Danish businesses will have to use their MitID or NemID employee signature as two-factor authentication for VAT One Stop Shop.

Order NemID employee signature

If your business is registered for one of the schemes under VAT One Stop Shop, you can read more about declaring and paying VAT via the VAT One Stop Shop Scheme.

Non-Danish businesses and the few Danish businesses that cannot get MitID have to log on to VAT One Stop Shop by means of a two-factor authentication that consists of an E-tax password and a temporary PIN code from any app that generates codes for two-factor authentication a so-called Authenticator App.

The temporary PIN code provides an additional layer of security to the E-tax password so it works like MitID with two-factor authentication.

See this video about how to order an E-tax password and log on by means of two-factor authentication or follow our guide below.  

This is what you do:

Step 1: Order an E-tax password

If you already have a password, skip this step and go to Step 2:  Create and activate two-factor authentication

1. Go to Order E-tax password for E-tax for businesses (TastSelv Erhverv). Enter your business CVR no., SE no. or customer no. (UVIR nr). and click ‘Bestil’ (Order). (Your customer no. is the number stated in the email you received from us.) 
2. We will then send you a temporary E-tax password by letter to your business. It may take up to two weeks before your receive the letter.
3. Log on to E-tax for businesses
   Enter your username: Your business CVR no., SE no. or customer no. (UVIR nr.)
   Enter your E-tax password: The temporary password you received in the letter.  
4. When you are logged on to E-tax for businesses using your temporary E-tax password, you will be guided through the setting up of a new E-tax password of your choice that you will have to use in future when you log on.

Step 2: Create and activate two-factor authentication

When you have created an E-tax password of your choice, you have to create and activate your two-factor authentication.

1. You are now logged on to E-tax for businesses by means of your E-tax password of your own choice.
2. Select ‘Moms’ (VAT) and then ‘Moms One Stop Shop (Salg til private i EU’ (VAT One Stop Shop (sales to private consumers in the EU)). Now, you are ready to use your two-factor authentication.
3. You will be asked to log on by means of your two-factor authentication.
4. Click ‘Send ny aktiveringskode’ (Send new activation code).
5. Within a couple of minutes, you will receive an activation code sent to the email address you entered when you registered your business in Denmark.
6. You then move on to the next step in E-tax for businesses. Enter your activation code from the email. Click ‘Næste’ (Next).
7. You will then see a QR code in E-tax for businesses.
8. Download an app for two-factor authentication on your phone (search for authenticator where you normally download apps). The app must be able to scan QR codes - alternatively you have to enter the code you get in E-tax for businesses in your app.
9. Scan the QR code in E-tax for businesses using your app. (You scan the QR code using the camera on your phone).
10. Enter the code that your app provides in the login field.

You are now ready to use your two-factor authentication.

Use your E-tax password and a temporary PIN code the next time you log on to VAT One Stop Shop

Next time you log on to E-tax for businesses, you have to log on by means the E-tax password of your choice first and then confirm your access using a temporary PIN code from your app.

Non-Danish businesses that are registered for VAT One Stop Shop in another country than Denmark and that cannot obtain MitID, have to log on to VAT One Stop Shop in E-tax for non-Danish businesses by means of two-factor authentication consisting of an E-tax password and a temporary PIN code from any app that generates codes for two-factor authentication (a so-called Authenticator App).

This is what you do:

If you already have an E-tax password, skip this step and go to Step 2:  Create and activate two-factor authentication

Step 1: Order an E-tax password

1. Go to Order E-tax password for E-tax for businesses (TastSelv Erhverv). Enter your business customer no. (UVIR nr). and click ‘Bestil’ (Order). (Your customer no. is stated in the email you received from us.) 
2. We will then send you a temporary E-tax password by letter to your business. It may take up to 14 working days before your receive the letter.
3. Log on to E-tax for non-Danish businesses
   Enter your username: Your business customer no. (UVIR nr.)
   Enter your E-tax password: The temporary password you received in the letter.  
4. When you are logged on to E-tax for businesses using your temporary E-tax password, you will be guided through the setting up of a new E-tax password of your choice that you will have to use in future when you log on.

Step 2: Create and activate two-factor authentication

When you have created an E-tax password of your choice, you have to create and activate your two-factor authentication.

1. You are now logged on to E-tax for non-Danish businesses by means of your E-tax password of your own choice.
2. Next, you will be asked to log on by means of your two-factor authentication.
3. Click ‘Send ny aktiveringskode’ (Send new activation code).
4. Within a couple of minutes, you will receive an activation code sent to the email address you entered when you registered for VAT One Stop Shop.
5. You then move on to the next step in E-tax for businesses. Enter your activation code from the email. Click ‘Næste’ (Next).
6. You will then see a QR code in E-tax for businesses.
7. Download an app for two-factor authentication on your phone (search for authenticator where you normally download apps). The app must be able to scan QR codes - alternatively you have to enter the code you get in E-tax for businesses in your app.
8. Scan the QR code in E-tax for businesses using your app. (You scan the QR code using the camera on your phone).
9. Enter the code that your app provides in the login field.

You are now ready to use your two-factor authentication.

Problems logging in?

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Next time you log on

Next time you log on to E-tax for non-Danish businesses, you have to log on by means the E-tax password of your choice first and then confirm your access using a temporary PIN code from your app.