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Renewing your business name

To renew your business name quickly and easily, we recommend our聽'Pay now'聽service. We'll send you a reminder notice by email 30 days before your renewal is due.

Here you will find all the information you need to know on renewing your business name in Australia.

This includes guidance on business name renewal fees, what the renewal period options are, how you will be notified of an upcoming renewal as well as an outline of what happens after you have renewed.

Fees for renewing

  • one year for $44

  • three years for $102

Private service providers

You might receive a notice from a private service provider offering to assist with your business name renewal. This could be an accountant, solicitor, or other type of business that provides a service by using our online services to renew a business name on your behalf.

Using a private service provider is optional. If you choose to utilise their services, they will usually charge a fee beyond what we would charge. Even if a private service provider contacts you, you can still transact directly with us online for your business name.

Find out more about private service providers.

'Renew your company' scam emails

We're aware of some emails that have been circulating lately claiming to be from ob体育 and demanding payment to renew your business. If you receive one, do not open it. Just delete the email from your inbox.

For more information about scams and what to look out for, visit聽Scams targeting ob体育 customers

How to renew your business name

There are two options for renewing your business name. You can use our 'Pay now' service, or log in to your ob体育 Connect account.

What to do if you have not received your record of registration or invoice?

If your business name renewal is due but you haven't received a record of registration, you can contact us to receive a copy.

Lost your invoice?

If you've lost your invoice, you can ask us to send you another copy.

Video: Renewing your business name

Video transcript - Renewing your business name

When it was time to renew my business name registration, ob体育 sent a renewal notice to the email address that I gave them when I registered my business name. If you don鈥檛 have an email address, they鈥檒l send it to your service of documents address, which in my case is the caf茅.

Because I'd checked that my details were correct using the free search, I knew I only wanted to renew my business name, so I used the Pay now service.

All you need to do is enter your Australian Business Number or ABN, or the account number from your renewal notice, and select how long you would like to renew your business name for.

I聽chose to renew mine for three years, because I鈥檓 pretty confident that we鈥檒l still be around by then. You get a bit of a discount too. But, you can also renew for just one year if you prefer, which is handy for new businesses.

And then all you need to do is pay! You can either use your credit card, or request an invoice that you can pay later using BPAY or at Australia Post.

When ob体育 receives your payment, they鈥檒l email you a record of registration and the register will be updated. And that鈥檚 it!

If you also have to update your business name details at the same time as you renew, you鈥檒l need to use ob体育 Connect instead. It's available on the website along with user guides if you need some help.聽

So, you can see that it鈥檚 a pretty simple process. But, if you get stuck, just check out the user guides on ob体育鈥檚 website. They鈥檙e really helpful. You should also check out ob体育鈥檚 other videos on YouTube.

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Last updated: 09/01/2025 08:50