Accounting and Tax Specialist

• Personal details, tax year, residency changes and previous tax return if you are a new client.
• Income statements, bank interest, dividends, managed fund statements and other income records.
• Work-related expense receipts and supporting records, including business-use calculations where relevant.
• Donation receipts, tax agent fees, private health insurance details and personal super contribution acknowledgements, if applicable.
• Rental, investment sale, overseas income and sole trader records, if applicable. Provide sensitive details through the secure form.

• Company name, ABN/ACN, financial year, director details and changes in ownership or business activities.
• Accounting software access or year-end profit and loss, balance sheet, trial balance and general ledger.
• Bank, credit card and loan statements; sales invoices, expense receipts and reconciliations.
• Asset purchases and disposals, stock on hand, debtors, creditors and director or shareholder loan balances.
• Previous financial statements and tax return, BAS records and relevant supporting schedules. Complete agent nomination when required.

• Partnership name, ABN, financial year, partnership agreement and details of all partners.
• Profit-sharing ratios and changes in partners or the agreement during the year.
• Accounting records, sales invoices, expense receipts and reconciled bank statements.
• Partner contributions, drawings and loan balances; assets, stock, debtors and creditors.
• Previous partnership return and financial statements, BAS records and other income or investment schedules.

• Trust name, ABN, financial year, trust deed and amendments, and trustee details.
• Beneficiary details, distribution resolutions and records of entitlements and payments.
• Accounting records, bank statements, income statements and expense invoices.
• Investment, rental and asset disposal records, loans and unpaid beneficiary balances, if applicable.
• Previous trust return and financial statements, relevant elections and BAS records. Complete agent nomination when required.

An ABN identifies your business on the Australian Business Register. Eligibility depends on your business or enterprise activities; an ABN does not itself register a company.

• Business structure and legal name; ACN for an existing company, if applicable.
• Business start date, main activities, trading locations and reason for applying.
• Business and postal addresses, email, phone and authorised contact details.
• Associate details, such as partners, directors or trustees, as applicable to the structure.
• Existing or previous ABN details and tax residency information, if applicable.
• TFN or identity information may be needed for verification; arrange secure delivery with GPA.
• Evidence of business activity or steps taken to start the enterprise, if requested.

ABR: ABN application requirements

For a typical Australian proprietary company limited by shares (Pty Ltd). GPA will confirm any additional requirements for your structure.

• Proposed company name, alternative names, company type and state or territory of registration.
• Registered office and principal business addresses in Australia. Obtain the occupier’s written consent if the company does not occupy the registered office.
• For each director and optional secretary: full and former names, residential address, date and place of birth, and signed consent.
• For a proprietary company, at least one director must ordinarily reside in Australia. Directors must be at least 18 and apply for a director ID before appointment.
• Shareholder names and addresses, share classes, quantities, amounts paid or unpaid, and written agreement to take the shares. Tell GPA if a shareholder is a company or trustee.
• Choose replaceable rules, a constitution or a combination. Provide ultimate holding company details if applicable.
• Tell GPA the intended business activities, contact person and start date, and whether you also need ABN, TFN, GST or PAYG registration support.

ASIC: Register a company

• Business name, ABN, reporting period and GST accounting method (cash or non-cash).
• Completed BAS template or accounting software reports covering sales, expenses and capital purchases.
• Sales records, supplier tax invoices, receipts, credit notes and any GST adjustments.
• Bank and credit card statements reconciled to the reporting period.
• Identify GST-free or other non-taxable transactions and private-use portions. Include ATO activity statement notices and prior adjustments if applicable.