Restrictions using Basic Digital ID to access online services
If you're unable to achieve a Digital ID, such as myID, with a Standard or Strong identity strength, you can use a Basic Digital ID to access Online services for business and Online services for agents.
With a Basic Digital ID, you cannot:
- be authorised as an authorisation administrator, machine credential administrator or authorised user in RAM
- use RAM to link a business, authorise others, manage authorisations or machine credentials
- access the Australian Business Register or Access Manager
- lodge a form that has a financial impact on the business
- complete activities that carry a higher risk within Online services for business or Online services for agents. You can check these restrictions below.
Online services for business restrictions
When using Online services for business with a Basic Digital ID, you won't have access to the following common activities:
- view, add or update financial institution details
- view a statement of account
- add or update tax roles
- request or view an employee’s stapled super fund details
- add, update or cancel registration details
- access another user's mail
- access business appointments and permissions enabled through cross entity authorisations (XEA).
Online services for agents restrictions
When using Online services for agents with a Basic Digital ID, you won't have access to the following common activities:
- add, update or cancel client details
- add, update or cancel registration details
- bulk download client lists
- lodgment deferral request
- add or update financial institution details
- add or update tax roles
- request or view your client’s employee’s stapled super fund details
- submit payment plans
- update practice default communication details
- lodge a tax file number (TFN) declarations
- lodge return not necessary (RNN) or further return not necessary (FRNN)
- view or submit JobKeeper registrations.