Agent PAYE - Limited Authorisation

Limited Authorisation - a work-around

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Might be of use to those who have only limited authorisation for PAYE on your agent account and therefore can't submit a CJRS claim on behalf of your client......if you click on one of your clients where you DO have 64-8 authorisation in place, click on 'File a return' on the right hand side, then click on 'Clients' on the right hand side, it will give you your full list of clients again, but you can now click on those Limited Authorisation clients and submit a CJRS claim without it telling you that you're not authorised.

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By bronnley
20th Apr 2020 21:15

Worked for me too - filed 3 claims this evening, very straight forward process (I had all information readily to hand) submitted instantly & Claim Ref given :)

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By GHarr497688
20th Apr 2020 21:25

wow HMRC said that could not be done - quite amazing tip if it works and client gets money !

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By Sheepy306
20th Apr 2020 22:48

I’m guessing that it wasn’t intentional by HMRC to allow access, so I’d use it quickly if I were you before they realise and rectify it.

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By andy aiken
21st Apr 2020 15:18

pure genius from Sheepy . . . i hope . .

but just tried it and it didn't work . dammit .

any thoughts anyone , as it is a pain applying for a good few PAYE authorisations.

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By Sheepy306
22nd Apr 2020 11:20

Just checked it again this morning, and still seems to be working for me.

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By ronwelsh
22nd Apr 2020 11:03

I received authorisation codes from multiple clients yesterday. They are all showing as "Limited Authorisation". Incredibly frustrating. Haven't tried your method yet, but the most recent post says its not working anymore...will try myself...

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By ronwelsh
22nd Apr 2020 11:31

Yes me too just tried it 22/04/2020 and working fine.
Thank you sheepy, very helpful.

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By I'm Chuck Bass
23rd Apr 2020 13:33

Thanks for this.

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By Gone Sailing
24th Apr 2020 10:25

I already had full authorisations in place for all clients but the 'Access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme' link wasn't showing anywhere.

The OP's solution works in these circumstances also, many thanks.

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By sparkler
29th Apr 2020 13:42

This is really helpful thank you - I applied for authorisation for a client specifically so that I could claim via the Job Retention Scheme - but HMRC only provided (incorrectly) limited authorisation. By following your easy instructions, I have been able to make the claim.

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