Prepare for company registration and GST support

Describe the business before choosing a structure

Write down what you will sell, where customers are located, who the founders are and how decisions will be made. Include whether the business already trades and what records exist. These facts help a qualified professional understand the situation before recommending a registration approach. Avoid choosing a structure only because someone else used it or because a package has the lowest advertised price. Ask the adviser to explain the options, responsibilities and ongoing work in terms that match your specific business and plans.

Organise information without sharing it publicly

Prepare a checklist of founder details, proposed business names, contact information and premises information for the professional handling your case. Ask which documents are actually required and how they should be transmitted securely. Do not upload identity records, bank statements or signatures to a general enquiry form. The first BIC enquiry only needs your name, phone, city and a short description of the support you want. Sensitive documents should be requested through an agreed process after the responsible professional and scope have been identified.

Treat GST as a separate professional review

Company registration and GST registration are different questions. Ask a qualified tax professional to assess the facts of your business and explain the applicable requirements. This page deliberately does not provide thresholds, filing deadlines or a universal answer about whether you need registration. Those details depend on the circumstances and current rules. Explain your sales channels, customer locations and proposed invoicing workflow so the adviser has a useful starting point. Record the advice and the information it was based on for your own business records.

Request an itemised engagement

Ask the proposal to distinguish professional service work, applicable government charges and any optional support. Confirm the quoted price before 18% GST and the tax-inclusive amount separately. Identify who prepares the application, who reviews it and who responds if additional information is requested. Ask which steps depend on third-party processing and avoid treating an estimated completion date as a certainty. Make sure the business retains copies of submissions, acknowledgements and final documents, together with access to accounts that belong to the business.

Keep a responsibility and handover tracker

For each agreed task, record the responsible professional, information needed from you, next action and evidence of completion. Store a document reference without putting sensitive details into a shared status sheet. Ask who receives official correspondence and how it reaches the owner. Review outstanding tasks when the engagement closes rather than assuming that receiving one certificate means every part of the agreed setup has been completed.

Plan what happens after setup

Registration is a starting point for organised operations. Ask who maintains the books, prepares invoices, tracks notices and coordinates recurring compliance work. Agree a handover that includes documents, account ownership and a schedule prepared by the relevant professional. Consider whether billing or CRM support would reduce repeated manual entry, but keep those purchases separate from decisions about legal structure and tax treatment. Share your current stage and main uncertainty with BIC so the team can scope the right professional support. Do not assume that an initial setup package includes every future filing or response.

Frequently asked questions

Discuss your next step

Tell us what you need and how to reach you. The BIC team can clarify the service, explain the next step and arrange a relevant discussion. Please keep passwords, identity documents and customer information out of this form.