Company formation in Australia

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Company registration in Australia: start a business in Australia
How to set up a company in Australia?

How to set up a company in Australia?

Depending on the nature of your activity in Australia, the type of structure that best suits your project on the Australian market (liaison or representative office, subsidiary, branch), and the legal form of business in Australia that you will choose (sole proprietorship, limited liability company, etc...), the administrative procedures and formalities for the formation of the company in Australia may vary. Generally, the steps to create and register a company in Australia are:

  • Choice of the legal form under Australian law and the social capital
  • Drafting the company statutes in English.
  • Opening a Australian bank account
  • Registering the company in the Australian trade register
  • Obtaining a Australian tax identification number

After these steps of creation, you will receive all the necessary legal documents attesting the legal existence of your company or subsidiary in Australia. Your Australia business will also have to meet the specific accounting requirements of Australian business law.

Australia: Merger & Acquisition (M&A)

Setting up your business in Australia and starting from scratch to develop it in the Australian market can be an exciting challenge, but it can also be time consuming. Sometimes it is more interesting and faster to acquire a Australian competitor that is already well established in the Australian market. It is therefore necessary to study the Australian market carefully to detect the most interesting companies.

To create a company in Australia, it is strongly advised to be accompanied by a Australian lawyer or an Australian expert who will be able to save you many problems in front of the subtleties of the Australian business law. 

nativExpand is your gateway to facilitate the creation of your company in Australia. Thanks to a network of experts in company incorporation on the Australian market, we will accompany you and put you in contact with a Australian professional, ideally an English speaker or speaking your language.

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Company formation in Australia
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Setting up a subsidiary or branch in Australia requires several steps: analysis of the economic model of the project for the Australian market, the choice of the legal structure in Australia, the registration of the company in the Australian trade register, the opening of a Australian bank account and the tax and accounting formalities in Australia with the specificities of the Australian law.

Before being able to domicile your company in Australia, you must first set up a company in Australia with a legal entity under Australian law.

To be accompanied by professionals (a Australian lawyer) is essential to succeed in setting up in Australia and to develop your subsidiary on the Australian market. nativExpand connects you with a Australian expert from its international network.