You can register for myIR as an individual or for your business, company, trust, school, partnership or club.
What you can do in myIR
Once you're registered, you can:
- manage all your accounts, including Working for Families and child support
- manage your two-step verification settings
- manage access and logons for you or someone else
- update contact details for you or your organisation
- add or change your bank account details
- make payments, including direct debit and setting regular direct debits
- track refunds
- file tax returns
- check payments and return information (from 2015 onwards)
- receive correspondence and notifications from us
- send and receive secure web messages
- upload and send documents
- check, update and print confirmation of your income
Keeping your myIR account secure
Use two-step verification in myIR
Two-step verification (2SV) adds a layer of security to your myIR account.
2SV in myIR will become compulsory for all customers over the next year, starting from 28 April 2025. When 2SV becomes compulsory for you, if you have not already set it up, then you’ll be prompted to do this when you log into myIR. However, you can choose to strengthen security by using two-step verification before it becomes compulsory.
Set up two-step verification
When logging into myIR with two-step verification enabled, you will need to provide a unique security code to verify your identity.
You can receive security codes by email or an authenticator app on your mobile device.
myIR login email
You might get an email from us after you have logged in to myIR. This email is an additional security measure to keep your account safe.
Some of the reasons you could receive this email are:
- Your myIR is logged in to from a computer or mobile device that has not been used before.
- You deleted your cookies or cleared your web browser's cache.
- You logged in from a different web browser.
- You used an incognito or private browser window.
If this was not you
You will need to reset your password by selecting 'Forgot password?' on the myIR log in page.
You can check for any unusual log in attempts of activity in myIR.
- Select 'Manage my profile'.
- Select the 'I want to...' tab.
- Select 'View activity'.
If you cannot reset your password, have seen unusual account activity or have concerns, contact us immediately on 0800 227 770.
What happens next
Find out more about how to identify and respond to identity theft and scams at:
The Department of Internal Affairs
myIR for individuals
Register for a personal myIR account
Registering and acting on behalf of someone else
If you're a parent or legal guardian living with a child under 18, you can register a myIR account for your child. But if your child is over 18, you cannot register on their behalf.
If someone wants you to be their nominated person and act on their behalf, you can access their account details through your own myIR logon. You will have to be set up as a nominated person before you can do this.
Let someone act on your behalf
Get access to an account as a nominated person
myIR for business and organisations
Register a myIR account for a business or organisation
Letting people access your myIR account
You can give people a web logon to access your business or organisation myIR account. You can set what they see in your account and remove their access at any time.
Create web logon access for a myIR account
Cancel web logon access for a myIR account
Manage account access for an existing logon in myIR
Registering someone else to act on your behalf
You can nominate someone to act on behalf of your company, trust, estate, partnership or other non individual account.
Let someone act on your behalf
They will have to be set up as a nominated person before they can access your IRD accounts through myIR.
Link associated accounts in myIR
Executive office holders acting on behalf
Your organisation can appoint an executive office holder (EOH) to act on your behalf. Setting someone up as the EOH for your organisation means they can:
- register for a myIR account for your organisation
- make enquiries
- have financial authority
- receive statements.