Services Overview
We provide a range of compliance, legal, and share registry services that have been carefully developed with our legal partners to help you compliantly and affordably navigate the requirements of the crowd-sourced equity fundraising legislation here in Australia.
We understand our clients are often still in startup mode, and as such need to keep their costs under control. That is why we provide affordable, fixed pricing wherever possible. The table below provides an overview of our professional fees for common services we are able to provide to you efficiently and professionally.
CSF Campaign Services
These services are applicable to companies who are looking to get their company structure and legal documents in good order prior to undertaking any equity crowdfunding live campaign.
ASIC Compliance and Share Registry Services
Following a successful equity crowdfunding campaign, it is important for your company to remain compliant with its ASIC obligations particularly in relation to share and corporate registry management.
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Corporate and Share Registry Services
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Total Fee ($) |
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Successful CSF Campaign – initial ASIC lodgements and statutory paperwork (per shareholder)
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9.00
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CSF Share Registry Ongoing Maintenance (per month)
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99.00 |
| Premium Services Shareholder Portal (per shareholder per month) |
2.00 |
| ASIC Corporate Registry (per month) |
29.00 |
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CSF legislation compliance monitoring and advice
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included |
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Employee share scheme administration
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from 99.00 |
Bookkeeping Support
Keeping on top of your finances and accounts is critical after a successful fundraise in order to provide timely updates to investors, as well as manage cashflow and run-rates.
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Outsourced Bookkeeping Support Services
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Total Fee ($) |
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Xero software setup and configuration
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250.00
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Monthly startup package
- bank reconciliations
- accounts payable processing
- accounts receivable support
- software integrations
- management reporting
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from $295 per month |
| Quarterly Finance Review |
250.00 |
| CFO Services (hourly) |
200.00 |
For more information on what is included in these services please click on the tabs above.
CSF Campaign Services
Company CSEF eligibility assessment ($220.00)
Detailed eligibility checklist against the full set of requirements (as prescribed by the crowd-sourced funding regime in 6D.3A of the Corporations Act 2001, as well as related regulatory guide 261 issued by ASIC) in order to identify whether your business is eligible and what (if any) changes may be required.
New company registration (6.00)
If you are an early stage business that is looking to incorporate, or perhaps you are looking to interpose a holding company for the purposes of protecting IP or other commercial reasons, then you will require company registration services. We are specialists in company formation here in Australia.
ABN and GST registration ($88.00)
If required we can efficiently and affordably register your company with an ABN and for GST, along with PAYG and FTC as needed.
Trademark Registration (from 6.00)
An important step before raising capital is to ensure your brand name is protected in the marketplace. This is often a key consideration that outside investors will look for to give them comfort that your company's brand and reputation will not be infringed on by another business. Our trademark search and registration services are suitable for any small or large business.
Adopt a CSEF compliant constitution ($990.00)
Our compliant and commercial company constitution is affordable for small businesses undertaking equity crowdfunding here in Australia. Through this service, you will receive our company constitution, along with all other statutory company documentation including shareholder resolutions and meeting minutes.
Our equity crowdfunding company constitution has been drafted by industry-leading lawyers to take advantage of the latest governance concessions made under the crowdfunding legislation.
Director Services ($1900.00 per quarter)
If you need an additional director to fulfil the CSEF legislation requirements (minimum two directors required in order to access CSEF), or simply would like the support of a qualified and experienced company director to help you develop your strategy, finances, and compliance plans then we can provide this service by a qualified chartered accountant.
CFO Services ($150.00 per hour)
If you need the services of a qualified chartered accountant to assist in managing your company's financial affairs including financial projections, share capitalisation tables, financial modelling, bookkeeping, tax and accounting then we can provide this service on as needed basis. Use us as much or as little as you need us in order to manage your costs effectively.
We can also provide assistance to businesses in the following matters:
- understanding the realities of raising equity capital and how the legislation works
- identifying your target investment audience and helping choose the right crowdfunding platform
- developing a funding strategy appropriate to your company
- establishing your equity structure, issue price and capital requirements
- shaping your company in readiness to take on investors
- managing due diligence enquiries
- understanding your corporate governance requirements and share registry processes
- providing support throughout the entire capital raising campaign process.
Business Valuation Guidance ($900.00)
We will perform a business valuation analysis of your company and assist in providing business valuation guidance for the purposes of undertaking equity crowdfunding. Business valuation is a combination of art and science. We are able to provide a realistic business valuation that:
- uses the latest startup business valuation techniques
- Is supported by available financial projections and models for the business.
- uses professional judgement and experience
- benchmarks the valuation against other companies already undertaking equity crowdfunding in Australia
ESIC status written confirmation from the ATO ($330.00)
if applicable, we can check whether the company qualifies as an Early Stage Innovation Company (ESIC). Furthermore, we will also write the ATO in order to receive a private ruling that provides investors with greater confidence.
ASIC Compliance / Share Registry
Successful CSEF Campaign - Initial ASIC Lodgements ($9.00 per shareholder)
We can provide one-time corporate secretarial services immediately following a successful crowdfunding campaign.
As part of the service we will include preparation and lodgement with ASIC of the following documents:
- Directors minutes
- Application for shares
- Share certificates
- Shareholder and officeholder registers
- Statutory registers as required under CSF legislation
- Journals
- ASIC lodgements / Form 484
- ASIC Lodgements / Notification of CSF shareholders as per CSF legislation
Share Registry Monthly Services ($99.00 per month)
Whether you're a start-up looking to take on equity investment, or an established business with a large shareholder base - our focus is on delivering efficient, effective and empowering registry management tailored to your business at an affordable cost. We have positioned ourselves within the market as an affordable alternative to expensive share registry management for private and public companies. We use technology at the forefront of our service, coupled with industry-leading support from an experienced compliance team.
We are also highly knowledgeable on the latest equity crowdfunding legislation and shareholder registry requirements that come with this new piece of legislation.
If a company is a proprietary company that has one or more CSF shareholders, it must record the following additional information in its share register:
- The date of every issue of shares under a CSF offer
- The number of shares issued under each CSF offer
- The shares issued to each shareholder under a CSF offer
- The date on which each shareholder ceases to be a CSF shareholder of the company for a particular share in the company.
It is important for a company to carefully maintain this information on it share register, as it determines whether the company is required to comply with other financial and governance reporting obligations as contained within the CSF legislation.
For more information on our share registry services, please visit our website here.
Please note if you would like to leverage the use of a shareholder portal there is an additional charge of $2.00 per shareholder.
ASIC Corporate Registry Maintenance ($29.00 per month)
Our registered agent services are suitable for company's who wish to outsource their ASIC compliance responsibilities in order to reduce administrative burden and focus time on their organisation's core value-add activities.
- Appoint ABN Australia as your company's ASIC Registered Agent.
- We maintain your company's corporate registry details with ASIC using EDGE approved software.
- We complete your company's Annual Review Statement and directors solvency resolution each year.
- We lodge with ASIC any change to your company details (unlimited) and prepare all related governance documents.
- We reduce your company's administrative burden, and help you avoid ASIC late fees and penalties.
- Trusted by the professionals - we already act as registered agent for over 2000 companies.
Employee Share Option Schemes ($99.00 per month)
If you are looking to implement an employee share option scheme following a successful capital raise then we can assist with the ongoing administration of that scheme.
We can also work with our legal partners to arrange the requisite legal documents and provide advice on how to structure this scheme in order to be effective and fit for purpose.
Bookkeeping Support
We can provide outsourced bookkeeping support for your startup from $295 per month. We are a Xero certified partner, and our team consists of experienced chartered and certified accountants.
We leverage technology to bring your accounts to the cloud and make running your business as efficient as possible.
We can assist with all functions of your bookkeeping processes including:
- bank reconciliation
- accounts payable
- accounts receivable
- payroll
- management reporting
Please contact us on contact@abnaustralia.com.au to discuss further.
