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Business Set-Up & Structuring

Starting or restructuring a business in Darwin? We provide advisory-led guidance on choosing the right structure, and manage your ABN, company and business name registrations correctly as part of that engagement.

Business Advisory

Setting Up Your Business the Right Way

Starting a business involves more than filling in a form. The structure you choose — sole trader, company or trust — affects your tax position, your personal liability, and how easily you can grow or bring on partners later. We work with you to understand your situation first, then manage the registrations that follow from that decision as part of a single, coordinated business set-up engagement.

As your registered tax agent and ASIC registered agent, we prepare and lodge the relevant applications with the ATO and ASIC on your behalf once we've agreed on the right approach together — you're never left figuring out registrations on your own, and they're never treated as a one-off transaction disconnected from your broader tax and compliance position.

Business Structure Advice
Sole trader, company or trust — we help you decide based on liability, tax position and your growth plans, not a one-size-fits-all default.
Company & ASIC Structuring
Where a company structure is right for you, we manage the ASIC registration and ongoing compliance requirements as your registered agent.
ABN Compliance
We advise on and manage your Australian Business Number application and ongoing ABN obligations as part of your set-up.
Trading Name Advice
We make sure your trading name is registered correctly and aligned with your ABN and company structure.
Ongoing Compliance
Advice on ASIC annual review obligations, GST thresholds, and when your structure or registrations need updating as your business grows.

Who This Service Suits

  • You're starting a new business and aren't sure whether a sole trader, company or trust structure suits you.
  • You're already trading and need your structure, ABN or trading name reviewed and brought up to date.
  • You're bringing on a business partner or restructuring for growth or asset protection.

Our Process

  1. A free consultation to understand your business and what you're trying to achieve.
  2. Advice on the right structure for your situation, including the trade-offs of each option.
  3. We prepare and lodge the relevant ABN, ASIC and business name applications on your behalf.
  4. Ongoing support so your structure and registrations stay compliant as your business grows.

Pricing

Business set-up is quoted as a single package covering your consultation, structure advice, and the registrations that follow from it — not priced per individual government form. Your exact quote depends on the structure you choose (a sole trader set-up is more straightforward than a company with a trust behind it). See our general pricing guide or book a free consultation for an exact quote.

A1 Accounting & Tax Solutions is an independent registered tax agent and ASIC registered agent practice. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Australian Government, the ATO, or ASIC. Business set-up services described on this page are provided as part of a professional advisory engagement; we prepare and lodge applications on your behalf as your authorised agent, we do not issue government registrations ourselves.

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