Is it just me, or has the number of screens that you have to pass through to log into the agents services for self-assessment increased greatly with the move to gov.uk?
I now go through 10 screens before I can actually see any clients details:-
GOV.UK
Log in to HMRC
Self-Assessment
Log into your online account
Log in Screen
Security Message
Your HMRC Services
Services you can use
Self-Assessment for Agents
Clients
Surely this I excessive ! On the old site, you clicked on log in and you went straight to a list of services, clicked the one you wanted and then logged in.
Am I doing something wrong?
Simon
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Login screen
I've bookmarked the HMRC login screen which seems to be the fourth step in your process.
The rest we have to put up with
It's irritating that you have to scroll down to choose self assessment from Services you can use when things like notification of vehicle arrivals and employment related securities are above it - 2 services that I haven't even registered for
There is also an unnecessary step when selecting self assessment, as you go to a search screen which I never use. If you go to See All Clients, the search facility is still there so the previous screen is completely pointless
Difference
My old bookmark takes me to agent log in - usual 2 screens after even though headed gov.uk and then in self assessment which is where I always used to end up before
Even better bookmarking
You can log in and then, bookmark the Self Assessment page (and the CT page, VAT page, etc.) - the penultimate step of your procedure. The bookmark will actually take you to the Welcome to HMRC Online Services page, which I think is step 5 of your procedure, so that you can log in. You will still get the Security Message, but then you skip the next two steps and go straight to your Self-Assessment (or CT, VAT,etc.) page.
I think that is 4 steps, compared with your 10. You could probably even bookmark the clients list page and cut it down to 3 steps, if you always want to look at clients.
Favourites?
I'd find it a bit of a stretch to call the HMRC site one of my favourites - even more so now that it's all on the abysmal .gov site!