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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: 17 April 2025

    There are compensation schemes for the costs of:

    Please note!

    A compensation scheme for eHerkenning without KVK number will be introduced. As soon as we have more information, you can read about it on this page.

    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 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.

    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

    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.

    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

    It is not yet known whether this compensation scheme will be extended for tax returns that you file in 2024. As soon as we know more, we will publish it on this page.

    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.

    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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