How to cancel a business name?

If you’ve decided to sell, close or change your business, you may not need your business name anymore. Here you can find out everything you need to know about cancelling your business name.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need to cancel my business name?

You should only cancel your business name if your business is no longer operating. Note, if you’re the current owner of a business name and you have sold your business to another entity, you must transfer the business name rather than have it cancelled.

How to cancel a business name?

Complete our easy online application to let us know which business name you'd like to cancel. Our specialist team reviews and checks all aspects of your application and will contact you if further clarification is required. After a final check, our business name registration team will file the application and keep you updated through every stage of the process.

To get started, first check if your business name is still available using our free business name check tool. Then complete our simple online application in under 4 minutes to instantly secure your business name. No paperwork required.

How long does the process take?

Once your application has been submitted, ASIC will then send you a notice of intent to cancel the registration of your business name. Then after one month, ASIC will automatically cancel your registration and send another confirmation email with cancellation notice attached.

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Fees and Charges

The fee to cancel a business name is $89. As your ASIC registered agents, the cancellation process includes: Cancelling the current registration of the business name held in the name of the current owner; all processing and administration fees, GST and any ASIC fees if applicable.

What to expect?

3-5 minutes to complete fast and easy online application. No messy paperwork required.

Business name cancellation are processed within 24-48
business hours.

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Australian compliant legal contracts and business documentation templates to help protect your business

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What you’ll need?

Contact details of all applicants including full name, date of birth, address and mobile phone

ABN number of the entity which owns the business name you are wanting to cancel.

The ‘ASIC Key’ is a unique code specific to your business name. Don’t have it, no worries, we’ll get a new one issued

Secure online credit card payment. Includes protection and fraud prevention for safe and easy checkout.

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