Corporate Secretarial

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At Matovic Business Accountants, we assist our clients with the implementation and maintenance of their corporate secretarial responsibilities.

 

 

 

Corporate Services that we can help with include:

Formation of companies, trusts, partnerships and SMSFs

 

Constitution and/or trust deed amendments

 

Business name registration and renewals

 

Registration for ABN, TFN, GST, PAYG

 

Incorporation of association registration

 

Change of company details including company name, registered office/business address, officeholders, and shareholders

 

Company deregistration

 

Company and personal searches

 

Preparation of Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) database updates

 

Officeholder appointments and resignations, share transfers

 

Annual ASIC company statements

 

Application for various licences from authorities (e.g., QBCC licencing)

 

Steps to Register a company with ASIC:

You need to decide is a company suits your needs or if you should use a different business structure.  Business.gov.au has a great ‘Help me decide’ tool that can help you work out the business structure that will best suit your needs and what registrations you should consider.
There are a few things you should consider when choosing a company name: a company’s name cannot be identical to an exsisting company or business name; you can only use certain characters in a company’s name; some terms are restricted; you can reserve a company name; you need to check existing trademarks or names; and, a company’s name must show it’s legal status.
Before registering, you will need to decide how your company will be governed:  replaceable rules, constitution or a combination of both.
If you’re an officeholder of a company, you must follow the requirements in the Corporations Act.  This includes meeting your legal obligations, which includes: ensuring company details are kept up to date; maintaining company records and details on the register; and, paying the appropriate lodgement fees and annual review fees as required.  Officeholders are ultimately responsible for a company’s adherence to the Corporations Act.
You must get written consent from the people that will fill these roles:  Director (must be over 18), Secretary (must be over 18) and any Members (every company must have at least one member).  At least one director and secretary of a proprietary company must ordinarily reside in Australia. At least two directors of a public company must ordinarily reside in Australia.
You can register a company using the Australian Government’s Business Registration Service (BRS) or by using a Private Service Provider (PSP).  The BRS combines several business and tax registrations in one place, making it even easier to start a business.
After your company is registered, make sure: the company’s name is on display wherever the company conducts business and is open to the public; the company’s ACN/ABN is displayed on any documents the company publishes; and, the company’s details are kept up to date.