What is the quickest way to get an ABN?
The quickest way to get an ABN is to apply via the Australian Business Register website at www.abr.gov.au. As long as your details can be validated against data in our systems, you will be issued with your ABN in real time and written confirmation of the ABN registration will follow. To prevent delays in the online process, make sure: • you are entitled to an ABN – you must have started trading or have undertaken enough activities to show you intend to start a business in Australia • you provide the correct date of birth • the business address is a street address (for example, 123 Smith Street, Smithfield) – do not use a post office box number, RMB (roadside mail service) or other delivery point address. You can use your home address if you operate a home-based business or are a contractor who works at different sites. • you do not need to include: • phrases such as ‘trading as’, ‘ATF’, ‘liquidation’ or ‘the body corporate for’ in the legal name or trading name • the name of the truste
