What’s the difference between a trading name and a business name?

Posted on August 22, 2018 by -

In a nutshell a Business Name is the new “trading name” that used to be used.

A trading name was a name used by an entity or person to trade under. A trading name is not a registered business name.

Trading names were collected prior to 28 May 2012 by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and are currently displayed on the Australian Business Register (ABR).

Since 28 May 2012, the ABR no longer collects or updates trading names.

Any existing trading names collected prior to this date will be displayed on ABN Lookup until 31 October 2018. After this date, they will be removed.