Do I need to register IP stamp in tax and how to do it?
Hello, my partner and I recently registered IP. Everything was drawn up for me, please tell me why I need an IP seal, do I need to register a seal with the tax service and what documents are needed? What are the pros and cons of having a print on an IP?
It is known that the activities of a legal entity cannot do without the preparation of various types of documents, which are certified not only by the signature of the head, but also seal. Most individual entrepreneurs think about the need to purchase a seal. But not everyone knows where to order it and subject to Does she register.
It is worth noting that the acquisition and use of print by individuals with IP status, not a duty. Everyone has the right to decide for himself to use it or not.
Do not forget that the use of printing in business has some positive aspects:
- The presence of a seal on the documentation makes it possible to protect yourself from a possible fake.
- Printing on documents gives solidity to IP.
- Many banking organizations require entrepreneurs to have a seal on their documents. This requirement may come from banks if the entrepreneur decides to open a current account.
Despite the advantages, the presence of printing has its own negative features:
- The seal does not entitle the entrepreneur to selectively place it on the documentation.
- The seal must be affixed to all documentation without exception, which means that the entrepreneur must always keep it at hand.
- Printing for IP is a paid procedure. You will also need to incur expenses for the purchase of a special stamp pad, refueling and other necessary materials.
- The entrepreneur will have to constantly voice the reason for the lack of printing on the documentation to counterparties.
What is IP printing for, what documents are needed and how much does it cost to print?
In the activities of IP printing is used:
- When filling out the reporting forms, where the seal plays the role of a mandatory props.
- When carrying out activities for the calculation of the population for the provision of services with the need to issue settlement receipts.
- If the entrepreneur has decided to open a bank account in a banking organization. Today, despite the fact that at the legislative level, it is not necessary for a private entrepreneur to purchase and register a seal, all banks require the IP to have it on the necessary package of documents. This also includes the services of cash settlement services for individual entrepreneurs (settlement and cash services).
- The print of the seal is affixed to the primary documentation: contracts, invoices, etc.
What package of documents is needed for making a seal and where to order it?
Important! The legislation does not provide a list of documentation required for ordering a print.
Seal manufacturing organizations typically require the following documents from entrepreneurs:
- Copy of identity document (passport).
- OGRIP.
- Copy of TIN.
In the manufacture of printing, its layout is discussed with the customer. A print impression, in addition to the basic information about the IP, may contain a logo or other graphic information.
As protection of the press from fakes, various security elements are used, which the entrepreneur has the right to choose at his discretion.
The cost of printing depends on several factors:
- The size of the print itself;
- The material from which it is made;
- Normal printing or automatic;
- The presence of the stamp pad;
- Ink;
- Case.
What information should the IP seal contain?
As a rule, information about IP is printed:
- The abbreviation is “Individual Entrepreneur”, sometimes “IP” is used.
- Initials of an entrepreneur.
- Main State Registration Number of an Individual Entrepreneur (OGRN).
- The place of registration of the IP is indicated. Typically, the seal contains information indicating the city.
How is the procedure for registering a seal with the tax authority
Many entrepreneurs do not know whether it is required to go through the procedure for registering a seal with a tax organization.
Legislation mandatory registration of the IP seal is not provided. But in some aspects of the entrepreneur’s activities, registered in the tax stamp has its own positive sides.
If the entrepreneur’s seal is not registered with the tax authority, and the used document signed on his behalf is fake, then an individual engaged in entrepreneurial activity will need to spend a lot of time and nerves to prove his innocence in court, the police, as well as other bodies.
Registration of the seal allows the entrepreneur to prove his innocence in fraud by conducting an examination, where it is determined whether it is genuine or not.
To register a print, you must provide a specific package of documents:
- A completed application for registration.
- Passport.
- Copy of the passport.
- A document confirming the fact of registration of IP in a state body.
- Printed document.
As soon as all documents are submitted, a tax officer makes a note containing all information about the press in a special registration journal.
Next, an individual entrepreneur starts a registry business in which all information about any changes in the process of entrepreneurial activity is noted.
Also the seal is registered under serial number. If suddenly the seal is lost, then the entrepreneur should get the appropriate certificate, and then order a duplicate of it. Such a procedure will save businessman from possible negative consequences, in case the lost seal will be used by intruders for personal gain.