eHerkenning compensation schemes

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eHerkenning compensation schemes

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There are several compensation schemes in place for the cost of eHerkenning. To be eligible for a compensation scheme, you must meet certain conditions. This page explains those conditions.

Most recently updated on: 18 August 2025

There are compensation schemes for the costs of:

Compensation scheme special Belastingdienst EH3 login tool

Did you purchase the special Belastingdienst EH3 login tool to log in with the Netherlands Tax Administration and Customs Administration? Or did your provider convert your existing eHerkenning to the special Belastingdienst EH3 login tool? A compensation scheme is available for the costs of this login tool. This compensation is only available if you are registered with the Chamber of Commerce (KVK).

You can apply for the compensation on the website of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO):

You apply for compensation for each individual calendar year:

  • For calendar year 2024, you can apply for compensation from 19 December 2024 until 30 September 2025.

The compensation scheme for the costs of the special Belastingdienst EH3 login tool does not apply to:

  • sole proprietors and self-employed persons (zzp'ers)
    If you have a sole proprietorship or are self-employed, you can log in using DigiD.
  • entrepreneurs who authorise a tax service provider to file tax returns on their behalf

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Compensation scheme for eHerkenning login tool without KVK number

Are you unable or not required to register with the Chamber of Commerce (KVK), for example, because your business is based abroad? And have you obtained eHerkenning without KVK number to log in to the Netherlands Tax Administration or Customs Administration? A compensation scheme is available for the costs of this login tool. This compensation is only available if you cannot or do not need to register with KVK.

You can apply for the compensation on the RVO website:

You must apply for compensation separately for each tax year:

  • For the year 2024, you can apply for compensation from 18 August 2025 until 31 December 2025.
  • For the year 2025, you can apply for compensation from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026.

The compensation scheme for the costs of eHerkenning without KVK number does not apply to:

  • sole proprietors and self-employed persons (ZZP)
    If you have a sole proprietorship or are self-employed, you can log in with DigiD.
  • entrepreneurs who authorise a tax service provider to file tax returns on their behalf.

Compensation scheme eHerkenning PROBAS login tool

Is your organisation registered in the so-called Protocol-Based Administration (PROBAS Register) of the Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)? And does your organisation not have a KVK number but still file tax returns via Mijn Belastingdienst Zakelijk? In that case, you may be eligible for reimbursement of the costs incurred to obtain the eHerkenning PROBAS login tool.

You can request this compensation by completing the following form:

You apply for compensation for each individual calendar year:

  • For calendar year 2024, you can apply for compensation from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 2025.
  • For calendar year 2025, you can apply for compensation from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026.

Reimbursement for the necessary purchase of eHerkenning PROBAS is €36.30 (including VAT) per calendar year.

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Compensation scheme for purchasing accounting software or hiring an intermediary (transitional scheme)

Are you not registered in the Chamber of Commerce (KVK) Trade Register or in the PROBAS Register (only available in Dutch)? Then, you can only file a tax return for payroll taxes (loonheffingen) or corporate income tax (vennootschapsbelasting) using accounting software or through a tax service provider (intermediary) at the request of the Netherlands Tax Administration. You can receive compensation for the costs you incurred to purchase the software or to hire a tax service provider (intermediary) for the tax returns you had to file in 2024.

This compensation applies to companies and organisations that:

  • submit payroll tax returns or corporate income tax returns via the old portal for entrepreneurs, and
  • cannot register with KVK or the PROBAS Register, and
  • therefore could not yet apply for eHerkenning to log in to Mijn Belastingdienst Zakelijk

You can request this compensation by completing the following form:

You apply for compensation for each individual calendar year:

  • For the corporate income tax return 2023 that you filed in calendar year 2024, you can apply for compensation until 31 December 2025.
  • For the payroll tax return 2024 that you filed in calendar year 2024, you can apply for compensation until 31 December 2025.

Please note!

This compensation scheme is ending. You can apply for compensation for the last time in 2025 for the costs you incurred for the tax returns you had to file in 2024.

eHerkenning without KVK number available

You can apply for eHerkenning if you cannot register or do not have to register with the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KVK). With eHerkenning without KVK number you can only log in to the Netherlands Tax Administration and Customs Administration. eHerkenning without KVK number allows you to file your payroll tax returns or corporate income tax returns in Mijn Belastingdienst Zakelijk. A compensation scheme is available for the costs of this login tool.

More information about logging in with eHerkenning, which type you need and how to apply for eHerkenning, can be found at This is how eHerkenning works.

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