Register a company and its tax registrations — federal

Included as a deliberate contrast: a federal process that is almost entirely automated, mostly same-day, and has no scheduling component at all. It shows what the ceiling looks like.

businessNew proprietary company, one or two directors draft compare across jurisdictions

3 days elapsed
longest dependent chain

4 discrete steps
across 2 bodies

0% waiting on availability
scheduling or queue, not assessment

1 days saved by concurrency
vs. 4 if run end-to-end

Where the time goes

Critical-path days only. Steps that run alongside others are real work but do not lengthen the process, so counting them here would overstate the prize.

assessment		2d	Someone is genuinely evaluating the merits.
applicant		1d	Waiting on the applicant to supply or fix something.

The process, step by step

Applies when: Starting a new business as a company rather than as a sole trader.

#	Step	Who	Why it waits	Clock	Typical	Basis
1	Obtain a director identification number registration Each director must verify identity before the company can be registered.	Australian Securities and Investments Commission	applicant	—	1 estimate	—
2	Check and reserve the company name registration	Australian Securities and Investments Commission	applicant	—	1 estimate	—
3	Register the company registration after Obtain a director identification number, Check and reserve the company name 1d slack	Australian Securities and Investments Commission	assessment	—	1 estimate	Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
4	Apply for an ABN and tax registrations registration ABN, TFN, and GST or PAYG where thresholds are met. after Register the company	Australian Taxation Office	assessment	—	1 estimate	—

on the critical path scheduling/queue = delay not caused by the assessment itself

Sources

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

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