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    How to apply for eHerkenning

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    You apply for eHerkenning directly at 1 of the 6 authorised suppliers. Some companies or organisations apply for eHerkenning via a separate procedure.

    Most recently updated on: 7 May 2024

    Applying for eHerkenning at an authorised supplier

    You apply for eHerkenning on the eHerkenning website. On this website, you select a supplier from the list. You will find the price of the special Belastingdienst EH3 login if you navigate to a supplier's website.

    Applying for eHerkenning without KVK number

    Since 29 January 2024, you can apply for eHerkenning if you do not have to register or you cannot register with the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KVK). With eHerkenning without KVK number you can only log in to the Netherlands Tax Administration. You can apply for eHerkenning at one of the authorised suppliers. You will find the eHerkenning suppliers on the eHerkenning website.

    Please note!

    You will not receive your eHerkenning login immediately after your application. Sometimes additional checks are required, such as electronic identification. This takes time. So apply for eHerkenning as soon as possible and do not wait until the moment you have to file a tax return.

    Applying for eHerkenning via a separate procedure

    Some companies and organisations apply for eHerkenning through a separate procedure.

    Find out what applies to you:

    • Discontinued companies

      You can apply for eHerkenning for a discontinued company through a separate procedure. To do so, please contact one of the eHerkenning suppliers by telephone or email.

    • Foreign companies with a Dutch KVK number

      If your foreign company is registered with KVK, you can apply for eHerkenning. Visit the website of KVK for more information about registering foreign companies.

      To log in to Mijn Belastingdienst Zakelijk, you need eHerkenning assurance level 3 (EH3) or higher. There is also the special Belastingdienst EH3 login with which you can only log in to the Netherlands Tax Administration. Do you have a business with a legal form such as private limited company (bv), general partnership (vof), limited partnership (cv) or limited company (nv), and are you required to register with KVK? Then you cannot apply for eHerkenning without KVK number.

      This is how you arrange your tax affairs without eHerkenning:

      • You file your tax return yourself using accounting software that you have purchased.
      • Your tax service provider files your tax return for you using accounting software.
      • You log in to the EU Trader Portal with a European approved digital identity (European login) that is valid in the Member State where you are located.

    • Foreign companies without a Dutch KVK number

      Are you unable to register your foreign company with KVK or do you not have to register this company? You can also apply for eHerkenning when you are not registered with KVK. With eHerkenning without KVK number you can only log in to the Netherlands Tax Administration.

      This is how you arrange your tax affairs without eHerkenning:

      • You file your tax return yourself using accounting software that you have purchased.
      • Your tax service provider files your tax return for you using accounting software.
      • Until 1 July 2024, you can arrange your VAT return via the old portal for entrepreneurs.
      • You log in to the EU Trader Portal with a European approved digital identity (European login) that is valid in the Member State where you are located.

      Please note!

      On 1 July 2024, we will permanently close the old portal for entrepreneurs. The secure place on our website where entrepreneurs from outside the European Union (EU) submit a VAT declaration for the EU VAT One Stop Shop will also close.

      Apply for a new login type and switch to the Mijn Belastingdienst Zakelijk portal. Or manage your business tax affairs with accounting software or via a tax service provider. Read more:

    • Fiscal unities for VAT purposes

      eHerkenning is also available for fiscal unities for VAT purposes. With eHerkenning without KVK number you can only log in to the Netherlands Tax Administration. Depending on which supplier you choose, you purchase a new login for your fiscal unity, or you add your fiscal unity as an additional organisation.

      Logging in via one of the companies in the fiscal unity

      If one of the businesses within the fiscal unity already has eHerkenning, they can log in to Mijn Belastingdienst Zakelijk on behalf of the fiscal unity for VAT purposes. How to do this, is explained at Mijn Belastingdienst Zakelijk login and auhorisation, under 'You have a fiscal unity for VAT purposes'. Please note that this is a temporary way of logging in. At a later date you will need to purchase eHerkenning for your fiscal unity for VAT purposes.

    • Fiscal unities for corporate income tax purposes

      You can apply for eHerkenning for the parent company of the fiscal unity for corporate income tax purposes.

    • Religious organisations

      You can apply for eHerkenning for a religious organisation through a separate procedure. To do so, please contact one of the eHerkenning suppliers by telephone or email. This procedure has been coordinated with the Centraal Interkerkelijk Overleg (CIO).

    • Open mutual funds

      You can apply for eHerkenning without KVK number for an open mutual fund (open fonds voor gemene rekening, OFGR). With eHerkenning without KVK number you can only log in to the Netherlands Tax Administration.

      This is how you arrange your tax affairs without eHerkenning:

      • You file your tax return yourself using accounting software that you have purchased.
      • Your tax service provider files your tax return for you using accounting software.
      • Until 1 July 2024, you can arrange your VAT return via the old portal for entrepreneurs.

      Please note!

      On 1 July 2024, we will permanently close the old portal for entrepreneurs. The secure place on our website where entrepreneurs from outside the European Union (EU) submit a VAT declaration for the EU VAT One Stop Shop will also close.

      Apply for a new login type and switch to the Mijn Belastingdienst Zakelijk portal. Or manage your business tax affairs with accounting software or via a tax service provider. Read more:

    • Tax service providers without a KVK number

      Tax service providers (intermediaries) need eHerkenning to log in to Mijn Belastingdienst Zakelijk on behalf of their clients. This requires your client's consent, which you can provide with a chain authorisation. Find more information on the page eHerkenning for tax service providers (chain authorisation).

      Are you not registered with the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KVK), for instance, because you are located abroad? Then it is unfortunately not yet possible for you to log in on behalf of your client using chain authorisation. As soon as chain authorisation is available to you, you will find the relevant information on this page.

      Please note!

      On 1 July 2024, we will permanently close the old portal for entrepreneurs. The secure place on our website where entrepreneurs from outside the European Union (EU) submit a VAT declaration for the EU VAT One Stop Shop will also close. Read more: