Nominate your tax agent with the ATO

To increase security, the ATO requires you to nominate your tax agent in the online portal. Find a list of the steps involved, and please reach out if you need any assistance.

Part A: Set up Access

If you already have a business portal, please scroll down to Part B: Nominate your Agent.

If you do not have a business portal, please start at Step 1.

Click the image to download the Full instructions.

 

Download how to nominate an agent in online services

 

Step 1: Setup your myGovID 

Download the myGovID app, available from the App Store or Google and follow these instructions on how to set up your myGovID.

Choose your identity strength:

  • A Strong myGovID – by verifying your Australian passport and either birth certificate, citizenship certificate, driver licence or Medicare card.
  • A Standard myGovID – by verifying 2 Australian identity documents. With a Standard myGovID you will need to Contact THE ATO to complete Step 2.

Note: myGovID is unique to you, using your personal information – you cannot share it with others.

 

Step 2: Link your myGovID to your ABN

Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM) is an authorisation service that grants you access to online services on behalf of a business. You will need to use RAM to link your myGovID to your Australian Business Number (ABN).

The person who is ultimately responsible for the business, also known as the principal authority, must be the first person to link your ABN in RAM.  The way you link your myGovID to your ABN will depend on your role in the business (see below):

You can link your myGovID to your ABN online if you meet the following criteria:

  1. You have a strong myGovID identity strength; and
  2. Your name is listed in the ABR.

You will need to link your myGovID to your ABN by contacting the ATO directly if you meet the following criteria:

  1. You do not have a strong myGovID identity strength; or
  2. You are not an individual associate listed in the ABR.

Step 3: Authorise others to act on your behalf (optional)

You can authorise others to act on behalf of your business (for example, employees) in RAM. For instructions on how to authorise others, Visit: https://info.authorisationmanager.gov.au/set-up-authorisations.

Part B: Nominate your Agent

Now that you have created your myGovID and linked it to your ABN, you can nominate us as your Agent by following these steps.

Step 1: Log in to Online services for business

Use your myGovID to login to ‘Online Services for business’ through the following link: https://mygovid.gov.au/AuthSpa.UI/index.html#login

Step 2: Nominate Us as your Tax Agent

Navigate through ‘Online services for business’ to nominate us as your Agent by following the steps below:

  1. From the Online services for business home page select Profile, then Agent details.
  2. At the Agent nominations feature, select ADD.
  3. On the nominate agent screen, go to “Search for Agent”.
  4. In the search bar, Enter our Registered Agent Number 25971344 , then press search.
  5. From the results, select DEPOT 67 PTY LTD
  6. Check that the agent’s details are all correct.
  7. Complete the Declaration.
  8. Select Submit.

Step 3: Contact us to confirm you have completed the nomination.

It is important that you contact us once you have completed your nomination, as we only have 28 days to action the nomination before it expires. If your nomination expires, you will have to restart the nomination process.

When completing your nomination, please ensure that you select all authorisations that you would like us to be responsible for (for example, Tax Agent, Activity Statement Agent). If you don’t add all authorisations in your first nomination, you will need to complete the linking process again to add them.

 

Please call through if you need any help. For more information, please visit the ATO instructions here:

ATO Client Linking Steps