1. Enter the Date of the application. This is pre-populated with today's date. If you need to back date it you can select another date.
2. Select either Yes or No to the question Do you wish to use the Australian Company Number (ACN) for its name?
   • If you choose Yes, the company name will be the same as the ACN.

   • If you choose No, enter the proposed company name (excluding legal elements)

     To check if your client's company name is available, enter the proposed company name (excluding legal elements) and click Check Availability . If you receive the message:

     Sorry this name is taken – There's already a company registered with this name. You'll need to enter a new name before you can continue to register the company.

     Congratulations! The name is available. – Continue completing the form to register the company with this name.

3. Select the legal elements that apply for the company. (Type is PTY part; class is the LTD part)

4. Select which Australian state or territory the company will be registered in.

5. Answer either Yes or No to the following questions. Depending on your selection, you may have additional fields to complete.

   Is this company a special purpose company?	If you answer Yes: Select the subclass of the propriety company. The options are Superannuation trustee or charitable purposes only. Click I declare that this company is a special purpose company as defined under Regulation 3 of the Corporations (Review Fees) Regulations 2003 to accept the declaration.
   Is the proposed name identical to a registered business name?	If you answer Yes: Click "If yes, I declare that I hold, or am registering the company for the holder(s) of, the identical business name(s), the registration details of which are listed below. and The proprietor of the business name must be represented as a company officer or member." Answer either Yes or No to Does the registered business name have an ABN?. If you choose Yes, enter the ABN of the business name in the field. If you choose No, enter the Registration number of the business and select the state or territory the business name is registered in.
   Will the company have an ultimate holding company upon registration	If you answer Yes: Enter the name of the holding company (including legal elements) in the Holding company name field. Enter the holding company's ACN or ARBN. Select the Country of incorporation.

6. Enter the registered office address in the Search Address field. As you type, a list of addresses appear matching the address. When the correct address appears click the address to automatically populate the Street address, Country, State and Suburb fields.

   The registered office address can't be a PO Box.

7. Answer either Yes or No to the following questions. Depending on your selection, you may have additional fields to complete.

   Will this company be the sole occupier of this address?	If you answer No: Enter the Name of Occupier in the field provided.
   Will this company use this address as principal place of business?	If you answer No: Enter the main business address in the Search Address field of the Principal place of business panel. As you type, a list of addresses appear matching the address. When the correct address appears click the address to automatically populate the Street address, Country, State and Suburb fields.

8. Click Next step.

1. Click + Add new officer. The Search for new office field appears.
   
   1. To appoint an existing MYOB contact as an officer for this organisation, type the name of the contact in the Search for new officer field.
   2. To create a new contact and appoint them as an officer for the organisation, click + Create new officer.

2. Enter the personal and contact details of the officeholder in the relevant fields:

   Field	Description
   First name	Enter the first name of the officeholder to be appointed
   Middle name	(Optional) Enter the middle name of the officeholder to be appointed
   Last name	Enter the last name of the officeholder to be appointed
   Date of birth	Enter the officeholder's date of birth or click the calendar to select the date.
   Email address	(Optional) Enter the officeholder's email address.
   Phone number	(Optional) Enter the officeholder's contact number.
   Country of birth	Click on the drop-down arrow and choose the officeholder's country of birth. If the Country of birth is Australia, select the state and suburb/town of birth.
   Client code	(Optional) Enter a client code for the officeholder.
   Residential address	Type the officeholder's residential address in the Search address field. A list of valid address suggestions appear. Select the correct address from the list of suggestions. The Street address, State and Suburb fields populate. Overseas address? Click Manually enter address and enter the Street address, Country and Locality (i.e. suburb, province or region) in the relevant fields.

3. Select the role the officeholder will occupy. You can select more than one.

   1. Director
   2. Secretary

   3. Primary contact

4. Click Add officer.

Officers appear in the Shareholders list by default.

To remove a shareholder, click the ellipses button and choose Delete. If you need to add additional shareholders click + Add new shareholder

 Type the name of the contact in the Search for new shareholder field to appoint an existing MYOB contact as a shareholder of this organisation.

 You can also create a new contact and appoint them as a shareholder of the organisation, by clicking + Create new shareholder and filling in their details.

Enter the following information for each shareholder.

Select the obligations to register the company for:

• Lodged to ATO at the same time your ACN is lodged.

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