Apply online

1. To Cancel an Australian Business Number (ABN), the applicant has to make the application online via Link
2. The applicant has to click the “Cancel your ABN”
3. Download the mgov app and log in to the account by using the user ID and password.
4. Before cancelling the ABN, ensure the applicant meets any lodgment, reporting, and payment obligations with any government agencies you deal with.
5. The applicant has to select the option for cancelling the account.
6. Enter the required details and click the “Cancelation” button.
7. There is no fee for cancelling an Australian Business Number.
8. The office will verify the details and any other tax pending, obligations.
9. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a confirmation notification and email.
10. The processing time for this procedure takes up to 2 – 3 days. If any payments are pending, the time will vary according to that.

NOTE:

• Before cancelling, the applicant needs to meet the lodgment, reporting, and payment obligations for all the government agencies the applicantdeal with. It is recommended the applicant wait to cancel the ABN until all processes are completed.
• Also, cancelation includes registrations for goods and services tax (GST), luxury car tax (LCT), wine equalization tax (WET), and fuel tax credits (FTC)

Apply by Phone

1. To Cancel an Australian Business Number (ABN), the applicant has to contact the Australian business register office - 13 92 26
2. the applicant has to inform the officer for cancelling.
3. The officer will ask a question for identity purposes.
4. Also, give all the details which are asked by the respective officer.
5. The applicant should not have any payment obligation and tax pending.
6. If all are in place, the cancellation will be made by the officer.
7. The applicant will get the confirmation from the office through email.
8. There is no fee for cancelling an Australian Business Number.
9. The processing time for this procedure takes up to 2 – 3 days. If any payments are pending, the time will vary according to that.

List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.
e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Australia Business Register
PO Box 3373
PENRITH NSW 2750
Phone - 13 92 26
Outside Australia: + 61 2 6216 1111
Contact link

Any person’s business

• has been sold
• has closed down
• Is no longer operating in Australia or making supplies connected with Australia are eligible to make this application.

• There is no fee for cancelling an Australian Business Number.
• Also, the applicant has to pay for repaying goods and services tax (GST) credit refunds and pay outstanding tax debts.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time for this procedure takes up to 2 – 3 days. If any payments are pending, the time will vary according to that.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name
• Contact number
• Australian Business number
• Tax file number

• The applicant who has to sell or drop the business in Australia, the applicant has to legally cancel the Australian Business Number.
• The applicant has stopped business in the latest income tax return.

For more information Link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Link

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