Can I edit the ABN that appears on my Square account?

[OKASHIBA]

I edited my business name on Account Setting. However, don't know where I can possibly edit my ABN for the new business name. please help

[Seamus · Accepted solution]

Hi @OKASHIBA,

Thanks for getting in touch.

Your Square account is actually tied to the ABN provided during the account setup process, so this isn't something that's able to be changed.

To start taking payments under a new ABN you'll need to sign up for a new Square account that will then be tied to the new ABN. You can continue using your existing Square hardware to take payments! Simply sign out of your old account on the POS app and online dashboard, and sign in to the new account to take payments for that ABN.

You can keep your existing Square account for bookkeeping purposes, note you'll need to use different email to create a new account. Hope this helps, let me know if you have any questions!

[Seamus · Accepted solution]

Hi @OKASHIBA,

Thanks for getting in touch.

Your Square account is actually tied to the ABN provided during the account setup process, so this isn't something that's able to be changed.

To start taking payments under a new ABN you'll need to sign up for a new Square account that will then be tied to the new ABN. You can continue using your existing Square hardware to take payments! Simply sign out of your old account on the POS app and online dashboard, and sign in to the new account to take payments for that ABN.

You can keep your existing Square account for bookkeeping purposes, note you'll need to use different email to create a new account. Hope this helps, let me know if you have any questions!

[Praveen1]

Business name is same only ABN to change on the portal, is it possible?

[Arie]

Hi @Praveen1 👋
 

Right now, it's not possible to change the ABN only. You would have to create a new Square account if your business has changed ABNs. 

PS. Welcome to the Seller Community! 

[Lhj0077]

Do I need to re-register with a new email address and restart the website creation process if I change my ABN number?

[tickaustralia]

Hi There

I having problems to change my ABN business number , when I click on edit information the ABN number not showing up to edit , there is any other way to do it please 

[Seamus]

Hey @tickaustralia,

I've moved your message to this thread, per the top response there's unfortunately no current way to edit an ABN on a Square account.

We run an ABN check when you register the account, and in some cases require you to upload further business ownership info to the account. If you've changed ABN you can still use your existing Square hardware, but you will need to create a new Square account and register it to the new ABN to make sure payments are properly attributed to the correct business.

Hope this helps, sorry the process isn't as simple as editing the ABN!

[RogerH]

Hi there, I currently have two business names trading under the one ABN, is it possible to have to names under the one account?

[Arie · Accepted solution]

Hi @RogerH,

Thanks for getting in touch and welcome to the Seller Community 😊

You can create a location for each of your businesses trading under the same ABN under the one Square Account. 

To create a new location, log in to your dashboard > Account & Settings > Business > Locations > Create Location. From here, enter the location details > Save.

If you'd like to manage each business on a separate account, you can create a new Square account for your second business. Creating an account is free, and you'll be able to use the same ABN and bank account details. 

You'll need to use a different email address to sign up for a new account. 

I hope this helps! 

[RogerH]

Thank you I will take a closer look.

[T3DP]

Should be able to change to a new ABN!

I've changed the ABN of a business that I run before so it still has the same name and email address but a new ABN so your saying I would have to use another email just to access your service and not the one belonging to my business?

[Arie]

Yes, you'd have to use a different email address to create a new account with your updated ABN, @T3DP, as each Square account requires a separate email address. A workaround here would be to edit the email address on your Square account with your old ABN to a secondary, or personal email address. This would then free up your business email address to be used with a new account. You can find our guide on editing your email on your existing account here. 

PS. I noticed it's your first post, welcome to our community 👋 🙂