Learn how to enrol a business in AUSTRAC Online.
You must enrol with us if you provide any designated services. You must enrol within 28 days of starting to provide a designated service using our enrolment form.
Details you need
See these pages first to help you prepare and fill out the form quickly:
Enrolling a business for new users
To enrol a business for new users:
- Go to AUSTRAC Online.
- Select Sign up to enrol a new business. Go to the new user sign up guide for help creating an account.
- Once your AUSTRAC Online user account is created, return to the log in page.
- Enter your account credentials.
- Select Log in. This will take you to the AUSTRAC Online home page.
- Select Business from the left hand menu and select Enrol New Business to get started on your enrolment.
- The enrolment form will open in a new tab. Read the introduction and declaration section.
- Select Next to go to the next section. Complete the remaining sections of the form.
Note: If there are any questions that are incomplete or do not meet the required format, an error message will appear under the relevant question, or at the top of the page. You will be able to progress with the form once all error messages are cleared.
- You may save your progress at any time by clicking the save for later button. All drafts will be permanently deleted after 14 days, and you will need to start the enrolment process again.
- When you reach the summary and review section, review everything that you entered in the previous sections.
- Select the Previous button to make any changes to the relevant sections.
- When you’re ready to progress to the declaration page, select Next.
- On the declaration page:
- Check the I agree box to agree with the declaration.
- Select Submit when you’re ready to submit your form (after checking I agree).
- Upon submission, you will see a confirmation page that includes your submission receipt number. You can quote this for any enquiries about your submission.
- You’ll also receive a submission confirmation email that contains the submission receipt number, submission date and time. The email will also contain your business’s unique AUSTRAC Account Number (AAN). This AAN identifies the created AUSTRAC Online business account for you to refer to in future correspondence with us. You can also access a copy of the submission details under the Submissions tab in the ‘Business Profile’ sub-menu within the Business menu.
Enrolling a business for existing users
You must enrol separately with us through your existing AUSTRAC Online account if:
- you start or buy a new business with a different ABN to your existing businesses
- the new business provides designated services.
You must also enrol the new business separately from your other enrolled businesses.
- Go to AUSTRAC Online.
- Log in with your username and password.
- The ‘Select business’ page will appear if you’re a user for more than one business. There’s a search function available.
- Select any business to proceed.
- Go to Enrol new business in the Business menu.
- Select Enrol a new business.
- Continue completing the form by following steps 6-15 in the previous section.
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