ABN in Western Australia
My sole trading business has a Western Australian ABN. Due to MyID not recognising Western Australian birth certificates and myself not having a passport to provide more than standard identification when attempting to log into the ABR to change my details, MYOB is going to basically stop my business from trading.
Are there any ways to bypass this ridiculousness, or do I need to wait until tax time and get our Accountant to do that for us? We would like to operate within the laws provided but are getting to the point of wondering why we should.
Note: We service lawns for a couple of retired (DVA) veterans, and private individuals and have been doing so for a number of years
(side note: this is a lawn mowing business, it's mobile, and we're (("we're" meaning the wife who is writing this for free, and myself being the one providing the actual service)) not terrorists).
example of identification needed:
Sole Trader
A person trading in their own name or a registered business name
Details we’ll check
- Identification of Sole Trader/ ABN Holder
- Australian Business Number (ABN)
- Registered Business Name (where applicable)
- Principal Place of Business Address
Documents we’ll ask for
- Identification of Sole Trader
- Identification of persons acting on behalf of the business
