Tax Service: eHerkenning 3

Does your organisation need access to the Tax Service’s online services? A Tax Service eHerkenning 3 token is exclusively for submitting returns to the Tax Service.

Frequently asked questions (dutch)

What is eHerkenning?

eHerkenning is a standardised login system that gives you access to the online services of 500-plus organisations. Most of the service providers are government bodies. However, eHerkenning is now used by more and more private organisations as well, including insurers and pension funds.

There are three eHerkenning assurance levels: EH2(+), EH3 and EH4. More and more online service providers require users to identify themselves using at least level-3 eHerkenning. You need EH3 to log in to the Employee Insurance Scheme Executive Body’s Employer’s Portal and the Tax Service’s business portal, for example. However, the Tax Service portal can now also be accessed using a Tax Service eHerkenning 3 token.

Tax Service eHerkenning 3 token

A Tax Service eHerkenning 3 token enables you to log in to the Tax Service’s business portal, where you can submit VAT wage tax return and corporation tax returns, for example.

A Tax Service eHerkenning 3 token is cheaper than an ordinary EH3 token. What’s more, you can get a rebate on the cost from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).

However, a Tax Service eHerkenning 3 token has number of limitations:

With a Tax Service eHerkenning 3 token, you can’t access other eHerkenning-based services, such as the services of the Employee Insurance Scheme Executive Body, the Vehicle Licensing Authority and the Customs Service.

Only one Tax Service eHerkenning 3 token can be linked to each Trade Register Number.

A Tax Service eHerkenning 3 token can be issued only to a natural person who is fully authorised to act for the organisation in question, and can be used only by that person.

Ordinary EH3 tokens

Do you expect to use eHerkenning for other things besides submitting tax returns? Are the limitations on the use of Tax Service EH3 a deterrent? If so, we recommend that you opt for an ordinary EH3 token. Alternatively, you could get a Tax Service eHerkenning 3 token now, and upgrade it later. However, that would involve extra costs.

We therefore advise choosing an ordinary eHerkenning level-3 token from the start. An EH3 token can be used not only for services that require level-3 assurance, but also for lower-level services. A single token therefore gives access to a variety of services from a variety of providers.

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EH3 Prices

EH3 Tax service

(with CoC-number)

1 year

€ 25,-

Often used for:

Tax Service

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EH3 Tax service

(Without CoC-number)

3 years

€ 29,95

a year

+€ 40,- Connection fee

Often used for:

Foreign legal types

European companies (Societas European)

Fiscal units

Apply for EH3 TAX services (EN)

We-ID Control Module

Manage your tokens online

We-ID

Management module

Available for EH2+ and above Our Management Module lets you add, amend, cancel, sespend, activate or renew authorisations online.

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We-ID can also provide EH2, EH2+ and EH4 eHerkenning tokens. You can choose between a one-year contract and a three-year contract. For details, see our full price list.

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