Start your company in Australia
Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.
- 1ASIC application Day 1–2
- Reserve company name
- Lodge incorporation form 201
- Receive ACN
- 2Banking & tax Day 3–6
- Open business bank account
- Apply for TFN + ABN
- GST registration if turnover ≥ $75K
- 3Operational Day 7–10
- Director ID activated
- ASIC compliance live
- Ready to invoice
- Company formation A$512
- Registered office A$388 /year
- Resident director A$3,410 /year
- Bookkeeping A$99 /month
See pricing tiers by revenue
- ≤ A$75K revenue A$99 /month
- A$75K–300K A$165 /month
- A$300K–750K A$277 /month
- A$750K–1.5M A$554 /month
Why Australia?
Tech founders raising in APAC
R&D Tax Incentive returns up to 43.5% as a refundable offset. The most generous early stage R&D scheme in the OECD. Franking credits eliminate double taxation on local investor distributions. ASIC compliance reads cleanly to APAC investors.
HQ for Asia Pacific operations
Free trade agreements covering ASEAN, China, Japan, and Korea, plus 45+ tax treaties. English language administration. Sydney and Melbourne are the regional finance hubs. Australia NZ travel for staff.
Resource sector operators
Five decades of stable mining title framework. The ASX is the world's deepest mining capital pool. Predictable native title regime via the Native Title Act. AUSTRAC registration handles any digital asset overlay.
Considerations
If low corporate tax matters more than treaty access
Australia's 30% headline (25% for SMEs under A$50M turnover) is mid pack OECD. For tax led decisions:
If you have no Australian operational connection
Australia requires a resident director and substance. For pure international holding without local operations:
Everything you need to run a company in Australia
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