Revenue Online frequently asked questions

To link your Digital ID to your Revenue Online account:

• log in to Revenue Online
• select Maintain myID
• follow the on-screen instructions to complete the association process.

Only the account administrator can link accounts.

See www.myid.gov.au and info.authorisationmanager.gov.au for more information.

After you have linked your Digital ID with your Revenue Online account, you can log in to Revenue Online by clicking the Sign in using your Digital ID button.

The authorised person/administrator can add multiple users. Each user can be assigned a different level of authorisation through the 'Maintain User Roles' screen.

The administrator can change their email address by selecting ‘My Details’ from the top-right of the screen or using the ‘Maintain Users & Modify User Details’ function.

• Email address 1 will replace the default Administrator’s address.
• Email Address 2 will be used to send copies of all correspondence to another nominated user in your organisation.

To change the nominated email address used for assessment notification purposes, select ‘Maintain Clients & Modify Client Registration’, and modify the relevant client details.

Once registered, other clients can be added to the Revenue Online account. This function can be used to enable grouped clients’ returns to be lodged and paid under a single account.

• The administrator can add a client on the 'Maintain Clients & Add Client' screen.
• The administrator can remove a client on the 'Maintain Clients > Revoke Client' screen. Any returns lodged before a client has been revoked will remain on your record, however, you will no longer be able to access this client through Revenue Online.

To update your Account Administrator contact details, submit a web enquiry containing the new Administrator details. 

If the new Account Administrator is not a contact listed on your account, please provide a letter of authorisation nominating them as the new Account Administrator.

The Revenue Online broadcast message will be updated regularly to list any scheduled outages or experienced issues. If the site is unavailable for an extended period, you may receive an email notification to advise when the issue is expected to be resolved and what other options you have for meeting your taxation obligations. Contact us if Revenue Online is unavailable and there is no message informing users of a problem.

Online duties

Online duties has a manual backup system (MBS) in place which will allow the responsible party to complete urgent transactions. To produce the Manual Backup Certificates or to restore your manual certificates to their available limit, select ‘Manual Backup - Generate/Regenerate’ from the left side of your online duties client menu. The MBS can only be used

• if the fault is not attributed to the Responsible Party’s own computer system or service provider
• if the Commissioner has broadcast a system failure message on Revenue Online or via email authorising the use of the MBS and
• to manually endorse approved dutiable transactions in accordance with the online duties approved transactions, excluding related parties and substituted transferees transactions.

If you have forgotten your password or you are logging on for the first time, select ‘Forgotten your Password’. You will need to confirm your ROL username and your registered email address. A temporary password will be issued to you.

You can find your username on the registration approval letter in the email we sent when you registered for Online Payroll Tax. If you can’t find this letter, please contact us. 

Online duties - Customer Initiated Payment Account (CIPA)

Payroll tax - Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), BPay, Customer Initiated Payment Account (CIPA), BPoint

Insurance duty - Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)