Fee payments and queries

Key points:

ASIC collects a range of fees from companies and other entities.
There are many reasons why a company or an entity must pay a fee.
If you do not pay certain fees on time, a late fee applies.
In some circumstances you can apply for a refund or to have a late fee waived.

ASIC fees

ASIC collects a range of fees from companies and other entities, in line with Commonwealth law. The law states when a fee must be paid and how much the fee is. ASIC fees are not subject to GST.

Each year, on 1 July, we increase some of the fees, in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

These are some of the most common fee types.

Registration fees

Company registration fees

There is a fee to register a company. For most companies, the current fee is {I02}.

See common fees for all company types

Business name registration fees

There is a fee to register a business name. The current fees are:

application to register a business name for one year: {BZA}
application to register a business name for 3 years: {BZB}.

Annual review fees

ASIC sends an annual statement to all companies and registered schemes, usually shortly after the anniversary of the date of registration. An annual review fee will be shown on the company annual statement. To remain registered, companies must pay the fee. If a company does not pay the fee on time, a late fee applies.

The fee will depend on the type of company being renewed.

Company annual review

Lodgement fees

When you lodge some forms and documents, you may have to pay a fee. This will be indicated on the form you are lodging. For some forms, you must pay the fee before we can accept it.

Fees for commonly lodged documents

Late fees

You must lodge most documents with us within a certain timeframe. If you do not lodge on time, a late fee applies. If a third party, such as a registered agent, manages your documents, the late fee still applies.

Late fees

Search fees

We may charge fees to conduct some information searches. Any certified documents will be sent by mail for an extra $3 service charge.

Search fees

ASIC industry funding

ASIC collects levies to recover most of the costs involved in regulating the industry. We send an invoice for these levies between January and March each year. The fee must be paid within 30 business days after the invoice is issued.

Industry funding

ASIC invoices

When we charge a fee, we will usually send you an invoice that states how much you owe. The invoice will also include a list of recent transactions and information on how to pay the invoice.

Guide to reading ASIC invoice statements (PDF 532 KB)

Checking your account balance

Your invoice will list your current account balance and highlight any money that is owed.

Business name holders

Business name holders cannot check their account balance online. If you need to check your account or get a copy of an invoice, please contact us.

Companies

Companies must be registered for online access to check their account balance online.

Company officeholder portal

Registered agents

Registered agents can check the account balance for all companies they manage by asking for a Company debt report (RA67).

User guide: How to submit a request for a company debt report (PDF 686 KB)

Industry funding levies and penalties

Amounts relating to industry funding levies and penalties are not shown in the company portal or on a Company debt report (RA67). If you need to check these balances, send us an online enquiry.

Industry funding

Missing payments

If you’ve made a payment and it’s missing from your account, it may be because:

some payments may take several days to be processed
you made an error when making the payment.

Please check that you entered all the correct details when making your payment. If you need help locating a payment we can assist.

Missing payments

Refunds

You may be able to ask for a refund if:

your application for a business name or company has been rejected
you accidentally overpaid a fee to ASIC.

Refunds

Fee cancellations (waivers)

ASIC has limited power to cancel fees. We can only consider this if there have been issues outside of your control.

You will need to tell us about your situation and give us supporting evidence. We need to consider all the facts and circumstances of your case.

Ask ASIC to cancel a late fee

Emergencies and natural disasters

Payment options

There are different ways to pay fees to ASIC. They may include:

BPAY
Post Billpay/Australia Post
credit card
cheque.

International payments must be made in Australian dollars via direct bank deposit.

Payment options