The myGov portal is designed to be a straightforward and secure way to access government services online. It offers Australians a single online portal for accessing various government services with just one login and password.
Your home page gives you access to an inbox that serves as a central hub for receiving messages, such as online letters and statements, from several government agencies including:
- – Medicare
- – Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
- – Centrelink
- – Plus many more online services
Managing SMSF Details and Accessing Features Online
If you’re looking to manage your self-managed super fund (SMSF) details and access specific payment and notification features online, it’s important to understand where these details are held and how you can access them.
When you link the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) online service for individuals and sole traders to your myGov account, you can manage a variety of personal tax and super affairs. This includes updating personal contact details, lodging personal tax returns, and managing personal PAYG instalments. However, this online service is specifically designed for personal tax and super management, which is why you might find certain features unavailable for your SMSF within myGov.
For managing the PAYG instalments and other affairs of your SMSF online, you need to use the Business Portal. Although your SMSF is not a business, the Business Portal is intended for use by non-individual entities, including SMSFs.
Setting Up Online Services for Business for Your SMSF
If you’ve already got myGovID and have linked it to your SMSF’s ABN, you can skip to step 3.
Step 1: Obtain myGovID
To access Online Services for Business, you first need a myGovID.
Here’s how to get started if you don’t have myGovID yet:
1. Download the myGovID app from your smartphone’s app store.
2. Enter your personal details into the app.
3. Choose your identity strength: Basic, Standard, or Strong. For Online Services for Business, a Standard identity strength is required, but Strong is needed to link your SMSF in the next step.
For Standard: Verify two of the following documents, ensuring the details match:
- – Driver’s licence
- – Passport
- – Birth certificate
- – Visa (with foreign passport)
- – Citizenship certificate
- – ImmiCard
- – Medicare card
For Strong: A passport is required.
Step 2: Link Your Business Using RAM (Relationship Authorisation Manager)
If you’re an SMSF member, you can link your myGovID to your SMSF’s ABN. Note that a Strong identity level is necessary for this step. If you don’t have it, call 1300 287 539 for assistance.
To link your SMSF:
1. Log in to RAM.
2. Click on “Link my business” and enter your address.
3. Select your business from the list and click “Continue” (if it’s not listed, update your ABR details).
4. Enter your email address (it doesn’t need to match the one used for your myGovID) and click “Send email” to receive a verification code.
5. Enter the code to verify, review the summary of your business, check the box to agree, and click “Submit.”
Step 3: Access Online Services for Business
You’re now set up to log in to Online Services for Business!
Each time you log in, you’ll need to verify your identity using the myGovID app. Enter your email address when prompted on the Online Services for Business website, then follow the instructions to enter the code displayed on your screen into the myGovID app.
