Becoming a sole proprietor is not as difficult as it might seem. In any case, it is much easier than forming a legal entity. You just need to fulfill a few conditions that are spelled out in the federal law of the Russian Federation No. 129.
Necessary
Application form (form Р21001), pen, copy of passport, receipt of payment of state duty
Instructions
Step 1
Identify the types of economic activities you intend to engage in in order to fill out the application correctly. Select the corresponding OKVED codes. Find a complete list of code numbers in the All-Russian Classifier of Economic Activities (OKVED).
Step 2
Find the application form for registration (form Р21001) on the profile site on the Internet, download and print. Fill out the application. Do not forget that any corrections and blots are prohibited in the documents for registering an individual entrepreneur.
Step 3
Sign the application in front of a notary so that he can certify your signature. The tax office only accepts certified applications.
Step 4
Pay the state fee. Check its size with the Federal Tax Service. Today it is 800 rubles.
Step 5
Make a photocopy of your passport - main pages and registration page.
Step 6
Submit your application, a receipt for payment of the state duty and a photocopy of your passport to the Federal Tax Service Inspectorate on your own, or send them by registered mail by Russian post. Registration of an individual enterprise is always carried out at the place of permanent registration of an individual. Take a receipt for the papers handed over with the date of receipt of a full package of documents or a reasoned refusal to register.
Step 7
Obtain a certificate of registration from the tax office in person. This usually happens 5-7 days after the submission of documents. Make a seal, open a current account. They are often necessary.
Step 8
If in doubt about the correctness of filling out the application, contact a specialized company that provides such services for an additional fee.
Step 9
Or try to prepare a document using the free service "My Business", where the application is generated automatically, and you just answer the questions. Here you can also download and then print the completed form for paying the state fee.