Details
Australian companies may apply to ASIC to change their company name. This application is made on the Notification of Resolution Form 205.
It is possible to change the name of a registered company. However, the new name must be available. This means that:
- the name is not identical or nearly identical to a name which is already registered, and
- the name is not unacceptable for registration.
Once a name is chosen, the company must pass a special resolution and lodge a Form 205 to ASIC, giving details of the company’s special resolution to change the company name.
Navigation
| From the Main Toolbar, go to Company. |
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| Select the Company from the list. |
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| Select Name Registrations |  |
Click 
Company Name Change
| Field | Explanation |
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| Use ACN as Company Name? | If you are going to use the ACN as the company name select this option. |
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Company Name
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Enter the company name. CAS 360 will confirm if all the required legal elements are present in the name and connect to ASIC in real time to ensure the entered name is available. |
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Resolution Date
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Input the date which will display on Form 205 under details of the resolution - date of the meeting. |
| Has a name reservation been lodged to reserve the proposed new company name? | If this name has previously been reserved select this option. You will be required to enter the Reservation Number and the Expiry Date of the Name Reservation. |
| Is the proposed name identical to a registered business name? | If the name is the same as an existing business name select this option. You will be required to enter the ABN of this business. |
| Would you like the name change to be manually reviewed by ASIC? | You will be required to enter Manual Review Details. These details will include reasons you wish the name change form to be physically reviewed by a member of ASIC. The details entered here will not appear on the ASIC form but will be sent to ASIC in a separate electronic file when the ASIC form is lodged in CAS 360. |
Click 
The Details of the Resolution Screen will appear
- This screen is used to preview the text to appear under the Details of the Resolution Section of Form 205.
Forms Prepared
- Notification of Resolution - Form 205
- Notification of change to details of a foreign company or a registered Australian body - Form 409
(only prepared for companies that have Registrable Body or Foreign as the company type in the General Details screen) - Directors Minutes or Resolution
- Notice of Members Meeting
- Members Minutes or Resolution
- ASIC Invoice
CAS 360 allows you to prepare documents and then notify ASIC through electronic lodgement via the Documents Screen. For more information on how to do so, click here.
Lodging the Company Name Change - Form 205
Agents have the ability to set up a direct debit account with ASIC. The direct debit account is used for payments for lodging certain forms with ASIC including the Company Name Change - Form 205.
If you have set up a direct debit account, ensure that the ASIC Direct Debit option is flagged in the settings screen before form 205 is lodged.
See Edge/ECR Direct Debit Account for more information.
The Lodgement invoice will be received into CAS 360's Document screen. See ASIC Invoices
If you have not set up a Direct Debit Account, users can still pay the ASIC Invoice in the usual payment methods available (BPAY and PostPay).
Updating the Company Name
After preparing the Name Change forms, the new company name will display as pending in the Name Registrations screen. The Old company name will continue to display in the Company Selection screen.
Once the relevant forms have been lodged to ASIC and the Name Change Certificate has been received from ASIC via CAS 360, the company name in the Company Selection screen will be updated and the pending status will be removed from the Name Registration screen.
Users are able to update the pending status manually
| From the Main Toolbar, go to Company. |
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| Select the Company from the list. |
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| Select Name Registrations | |
Beside the pending name change, click 
Select Remove Pending Status.
Name Change Certificate
The Name change certificate can be found in the Documents screen.
| From the Main Toolbar, go to Documents. |  |
Locate Form 205 and Click
Select Attachments