If you have recently registered a company in Australia you will typically need to have a separate bank account for tax purposes.

Each bank has different rules and regulations, though generally there are a few key documents required by a company before they can open a bank account:

Additionally, other documents such as Share Certificates, Appointment of Directors and Occupier Consent Form may also need to be provided as additional proof of registration and ownership.
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​It is always best to check directly with your bank to find out their requirements

If you registered your company with Lawpath, you will be able to find the key documents in your Company Formation documents folder. These are drafted for you in all of our Compliance packages.
You can see the full list of the 13 Company Documents drafted for your company here!

Alternatively, you can draft these documents from the templates available in the Lawpath document library, and customise each to match your business set up.

You can speak to a company registration expert to find out more about registering a company- book a time in the calendar here: Speak to A Company Expert