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Cancel your business name
You may not need your business name any more if you're selling, closing or changing your business. Find out how to cancel your business name.
If you don’t need your business name anymore, you'll need to tell the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC).
The ASIC website provides information on:
- things to consider before you apply to cancel
- step-by-step instructions to cancel your business name
- details of what happens after you apply to cancel.
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Find more information on cancelling your business name.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Cancel your business name
To cancel your business name online through the ASIC website, you’ll need:
- your ASIC Connect account log in
- ASIC's steps to cancel your business name
What happens after you cancel
Once ASIC receives your request to cancel your business name, it will formally notify:
- the business name holder of the cancellation
- any other people in the business names register
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