Small Biz Matters – #181 Providing the small business community with educational content and advocacy since 2014
with Alexi Boyd, broadcaster, advocate and small business owner.
Date: 13 October 2020
An ABN is an Australian Business Number which is required for anyone to be conducting business activities in Australia. It’s an unique 11-digit identifier issued by the Australian Business Register (ABR) which is operated by the Australian Taxation Office.
We all know this, right?
But what you might not know is the incredible mechanics behind maintaining this huge database used by businesses, advisors, government agencies all over the world.
Did you know the ATO conducts regular audits of these numbers and cancels them if they’re unused over a period of time? Or that the integrity of this system is a fundamental part of the australian financial landscape?
So let’s get it straight from the ABR and the ATO themselves: Michelle Crosby is the Deputy Registrar for the Australian Business Register & Deputy Commissioner, Commonwealth Business Registry Service, ATO
Michelle will talk about the work the ATO is leading to build a modernised registry service and transform the way that businesses interact with government. She’ll also share new requirements for company directors and discuss how registry information helps governments provide support to businesses and the community.
Welcome to the show Michelle.
Topics we’ll be covering:
What’s changed recently and how is the government modernising in regards to the use of ABR data?
What are Director Identification Numbers and why are they being introduced?
You are the Deputy Registrar of the Australian Business Register, what does your role entail?
To find out more go to their website: www.abr.gov.au
About our Guest:
Michelle Crosby, Deputy Registrar, Australian Business Register & Deputy Commissioner, Commonwealth Business Registry Service, Australian Taxation Office
Michelle Crosby is the Deputy Registrar of the Australian Business Register (ABR) and the Deputy Commissioner of the Commonwealth Business Registry Service business line within the Australian Taxation Office.
As Deputy Registrar, Michelle helps businesses manage their Australian Business Number (ABN) registrations, undertakes activities to strengthen the ABN system and assists government agencies to access ABR data.
Michelle is currently leading the Modernising Business Registers (MBR) program, which is a transformative program of work across multiple agencies to build a new registry service. The MBR program will also deliver the director identification number initiative, which will help address illegal phoenix activity.
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