How to register your client for a tax service as an agent

Registering your client for Self Assessment, Corporation Tax or PAYE

If you want to register your client for any of these taxes, you can do so through your HMRC Online Services account.

What you’ll need

You’ll need:

• your Government Gateway user ID for HMRC Online Services
• a Self Assessment or Corporation Tax agent code (even if you’re registering for PAYE)

How to register

1. Sign into your HMRC Online Services account using your Government Gateway user ID.

2. Select ‘Register for HMRC taxes’ in the left-hand menu.

3. Select ‘Register for HMRC taxes’ on the right.

4. Select the first option ‘I want to tell HMRC that my client is in business and needs to register for a new tax or tell HMRC that the company is now active’.

5. Read the guidance on the following screens and select ‘Next’.

6. Select the tick box for the tax you want to register for and enter your client’s name or a client reference.

7. Follow the instructioninstructions on screen and submit.

How to register your client for Self Assessment if you cannot use the online service

You can also use the online form CWF1 or the paper version of form CWF1 to register your client for Self Assessment and National Insurance Contributions.contributions. You’ll need your client’s National Insurance number.

If your client is self-employed

If you want to register:

• a nominated partner or new partnership, use form SA400
• a partner in a partnership, use form SA401
• partners who are not individuals, use form SA402

If your client is not self-employed

If you want to register a client that is not self-employed or a director, use form SA1.

Registering your client’s trust or estate

If you want to register your client’s trust or estate, you can do so through your agent services account.

You can also find out more about how to register your client’s trust online and how to register your client’s estate online.

What you’ll need

You’ll need your Government Gateway user ID for agent services account.

How to register

1. Sign into your agent services account using your Government Gateway user ID.

2. Go to ‘Trusts and estates’.

3. Select either ‘registered the trust’ or ‘estate’.

4. Follow the instructions on screen.

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