What documents need to be issued for the online store

Online shopping is becoming increasingly popular among consumers. This determines the desire of many entrepreneurs to open their own online store.

You will need

• - registration of an individual as an individual entrepreneur or legal entity as an LLC;

• - An agreement with the bank on the settlement of cash accounts;

• - registration with the FIU and the FSS as an employer;

• - registration of a cash register (if necessary);

• - obtaining a license (if necessary).

Instruction manual

1

Initially, you need to issue an IP or LLC. It is believed that business in the IP format is easier to conduct in terms of accounting, the tax burden on it is also less. If you are aimed at the long-term development of your online store, plan to attract external investment and loans, it is better to register an LLC. The procedure for legal registration of a business can be completed independently or contact a specialized company.

2

According to the Russian classification, an online store belongs to the type of activity "retail on orders." This line of business is taxed under the simplified tax system or the SPF, which involves the cash method of revenue recognition. Therefore, if the online store is supposed to accept cash from the population, then you need to buy and register in a tax cash register. When making every cash purchase, you must give the buyer a cash receipt.

3

To accept non-cash payments in the online store, you must have your own bank account. To do this, you need to draw up an agreement with the bank for settlement and cash services. A personal account of an individual cannot be used for these purposes.

4

If hired employees work in the online store, it is necessary to register an LLC or individual entrepreneur in the Social Insurance Fund and the FIU as an employer. At the same time, if the store is decorated in the form of an LLC, then the director in any case should be registered as an employee.

5

It is necessary to clarify whether the goods that are planned to be sold in the online store are subject to licensing. If so, then you must file an application with the licensing authority.

6

The purchase of a domain, hosting can be made both for a legal entity and an individual. But in order to take these costs into account when calculating the tax base, they must be registered in a legal entity.

7

To accept payment cards in the store, you need to connect to the electronic payment system or processing center. With such companies, a contract is required as a legal entity.

note

From a legal point of view, the concept of an online store does not exist in Russian law. Thus, trading through the Internet is no different from selling through a regular store. It is documented in the same way as an offline retail outlet. No specialized e-commerce permissions are required.

Useful advice

It is important to consider that the operation of an online store without proper legal registration is a criminal act. For such an offense threatens punishment under Article 171 of the Criminal Code.