Going out on your own
Eight questions. Then your plan, start to finish.
Your licence, your ABN, your name, your tax, and getting paid, in the order to do them, built for your trade and your state. Free, and you keep the PDF.
Question 1 of 8
What’s your trade?
We are not accountants, lawyers or insurance brokers, and none of this is advice. It is what the regulators and the ATO publish, gathered in one place with links to the source, so you know what to go and ask about. Rules and fees change, so check with the authority before you act on anything here. Government fees shown are for the 2026-27 year and are indexed every 1 July.