Company Officeholder User Guide: How to apply for voluntary deregistration
How to apply for voluntary deregistration
Complete this transaction when you wish to deregister the company.
ASIC will only deregister a company if it meets all of the following requirements:
•	All members of the company agree to deregister
•	The company is not carrying on business
•	The company’s assets are worth less than $1000
•	The company has no outstanding liabilities
•	The company is not party to any legal proceedings
•	The company has paid all fees and penalties payable under the Corporations Act 2001.
You will need to log in to your online account before you begin.
Step 1
Once logged in, select 'start new form' in the left hand menu.
Step 2
From the list of available forms, select '6010'.
Step 3
An account balance and summary, indicating payment required, is provided.
You can: 
•	view account transactions and receive a report for a specified date range, or
•	cancel your application, or
•	select the link for information about payment options if a payment is required, or
•	Select 'next' to continue, if no further information or action regarding the company’s account balance is required.
Please note if the amount payable is greater than the prescribed application fee, the application will be unable to proceed.
Step 4
Select all six boxes in the declaration to confirm the statements are true and correct.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Step 5
Select the radio button to indicate if the applicant is the company or a director.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Please note this guide follows the example of a director as an applicant.  If the company is selected as the applicant, the transaction will vary slightly.
Step 6
Select the relevant director from the drop-down list.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Step 7
Select an address from the drop down list or enter an address in the field provided.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Step 8
Review the applicant information.
•	Select 'change' to amend details if required, or
•	If necessary, select 'add additional person to receive deregistration notice', and go to step 9, or
•	If an additional person is not required to receive the deregistration notice, select 'next' to continue, and go to step 11.
Step 9
Select an additional nominee from the drop down list, or enter a given and family name.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Step 10
Select an address from the drop-down list for the additional nominee, or enter the address details in the fields provided.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Please note only one nominee can be specified.
Step 11
Review both the applicant and additional nominee details.  
•	Select 'change' to amend this information if necessary, or
•	If you are satisfied the information is correct, select 'next' to continue.
Step 12
Select 'yes' to complete the declaration when you are satisfied the document is being lodged within the terms and conditions of ASIC’s Electronic Lodgement Protocol.
•	Select 'submit' to lodge this form with ASIC.
The lodgement process is not instantaneous – it may take some time to process.
If the form is accepted by ASIC, it will appear in 'forms submitted'.
If the form is not accepted, it will appear in 'forms in progress'.  You will need to select it and correct the errors, before resubmitting the form.
Step 13
Your transaction has now been submitted.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Please note, the system may occasionally present an additional form submission screen at this point.  If this is the case, continue to select 'next' to finalise this transaction.
Step 14
Information relating to fees is now displayed.
•	Select 'print' to print the invoice.  Note that payment must be made within 28 days.
•	Select 'next' to finalise this transaction.
Published by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Last updated in October 2014