How to enrol a tax service onto your HMRC Online Services account
Find out how to enrol and activate a tax service in your HMRC Online Services account.
When you’ve registered and got the agent code for the service you want to use, you can then enrol it onto your HMRC online services account.
Once you’ve enrolled a tax service, you will need to activate the service before you can transact on behalf of your client.
How to enrol a service
To enrol a tax service, you must:
- Sign into your HMRC online services account using your Government Gateway user ID and password
- Select ‘Services you can add’ in the left hand menu
- Find the service you want in the list and click on ‘Enrol for service’
- Enter your agent code and postcode when asked
You’ll then see a confirmation screen, confirming that you have enrolled a tax service. To activate the tax service, you’ll need an activation code. You’ll get this in the post from HMRC and it can take up to 7 days to arrive.
How to activate the service
Once you’ve received your activation code in the post, you can activate the service. To do this you must:
- Sign into your HMRC online services account using your Government Gateway user ID and password
- Select ‘Services you can add’ in the left hand menu
- Find the service you want in the list and click on ‘Activate service’
- Enter your activation code when asked
You’ll then be given access to the tax service and it will be added to your HMRC online services account.
Sign in to your account
Sign in using your Government Gateway user ID and password. If you do not have one, you can create one from the sign in page.
What to do next
Once you’re enrolled and activated the service you need, you will need to get authorisation from your clients.