How to register a cafe

It is well known that the greatest difficulties for a novice restaurateur are preparation time. The basic principles of building a business have already been studied, the goal of creation is clear and understandable. Where to begin? What to consider? How to register a cafe in a timely and correct manner?

Instruction manual

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At the very beginning, it is necessary to decide on the choice of the legal form of registration with the Federal Tax Service (FMS). In the field of catering, they most often use IP or LLC.

2

An individual entrepreneur (IP) is an individual registered in the manner prescribed by law. An IP has a simpler registration procedure than an LLC. And the fines for IP are really less, but there is more responsibility. It is worth paying attention to the shortcomings, which in the future may affect the overall activity:

- An individual entrepreneur will not be able to obtain a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

- Individual entrepreneurs have fixed payments to pension and social insurance funds. Payments are also required in cases where the entrepreneur did not work at all and did not receive income.

- Many large companies prefer not to work with IP.

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A limited liability company (in an abridged version of LLC) is a commercial organization. It can be registered by one or more legal entities or individuals. The name "Limited liability" itself explains that the participants in this company are not liable for obligations from the activity and incur losses, within the limits of their contributions to the authorized capital. The number of participants in the company provided by law is up to 50 people. The main constituent document is the Charter of the LLC. Necessarily required and the authorized capital - from 10 000 rubles, this is the amount of security for the authorized activities of the organization. If alcohol is sold in the cafe, then in order to obtain a license it is necessary to register an LLC. When registering an LLC, you must immediately apply for a simplified taxation system (STS), then it will be easier to report for the reporting period. And tax accounting for any registration must be kept. As well as maintaining personnel records, payroll, the receipt of goods.

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The next step when registering a cafe is choosing a room. When opening a cafe in residential buildings, on the ground floors, opening hours must first be agreed with the residents of the house. If you rent the premises, the lessor must make an agreement with the tenants. Recommended mode from 9 am to 23 pm. In a separate building, the cafe’s working hours are more flexible, but it must be agreed upon by the executive committee and the internal affairs bodies of the district where the building is located. Properly selected cafe location is one of the most important success factors.

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After selecting the premises, the following actions are to be agreed with the authorities. The territorial state sanitary inspection (SES) body must issue an agreement on the compliance of the premises, communications and equipment with sanitary standards. It is mandatory to agree on the fire condition of the premises and the presence of fire alarms and fire extinguishers in the future cafe. with the police and the installation of the panic button. You need permission and the department of culture for further music programs. Under the new legislation, it is necessary to sign an agreement to broadcast video and music. A fine is imposed for listening to radio stations or television in a cafe without permission. This applies to any discs - MP3 or DVD.

note

Taxes depend on the chosen taxation system, and not on the form of ownership.

Useful advice

This is interesting: entrepreneurial activity that requires registration in Russia as an individual entrepreneur, in many other countries of the world (USA or Sweden, for example) does not require any state registration.

The minimum authorized capital of an LLC in Austria is EUR 35, 000.