Company Incorporation Services
Company Incorporation Services in Australia
Incorporating a company changes more than the name sitting above a business. It creates an Australian company with its own legal identity, separate from the people who own and operate it.ACE Shelf Companies assists business owners, entrepreneurs and existing operators with company incorporation in Australia. We handle the establishment process with ASIC and work through the company details needed before the application is lodged.
Company Incorporation
What Does Company Incorporation Mean?
Once incorporation is completed, the business exists as a company in its own right. The company can own assets, enter into contracts, take on liabilities and operate in its own name. Before that company can be created, decisions need to be made about its name, directors, shareholders, share structure, addresses and internal arrangements. Most small Australian businesses that use a company structure operate through a proprietary company limited by shares, commonly recognised by the Pty Ltd ending. ACE helps bring the required company details together and prepares the incorporation for submission.
Company Entity
A Company With Its Own Legal Identity
Once incorporation is completed, the business exists as a company in its own right.Own Assets
The company can own assets in its own name.Enter Contracts
The company can enter into contracts in its own name.Take On Liabilities
The company can take on liabilities as its own legal entity.
Company Setup
Setting Up the Company Properly
There is a fair amount of information sitting behind even a straightforward company incorporation. A proposed company needs an acceptable name or can use its ACN as its name. It also needs a registered office and principal place of business, details of its directors and shareholders, and information about the shares being issued. The company must also have rules governing how it operates, whether through applicable replaceable rules, a constitution, or a combination where appropriate. ACE works from the information supplied by the client and checks the incorporation details before submission. If something does not line up, it is better to address it at this stage than carry an avoidable mistake into the company’s records.Incorporation Details
- Proposed company name
- Registered office
- Principal place of business
- Director details
- Shareholder details
- Share information
- Internal company arrangements
Why ACE
Why Use ACE for Company Incorporation?
Some clients come to us because it is their first company. Others have been in business for years and simply do not want to spend their own time dealing with incorporation paperwork. ACE Shelf Companies has extensive experience in Australian company establishment. Company incorporation is familiar work for us, so clients have someone to turn to when the terminology or information being requested is not immediately clear. We keep the process practical. You provide the company details, we work through what is needed and prepare the incorporation for lodgement. It is a relatively small part of launching a business, but getting it organised properly means one less administrative problem standing between you and the work you actually want to get on with.Experienced Support
Company incorporation is familiar work for the ACE team.Clear Information
Get help when terminology or requested information is not immediately clear.Practical Process
ACE works through the company details and prepares the incorporation for lodgement.Company Establishment
Get the company setup organised so you can focus on your business.
Get Ready
Information Needed for Incorporation
Before the company is incorporated, you will generally need to have information ready about the following.Directors need to meet the relevant requirements, including
director ID obligations. For a proprietary company, at least
one director must ordinarily live in Australia.
If you are still deciding whether a company is the right structure for your circumstances, legal, accounting or tax advice may be worth obtaining before proceeding.
The proposed company name
Director or directors
Shareholders and shareholdings
Registered office
Principal place of business
Proposed share structure
Incorporation FAQs
Company Incorporation FAQs
01
Is incorporation different from registering a company?
The terms are often used closely together. In practical
terms, an Australian company comes into existence through
registration with ASIC. “Incorporation” places more
emphasis on the creation of the company as a separate
legal entity.
02
What happens once the company is incorporated?
Once ASIC completes the registration, the company is
recorded on the companies register and is issued its
ACN together with its registration certificate.
03
Do shareholders own the company’s assets?
No. The shares belong to the shareholder, but anything
the company owns remains in the company’s name. The
assets held by the business belong to the company itself.
Incorporate Your Australian Company with ACE