User Guide: ASIC Connect – Business names – How to add an ABN to business name holder
How to add an ABN to a business name holder
You can add your ABN to your business name (if you are an individual or partnership) online from your ASIC Connect account.
To get started, visit the ASIC website at www.asic.gov.au.
•	Navigate to the ASIC Connect box. 
•	Select the 'Log in / sign-up' link.
You will be taken to the ASIC Connect homepage. 
•	Navigate to the Log in to ASIC Connect box. 
•	Select the 'Log in' button. If you do not have an ASIC Connect account select 'Sign up'.
Log in using your email address and password. 
You can also choose to log in with an AUSkey.
If you have logged in with a username and password, you should make sure you have linked your businesses to your account. For assistance with linking, see our 'How to link a business name to your ASIC Connect account' user guide. 
Once logged in, select the 'Lodgements & Notifications' tab at the top of the screen.
•	Select the business name you wish to add the ABN to.
•	In the transactions column, select 'Add ABN'.
•	Select 'Go' to continue.
Enter your ABN in the field provided, ensuring it contains 11 digits and no spaces.
We will verify your details with the Australian Business Register (ABR). If the details for the holder type (e.g. individual or partnership) on the ABR are different to those held by ASIC, you will not be able to proceed.
•	Select 'Next' to continue.
Check that the information returned from the ABR matches the information held by ASIC. 
If the details returned from the ABR differs from those held by ASIC, you will see an alert box.
You should double check the ABN you have entered is correct. If it is, and you're confident the name of the holder is true, select 'Next'. If the information held by ASIC is incorrect – but the information from the ABR is correct – selecting 'Next' and completing the transaction will automatically update your details on ASIC's registers. 

Please note you cannot use this transaction to change the business name holder. For more information about this, see Transfer a business name.
•	Select 'Next' to continue.
Check that the information displayed is correct.
•	Select 'Submit' to continue.
Read the declaration to ensure you agree with the conditions of the transaction.
•	If you agree, tick the boxes next to the declaration to proceed.
•	Select your authority for submitting the transaction.
•	Select 'Next' to continue.
Your transaction is now complete and has been submitted. You can select 'Print the transaction' to download a printable PDF version of the transaction.
More information and related topics
You can find more information about using your ASIC Connect account on our website at www.asic.gov.au/business-names.
You can also find step-by-step user guides for most functions available in ASIC Connect. These include: 
•	Linking your business name to your ASIC Connect account. 
•	Renewing your business name.
•	Updating your personal details or business address.
You can access these user guides by visiting our business names support page. 
All user guides are provided in PDF and RTF formats.
Published by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Last updated in August 2013