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Mala14(Superuser)Superuser
29 Dec 2021

ABN cancelled, and the company deregistered per ASIC records. However, as per financials, the company has payroll / Super liability, GST, accounts receivable, and directors' loans. (total assets are over $1000) . The Company tax return for 2021 is still outstanding.

I believe that the ABN cancellation should be done as the final step, and as the company has assets and liabilities over $1000, they may not be able to go for a voluntary winding up.

The client doesn't have any information regarding the de-registration, and this is a company her former partner formed, making her a Director, and they are no longer together. The company was trading for a year, and now she wants to complete the shutdown of the business.

How should I handle this?

Can someone explain the correct procedure, please?

Thanks

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TeddyATO(Community Support)Community Support
ATO Certified Response4 Jan 2022

Hello @Mala14,


The first step in trying to lodge outstanding returns and meeting all obligations for a deregistered entity is to seek advice from ASIC as to whether reinstatement of registration is needed. If it is then reapplication of ABN may be required for lodgement of GST and PAYGW obligations. The deregistration process should only be done once the entire entity has been finalised and all obligations completed.

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