Frequently asked questions - How do I use this service?

1. Now that I have registered for this service and received my RepID, what do I do next?
2. Now that I have registered my business with this service, what do I do next?
3. How do I associate my employees to my business?
4. What is an administrator?
5. What is the difference between a junior and a senior administrator?
6. Can I manage my employees' access?
7. What is the difference between a junior and a senior representative?

1. Now that I have registered for this service and received my RepID, what do I do next?

Give your RepID to your clients so they can authorize you as their representative to access their tax information online.

2. Now that I have registered my business with this service, what do I do next?

First, you need to associate your employees' RepID's to your business using the Represent a Client service. Second, give your BN to your clients so they can use it to authorize your business to represent them. After this, all employees associated to your business will have online access to your clients' tax information.

3. How do I associate my employees to my business?

Before you can associate employees to your business, they will need to register for a RepID through the "Register yourself" link on the Represent a Client welcome page.

Once you have your employee's RepID:

• log in to the service;
• select "Review and update";
• select "Manage employees' access";
• select "Associate employees" and complete the association by entering your employee's RepID.

4. What is an administrator?

An administrator will be useful in a large business with many employees. Associating employees and managing them for this service can be delegated to one or many administrators so that the task does not have to be performed only by the business owner.

5. What is the difference between a junior and a senior administrator?

The following table shows the functions that the different types of administrators can perform:

What is the difference between a junior and a senior administrator?

Option	Owner	Senior Admin	Junior Admin	Senior Rep	Junior Rep
Associate representatives	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Associate Senior and Junior Administrators	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Assign employee privileges	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
View list of employees	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Modify employee associations	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
View employee activity	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Disassociate an employee	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Re-associate an employee	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Delete employee association	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
* View and download list of clients for the business	Yes	Yes	When Manage clients privilege is assigned	When Manage clients privilege is assigned	When Manage clients privilege is assigned
Create and manage groups	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
View and update the business registration information	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Cancel your business registration for this service	Yes	No	No	No	No
Suspend your business registration for this service	Yes	No	No	No	No
Unsuspend the registration of your business for this service	Yes	No	No	No	No
* Authorization request	Yes	Yes	When Manage business clients privilege is assigned	When Manage business clients privilege is assigned	When Manage business clients privilege is assigned
* Delete Authorization	Yes	Yes	When Manage clients privilege is assigned	When Manage clients privilege is assigned	When Manage clients privilege is assigned
Manage online mail	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Access mail	Yes	Yes	When Manage access mail privilege is assigned	When Manage access mail privilege is assigned	When Manage access mail privilege is assigned

* Manage business clients privilege:

The Manage business clients privilege groups these three permissions:

• View and download list of clients for the business
• Authorization request
• Delete Authorization

The privilege can be assigned to a representative in any role.

* Manage individual clients privilege:

The Manage individual clients privilege groups these two permissions:

• View and download list of clients for the business
• Delete Authorization

The privilege can be assigned to a representative in any role.

6. Can I manage my employees' access?

Yes. A business that is granted level 2 authorization can internally manage its employees' access using the junior and senior representative functions. A junior representative is limited to level 1 (view only) authorization, while a senior representative is granted level 2 (view and request changes) authorization.

7. What is the difference between a junior and a senior representative?

When a business is authorized by a client for level 2 (view and request changes) authorization,

• a junior representative can perform the view only function; and
• a senior representative can perform the view and request changes functions.

Date modified:

2014-10-20