How to Add Your Tax Agent to myGov (2026): What Individuals and Businesses Need to Do
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Emmanuel Sarris
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The answer depends on who you are. Individuals and sole traders don't need to do anything in myGov: your tax agent adds you as a client. Companies, trusts and partnerships must nominate their agent through the ATO's Online services for business before the agent can act for them.
Individuals and sole traders: your agent adds you
There's no option in myGov to add or link a tax agent, and you don't need one. When you engage a registered tax agent, they add you to their client list in the ATO's online services for agents, after confirming your identity. Once you're on their list, they can see the information the ATO holds for you, such as your income statements and pre-filled details, and lodge your return.
To get started, give your agent your full name, date of birth, address and tax file number. You can check that an agent is registered on the Tax Practitioners Board register.
Being on a registered tax agent's client list by 31 October also generally gives you more time to lodge your return.
Looking for an agent? AWTS is a registered tax agent in Sydney (TPB 78641007). We add you as a client, get your details from the ATO and lodge your return in person, by phone or online.
Companies, trusts and partnerships: nominate your agent
Under client-to-agent linking, entities with an ABN, other than sole traders, must nominate their registered agent (a tax agent, BAS agent or payroll service provider) when they engage a new agent or change what an existing agent does for them. Your agent can't do this step for you.
Set up your Digital ID: download the myID app and verify your identity.
Link your myID to your ABN: in Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM), select Link my business. The business's principal authority must set this up first.
Log in to Online services for business with your myID.
Nominate your agent: select Profile, then Agent details. Under Agent nominations, select Add, search for your agent's registered agent number, check their details, complete the declaration and submit.
Tell your agent: they aren't notified automatically, and they have 28 days to add you as a client before the nomination expires. You can extend it by another 28 days from the same screen.
Nomination means no one can add your business to an agent's client list without your permission. It protects you against identity fraud and unauthorised changes to your tax affairs.
Need a tax agent?
We're registered tax agents (TPB 78641007). For your own tax return, just book an appointment and we'll add you as a client. For a company, trust or partnership, we'll walk you through the nomination step. See our tax return service.
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