How to submit your annual return

Every year, you must submit your annual return. This confirms that your business name or company details are correct.

Submit your business name annual return

You must submit your annual return through this website’s Online Business Registry.

Your annual return is due in your allocated return month.

You may need to update your business details before you can proceed with your annual return.

If you have not submitted your annual return within 6 months of your return month, your business name will be removed from the register, and you will need to apply for restoration.

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About annual returns

The annual return requires you to confirm that the details on the Online Business Registry are correct:

When to submit. An annual return must be submitted at any time during your allocated return month.
Example: if your return month is April, then you must submit between 1 and 30 April every year.
Updating information. You cannot use an annual return to change your business details. If your information has changed, you must update your business name information first.
Missing the deadline. If you do not submit your annual return within 6 months of your return month, then your business name will be removed from the register.
If your business name is removed. It is illegal to operate a business using an unregistered business name. To get it back, you must apply to restore your business name.

Steps to submit your annual return

There are 2 steps to submit your annual return.

1 Receive email notification Show

What you need

An active email address registered with the Online Business Registry.

How to do it

At the start of your return month, you will receive an email from MTCIC.
This email will remind you to submit your annual return before the end of that month.

2 Confirm your information and pay Show

What you need

An approved user account.
Authority to file for your business name.
Credit on your online account if you want to pay at the MTCIC office.

How to do it

Login to your account.
Under My Entities, click on your business name.
On the Entity Profile, click the blue FILE ANNUAL RETURN button.
On the next screen, select Annual Return under “Form Category” and click the green INITIATE FILING button.
Check the information under each tab and answer the confirmation questions.
Under the Signature Tab, answer all questions and type your full legal name.
Click the blue CHECKOUT button.
Choose how you want to pay and click the green PAY NOW button.

You will receive a transaction report for your application.

Form

The annual return is completely online. There is no form to download.

Fees

The fee to file an annual return for a business name is $25.

If you file your annual return late, an additional $100 fee is payable.

You can pay online or at the MTCIC office.

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Submit your company annual return

You must submit your annual return through this website’s Online Business Registry.

Your annual return is due in your allocated return month.

You may need to update your company details before you can proceed with your annual return.

If you have not submitted your annual return within 6 months of your return month, your company will be removed from the register, and you will need to apply for restoration.

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About annual returns

The annual return requires you to confirm that the details on the Online Business Registry are correct:

When to submit. An annual return must be submitted at any time during your allocated return month.
Example: if your return month is April, then you must submit between 1 and 30 April every year.
Updating information. You cannot use an annual return to change your company details. If your information has changed, you must update your company information first.
Missing the deadline. If you do not submit your annual return within 6 months of your return month, then your company will be removed from the register.
If your company is removed. It is illegal to operate a company that has been removed from the register. To get it back, you must apply to restore your company.

Steps to submit your annual return

There are 2 steps to submit your annual return.

1 Receive email notification Show

What you need

An active email address registered with the Online Business Registry.

How to do it

At the start of your return month, you will receive an email from MTCIC.
This email will remind you to submit your annual return before the end of that month.

2 Confirm your information and pay Show

What you need

An approved user account.
Authority to file for your company.
Credit on your online account if you want to pay at the MTCIC office.

How to do it

Login to your account.
Under My Entities, click on your company.
On the Entity Profile, click the blue FILE ANNUAL RETURN button.
On the next screen, select Annual Return under “Form Category” and click the green INITIATE FILING button.
Check the information under each tab and answer the confirmation questions.
If your company is required to prepare financial statements, you must provide the details of your company auditor.
Under the Signature Tab, answer all questions and type your full legal name.
Click the blue CHECKOUT button.
Choose how you want to pay and click the green PAY NOW button.

You will receive a transaction report for your application.

Form

The annual return is completely online. There is no form to download.

Fees

The fee to file an annual return for a company is $100.

If you file your annual return late, an additional $400 fee is payable.

You can pay online or at the MTCIC office.

For more information

Submit your overseas company annual return

You must submit your annual return through this website’s Online Business Registry.

Your annual return is due in your allocated return month.

You may need to update your overseas company details before you can proceed with your annual return.

If you have not submitted your annual return within 6 months of your return month, your overseas company will be removed from the register, and you will need to apply for restoration.

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About annual returns
Steps to submit your annual return
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For more information

About annual returns

The annual return requires you to confirm that the details on the Online Business Registry are correct:

When to submit. An annual return must be submitted at any time during your allocated return month.
Example: if your return month is April, then you must submit between 1 and 30 April every year.
Updating information. You cannot use an annual return to change your overseas company details. If your information has changed, you must update your overseas company information first.
Missing the deadline. If you do not submit your annual return within 6 months of your return month, then your overseas company will be removed from the register.
If your overseas company is removed. It is illegal to operate an overseas company that has been removed from the register. To get it back, you must apply to restore your overseas company.

Steps to submit your annual return

There are 2 steps to submit your annual return.

1 Receive email notification Show

What you need

An active email address registered with the Online Business Registry.

How to do it

At the start of your return month, you will receive an email from MTCIC.
This email will remind you to submit your annual return before the end of that month.

2 Confirm your information and pay Show

What you need

An approved user account.
Authority to file for your overseas company.
Credit on your online account if you want to pay at the MTCIC office.

How to do it

Login to your account.
Under My Entities, click on your overseas company.
On the Entity Profile, click the blue FILE ANNUAL RETURN button.
On the next screen, select Annual Return under “Form Category” and click the green INITIATE FILING button.
Check the information under each tab and answer the confirmation questions.
Under the Signature Tab, answer all questions and type your full legal name.
Click the blue CHECKOUT button.
Choose how you want to pay and click the green PAY NOW button.

You will receive a transaction report for your application.

Form

The annual return is completely online. There is no form to download.

Fees

The fee to file an annual return for an overseas company is $200.

If you file your annual return late, an additional $800 fee is payable.

You can pay online or at the MTCIC office.

Situation	Who requests	Who grants
Existing business name	Person	Person with existing authority
Existing company	Person	Person with existing authority

Situation	Who requests	Who grants
Re-registering existing business name	Existing business name owner	MTCIC
Re-registering existing company	Existing company director or authorised person	MTCIC
Starting new business name	New business name owner	Automatic
Starting new company	New director or authorised person	Automatic
Restoring a business name	Removed business name owner	MTCIC
Restoring a company	Shareholder, director, creditor, or entitled person	MTCIC

Entity	Photo ID for	Authority letter for
Business names	Business owner	Company employee or Agent
Companies	Company director	Company employee or Agent

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