can be all of these. A minimum of 1 director must reside in Australia. The secretary must also reside in Australia.

A public company limited by shares, has shares owned by the public and may be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Public company limited by guarantee does not have a share capital. Public companies must be audited annually. You will need a minimum of 3 directors, of whom 2 reside in Australia, 1 secretary also residing in Australia, 1 shareholder and 1 public officer.

A special purpose company must have a constitution or internal operating rules stating that it has been created for a specific purpose. Usually for either a Superannuation Trustee Company, Home Unit Company or a Not-for-profit Company.

Trustee for a Superannuation Fund

If your new company is to act soley as a trustee for a superannuation fund, mark YES on the application form. If no, leave blank or mark NO.

Ultimate Holding Company

This is the ultimate parent company that is not itself a subsidiary of any corporation. If your new company intends to be a subsidiary company to an ultimate holding company, you must disclose the ultimate holding company name and ACN number on your application form.

State of Incorporation

The State in which you require your new company to be incorporated.

Registered Office

Your registered office is where ASIC will address all correspondence to the company. Pty Ltd companies are not required to keep their office open to the public. The registered office can be the business premises occuped by the company. Many accounting firms offer the use of their own business address as the registered office for their clients. If an accounting firm is used, your accountant must give consent in writing to use this address, we will provide the consent form in your register. The accountants name, or business name must be written on the application form. This address must be a street address, not a PO Box.

Principal Place of Business

All companies are required to have a principal place of business, which may or may not be at the registered office. This address must be a street address, not a PO Box.

Officeholders

Officeholders are the directors and secretary of a company. They must be over 18 years of age, insolvent under administration, have not been convicted of serious fraud or corporate crime, or banned by a court or ASIC from managing a corporation. They must provide:

• Full name
• Street address, not a PO Box
• Date, place and country of birth

Shareholders

Shareholders are the members of a company. A Private Pty Ltd Company must have at least one shareholder. There are different types of shares, the most common being "ordinary class shares" at $1 value with each shareholder issued at one each. Shareholders must provide:

• Full individual name. A company or entity can also be a shareholder, the ACN number will need to be provided if a company.
• Address, this can be a PO Box if they are not also an officeholder
• Date, place and country of birth if an individual

Beneficially owned or non beneficially owned

Beneficially owned means the shareholder is holding and benefiting from the shares. Non beneficially owned means the individual or entity that is the shareholder holds the shares as trustee for either another person or other entity.