How to open an IP in Moscow yourself: step-by-step instructions

An individual entrepreneur (IP) is a private person registered in the relevant bodies who is authorized to engage in entrepreneurial activity without the establishment, establishment of an LLC, PJSC or other legal entity. The main difference of IP-shnik from, for example, the sole founder of an LLC (and about 75% of companies with a similar composition in Russia) is that it is responsible for all its obligations with all its property. Except, of course, the one that cannot be penalized by law. The same LLC risks only the values ​​and property contained in the balance sheet of the company. But if you, having weighed all the risks, nevertheless decided to independently open an IP in Moscow, then we will try to help you as much as possible, describing in detail the entire plan of your actions.

Stage 1: Choosing a Registration Option

If you hitherto believed that registering yourself as an individual entrepreneur is possible only on your own, then know: in 2017 this is not the only option. There are two ways to open an IP in Moscow:

1. Self registration . You yourself prepare documents and go to all levels of authority - the process is simple, but takes a lot of time. In addition, as a bonus, you can gain experience working with tax authorities.
2. Registration through a specialized company . The main minus: this option is paid. But in return you will receive a lot of saved time and nerves, a detailed consultation - you won’t even have to visit the Federal Tax Service.

In order to finally decide whether it is worth opening an IP in Moscow on your own, or if it is better to contact specialists, read this analysis table.

If you have chosen an independent path, then it's time to move on to the next step.

Stage 2: choosing your name

Of course, the choice of a spectacular, interesting, relevant activity of the name is the prerogative of legal entities. Individual entrepreneurs who have established their business even in the repair niche, even in the beauty industry, even in creativity, will be called uniformly and dryly in official documents - IP V.V. Ivanov, IP G.G. Alekseeva, etc.

There is only one way out - to register a service mark (for services) or a trademark (for goods) with the name that you like. You can also open an IP in Moscow using a commercial designation - the Boris’s bar, the We’ll fix it workshop, etc. You don’t need to register it.

Stage 3: choosing a registration location

The IP registration address is the place of registration of the future entrepreneur. Therefore, the question is relevant: "How to open an IP without a residence permit in Moscow?" This can be done if you have a stamp on temporary registration in the capital. But only in one case - you do not have a permanent residence in another region. And if you are the holder of both temporary and permanent registration, then there is only one way out - to register an IP not in Moscow, but in your home region.

If you are registered in the capital and want to open a turnkey IP in Moscow (from scratch), but you do not have the opportunity to come to this city, then at your service are companies offering to conduct this procedure remotely through the remote online registration system of IP . To do this, you must have a valid electronic digital signature.

Stage 4: select OKVED code

Based on what you want to do in your future business, you need to select the appropriate codes from the OKVED classifier, freely available on the Web. Although there are no restrictions on the number of ciphers indicated, experienced entrepreneurs do not recommend specifying too many of them. But at the same time, it must be remembered that if you are engaged in a business that is not described by the OKVED figures, then it will be considered illegal activity, for which the legislation threatens punishment.

To open an IP in Moscow, you do not need to immediately indicate all the codes based on even the most ghostly plans - they can easily be added in the future, just before you plan to do a specific business. One of the ciphers specified by you must be selected as the main one. Be careful! Codes consisting of at least 4 characters are entered in the application.

Stage 5: filling out an application for registration of individual entrepreneurs

If you want to urgently open an IP in Moscow, then carefully consider this point - most of the refusals of registration occur due to incorrect filling out of the application. You will need to prepare a document of form P21001 - you can freely download its form on the official website of the Federal Tax Service.

You can fill out the application by hand, and on a PC, and using the FTS service, and with the assistance of third-party organizations that provide the necessary software for this (of course, for a fee). Nevertheless, we recommend that you use the electronic way of entering data - it is much easier to correct errors. In no case do not sign the printed completed document at this stage! This must be done later - in the presence of a tax inspector.

General filling rules:

1. Entries are made only in capital letters. In the electronic version, be sure to set the following settings for entering data: Courier New font, height - paragraph 18.
2. Enter all the information from the passport exactly, letter by letter - as recorded in this document.
3. TIN is written only if you have one.
4. Sheet No. 3 is not filled out for Russian citizens.
5. Staple, flashing a document is not necessary.
6. Use caution with abbreviations for targeted objects - only those that are prescribed in the official instructions are allowed (see the Appendix to document No. 2).
7. Do not write hyphens in the cells - if the word does not fit on the line, just start writing the letters that do not fit on the new line from the first cell.
8. For all other words, the entry in the line begins strictly with the second cell!
9. If you put a dot in the cell, then leave the cell next to it empty.

To open a turnkey IP in Moscow, you must fill out form P21001 in accordance with these rules. We will deal with it in detail.

The most difficult point is behind - go further.

Stage 6: payment of state duty

We have already figured out where to open an IP in Moscow - at the inspectorate of the Federal Tax Service at the place of our temporary or permanent registration (we will discuss this in more detail below). As for the payment of state duty, the choice of options will be richer:

• Without leaving home - using the online service on the website of the Federal Tax Service.
• In any branch of Sberbank. To do this, you need to go to the tax service website, find and print a receipt form, fill it out by hand. You can find out the details of your branch of the Federal Tax Service both on this electronic resource and directly contacting the tax office.
• Through paid assistant services that will form and prepare both a receipt and a number of other necessary documents.

Step 7: Choosing a Taxation Mode

If you decide to open an IP in Moscow, then you need to choose for yourself one of the existing taxation regimes in the Russian Federation:

• general system - OSNO;
• single taxation on imputed income - UTII;
• single agricultural tax - Unified agricultural tax;
• simplified tax system - STS;
• patent system - PSN, available only to IP.

Each of them has its own detailed series of advantages and disadvantages, which varies significantly from a number of individual indicators: the direction of your business, the area of ​​the occupied premises, the number of employees, and the level of income. Most of the beginning IP-Schnicks traditionally dwell on the “simplified system” - USN, because it is objectively simpler, more profitable, and allows a wide variety of activities. But still we recommend that you thoroughly familiarize yourself with all tax regimes before opening a turnkey FE in Moscow.

If you are hesitant in choosing, then such an application can be submitted 30 days after registering yourself as an individual entrepreneur.

Stage 8: problem with TIN

We have almost figured out how to open an IP in Moscow on our own. A step-by-step instruction, among other things, assumes that you have an individual tax number. If you do not have such a document, you must submit an appropriate application for its creation together with form P21001.

We draw your attention to the fact that not all IFTS require such an application - somewhere you will begin to draw up the TIN automatically, based on the data specified in the application for registration of IP.

Step 9: collecting and checking the documentation package

So, what you need to open an IP in Moscow:

• Application form P21001 - 1 pc.;
• receipt confirming payment of the fee - 1 pc .;
• your passport is a citizen of the Russian Federation or another country;
• photocopy of identity document - all pages;
• application for transition to a specific tax regime - 3 pcs .;
• photocopy of the TIN (optional).

For foreigners and stateless persons, a copy of a temporary permit to stay in the Russian Federation and a notarized translation of a passport are also required. And if you cannot submit a package of documents personally, then at this stage you need to draw up a power of attorney for the person who will be involved in this matter. Naturally, at a visit to the tax office, this citizen must provide a document drawn up for him by a lawyer.

Step 10: submitting documents

First you need to find a body of the Federal Tax Service that deals with the affairs of citizens at your place of permanent or temporary residence. This information is easy to obtain using the same tax office site . But where to open an IP in Moscow on your own? In the capital, this is done by the specialized inspectorate of the Federal Tax Service No. 46, which is located at 3, building 2, Pokhodny passage.

The action plan for those who submit their documentation package personally:

1. Hand over the documents to the inspector.
2. Sign with him in your P21001 form.
3. Take a receipt from an employee who confirms your transfer of documents. In it you will see the date when you need to return to the office for ready documents.
4. Ask for one copy of the notice of your transition to a specific tax regime.

You can also submit documentation through the electronic service of the Federal Tax Service (signatures are not necessary) or by a valuable letter to the address of your tax office. In the latter case, be sure to make an inventory of the attached papers and issue a delivery notice. When choosing a delivery using Russian Post or a representative, it is necessary to request a photocopy of your passport and an application for registration of an IP in the notary's office!

Stage 11, final: obtaining a package of documents

By the time specified in the receipt given to you (as a rule, your documents will be processed by the tax no more than 3 business days), you will need to come to the FTS office again. Do not forget to bring your passport and the receipt itself; your representative must also take a power of attorney. If it is difficult for you to pay a visit, the tax authorities will send you documents by mail - do not forget to check this option when filling out P21001.

The Federal Tax Service is obliged to provide you with:

• a sheet of the Unified State Register of Entity Form No 60009, including the OGRNIP number;
• a document certifying that you are registered as a private entrepreneur;
• TIN, if you did not have it before.

Additionally, you can be given a notification from Rosstat about the assignment of a certain statistics code and a notification about registration with a pension fund.

Can I open an IP in Moscow on my own? Of course, this can easily be done the first time by following the instructions above. Another option is that all these actions on a commercial basis can be done by intermediaries for you.