Online shopping is becoming more and more popular among consumers. This leads to the desire of many entrepreneurs to open their own online store.
It is necessary
- - registration of an individual as an individual entrepreneur or a legal entity as an LLC;
- - agreement with the bank for cash settlement;
- - registration with the Pension Fund and the FSS as an employer;
- - registration of the cash register (if necessary);
- - obtaining a license (if necessary).
Instructions
Step 1
Initially, you need to register an individual entrepreneur or LLC. It is believed that a business in the IP format is easier to conduct in terms of accounting, the tax burden on it is also less. If you are focused on the long-term development of your online store, you are planning to attract external investments and loans, then it is better to register an LLC. You can go through the procedure for legalizing a business yourself or contact a specialized company.
Step 2
According to the Russian classification, an online store belongs to the type of activity "retail trade by order". This line of business is taxed under the STS or OSNO, which imply a cash method of recognizing income. Therefore, if an online store is supposed to accept cash from the population, then it is necessary to buy and register with the tax cash register. You must issue a sales receipt to the customer for every cash purchase.
Step 3
To accept non-cash payments in the online store, you must have your own current account. To do this, you need to conclude an agreement with the bank for settlement and cash services. An individual's personal account cannot be used for these purposes.
Step 4
If hired employees will work in the online store, then it is necessary to register an LLC or individual entrepreneur with the FSS and the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation as an employer. At the same time, if the store is issued in the form of an LLC, then the director in any case must be formalized as an employee.
Step 5
It is necessary to clarify whether the goods that are planned to be sold in the online store are subject to licensing. If this is the case, then an application must be made to the licensing authority.
Step 6
The purchase of a domain, hosting can be arranged for both a legal entity and an individual. But in order to take these costs into account when calculating the tax base, they must be registered with a legal entity.
Step 7
To accept payment cards in a store, you need to connect to an electronic payment system or a processing center. With such companies, an agreement is required as a legal entity.
