Entrepreneurial activity is fraught with many pitfalls and great financial and property responsibility. To insure yourself against fraud, fly-by-night firms, sudden tax inspections and illegal transactions, it is necessary to check counterparties, suppliers and customers for the fact that the entrepreneur really exists and is registered, and there will be no risks and difficulties with him.
Instructions
Step 1
Before starting business cooperation with an individual entrepreneur and signing an agreement for a tangible amount of money, ask a potential counterparty or buyer for copies of documents confirming the right to engage in entrepreneurial activity. This is OGRNIP, TIN, license (if the activity is subject to licensing).
The abbreviation OGRNIP stands for "Main state registration number of an individual entrepreneur" and is indicated in the Certificate of state registration of an individual, which was issued to him by the tax authority. The document has a hologram, protective pattern, series and number, confirming the fact of making an entry in the Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs. The Certificate bears the seal of the tax authority and the signature of the authorized person.
Step 2
through the Internet. The abbreviation TIN stands for "Taxpayer Identification Number". This is a document with a digital code for registering taxpayers in the Russian Federation.
To understand in which tax service an individual or legal entity is registered, look at the first four digits of the TIN. This will be the code of the division of the Federal Tax Service. The first four digits of the TIN for entrepreneurs working in the same territorial district are the same.
Step 3
For more information, get an extract from the USRIP from the tax service. Access to the database can be free (partial data) or paid (full data), but this information is publicly available and contains a complete list of individual entrepreneurs registered in the Russian Federation. The information contained in the USRIP is the name, gender, citizenship, date and place of birth, details of the identity document and address of residence, the date of state registration of an individual as an individual entrepreneur and other information.
If, instead of an extract, you were given a document stating the lack of information, then this is a reason to be wary. This means that this individual entrepreneur does not exist.
Step 4
To check an individual entrepreneur, collect information from open sources. On the Internet, you can find reviews, complaints or lack thereof, data on doing business.
Step 5
You have checked all the data and are ready to sign an agreement with an individual entrepreneur. Before the entrepreneur signs, check his passport. If the authentication is successful, you can sign the document.
