User guide: Enrol a new business with us
Learn how to enrol a new business and keep your information up to date.
On this page
- Enrol a new business
- Complete the Business Profile Form
- When you must register with us
- Keep details up to date
If you have another business or new business with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) obligations, you need to enrol with us.
Enrol a new business
- Go to AUSTRAC Online and then log in using your username and password.
- Go to the Business menu on the left-hand side of the page.
- Select Enrol a new business.
By using this function as an Administrator, you make sure your user account is associated with the new business account as well. This means you can use the same user account to access any new businesses you enrol.
Complete the Business Profile Form
We’ve developed step-by-step instructions on the information you need to fill in the Business Profile Form.
After the form is submitted
When you submit the AUSTRAC Business Profile Enrolment Form (ABPF) you’ll go to a ‘Submission Confirmation’ page. This page gives you a submission receipt number and the option to download a PDF copy of the submitted form.
The application submission confirmation email will also include a link to download the PDF of your submitted application.
You can access a copy of your submitted form in the Receipts tab in the ‘Business Profile’ sub-menu within the Business menu.
The receipt you get when you submit your form is only to confirm that we’ve received your form. It’s not confirmation that you’re enrolled.
We’ll notify you by email that you’re successfully enrolled or registered (as applicable). You’ll also get a unique AUSTRAC Account Number (AAN). This AAN identifies the created AUSTRAC Online business account for you to refer to in future correspondence with us.
When you must register with us
If you’re a remittance service provider or a digital currency (cryptocurrency) exchange (DCE) provider, you need to register by completing the AUSTRAC Business Profile Registration Form. You can only do this after you’ve enrolled.
A warning message will appear on your home page to remind you to submit a registration application, if you need to.
- Select Register Business to open the registration application form under the warning message.
You can also access the form by following these steps:
- Select Business.
- Select Business Profile.
- Select Register Business to open the registration application form.
Keep details up to date
You need to notify us of any changes to your enrolment details within 14 days of the change.
Update my enrolment information
To do this:
- Log into AUSTRAC Online.
- Select the specific business name and you’ll be directed to home page.
- Select Update Business Profile. This is on the right side of the display area. This form has been pre-populated with information that you’ve already given us.
- You must review this information and update it if it has changed.
- Complete your form.
- Select the Submit button. The information you enter in the form will be sent securely to us.
You can save your progress
A draft will be saved automatically for you to return to later to complete. You can access the saved draft form via a link that will be emailed to you or through the home page.
A saved draft is only available for 14 days from the time it’s first saved. After this, it will expire and you’ll need to complete a new form.
Note: you can only submit forms once. After a form has been submitted, if you need to make any changes to it, you’ll need to submit another form.
No longer providing any designated services
If you no longer provide designated services, you must request a Reporting Entity Roll Removal.
To do this:
- Log in to AUSTRAC Online.
- Select the specific business name and you’ll be directed to the home page.
- Select Business in the menu.
- Select Business Profile sub-menu item.
- Select Remove from RE Roll. This is located on the right side of the display area. You’ll be directed to ‘Reporting Entity Roll removal request form’.
- Review your business information.
- Complete the removal request form and declaration.
- Select Submit.
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