Search and verification of the counterparty for the inn on the website of the federal tax service of russia

Statistics give us a not very pleasant fact: a transaction with every 20 organizations usually ends in losses only because the counterparty company did not check it for reliability. How can you study the reputation of a company and come to an honest cooperation? Let's try to figure it out.

When should counterparties be checked?

Counterparties are usually verified either by experienced businessmen or experienced lawyers. Do you know why? Because they have already understood that you need to work only with trustworthy companies and, moreover, only you are responsible for checking this trustworthiness.

In order to avoid unpleasant situations when working with a counterparty, it is customary to "run" new partners through a whole list of checks. Moreover, there are a number of cases when such checks are mandatory:

1. If you decide to work with a new partner for the first time. The check will help to avoid possible errors.
2. If you are aware that a potential counterparty is a new company that was registered quite recently. Of course, a new company by itself cannot bear risks, however, working with it still can.
3. If you know that a potential counterparty is not very flattering about it. Of course, no one has canceled the evil tongues of competition, but still the old proverb says "trust, but verify."
4. If a potential counterparty works exclusively on a prepaid basis. Having checked the company for reliability, you can save yourself from underdelivery of goods, or from the provision of low-quality services.

Company verification is a separate service that many organizations provide, however, with the proper skill and free time, you can do it yourself.

The relevance of checking the reliability of a company for different areas of business should not be questioned. Even in such a seemingly undeniably reliable activity like leasing, there are not entirely honest "players".

What information can you get about a potential partner

So, let's look at exactly what information you can get about the company using simple Internet access. The easiest way is to go to the website of the tax service and use a search to find all the information you need there, or use the services of third-party resources, which, by the way, are sometimes paid.

Check TIN

The first thing that characterizes a company as a company that really works and works honestly is the TIN. If you have an organization's TIN, then you can easily check how real it is. TIN, or individual tax number, is a cipher built according to a special algorithm. If the company has taken it out of its head, then checking this number through any service convenient for you will not give any result.

The easiest way to check the TIN is to use the check service on the tax service website (for more details, see the end of the article).

We request a certificate of state registration

Requesting a registration certificate is a sure way to find out how real the activities of a potential counterparty are. Thus, we will find out whether the company actually exists, that is, whether it is accounted for in the Federal Tax Service as a taxpayer.

Of course, the presence of evidence does not yet tell us that the company is very trustworthy. Maybe it has just stopped its activities, or maybe it does not submit reports, or it is generally a tax debtor.

You can request a copy of the certificate of state registration directly from the company, or again use the services of third-party resources.

We receive an extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities / EGRIP

If you can get a fresh statement for a counterparty from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities / EGRIP, then this means that the organization is still “afloat”. Moreover, the extract contains all the necessary information to verify the integrity of the organization: its owner, place of registration, licenses and other data.

The statement can be downloaded on the official website of the Russian tax service (which is much easier) or requested from a potential partner. If you need a certified extract from the register, you can apply for it at any branch of the Tax Service of Russia.

We analyze financial statements

An excellent tool for analyzing an organization is the analysis of its financial statements. Request the balance sheet from the counterparty, or use third-party services.

With the help of the balance, you can check several types of data at once:

• the company successfully closes quarters and submits reports;
• the company conducts business activities;
• what assets the firm owns.

The assets of a firm are, first of all, its charter and other types of capital and liabilities. If a company has practically no assets, then this is a reason for you to think about whether it is worth associating your business with it.

Also, if you know that you are planning a major deal with a company, and its assets or turnover are very small compared to the amount of the transaction, then this is also a reason to think: most likely it is hiding part of the income, which also does not show it from the positive side.

Based on the balance, you can make a full-fledged financial analysis, which will not only be able to demonstrate the vector of the company's development, but also understand how stable it is on its feet. If you need a reliable partner, then this is one of the main indicators.

We check the registration address for "mass character"

What do you know about bulk registration address? Most likely nothing. However, this is one of the most basic features of the so-called "fly-by-night" firms. If you are afraid that your counterparty may turn out to be just such a company, then just check it at the address.

This can be done on the website of the tax service at service.nalog.ru/addrfind.do.

Most of the companies are registered at one address, however, in fact, they are located in a completely different one. We also advise you to check the actual address of the company's location - whether the partner's office actually exists and what it is. If you have not worked with this partner before and the amount of the planned transaction is high, then such a check will not be superfluous.

Checking tax arrears and reporting

If you doubt that your counterparty is playing fair, just in case, ask the Federal Tax Service for information about the payment of taxes by this company.

What is it for? It's simple. If the case between you and your counterparty comes to arbitration, then your appeal to the Federal Tax Service for additional information will be a huge plus. In order to record the fact of the appeal, the request must be submitted personally, and the FTS office must put a mark on the receipt of the request (or send the request by registered mail with notification).

Knowing his TIN, you can carry out such a check of the counterparty on the website of the tax service - service.nalog.ru/zd.do.

Taking into account that this online service works in test mode, you need to understand that the information received cannot be considered 100% reliable.

Government contracts

Government contracts are a great way to verify all the details of a prospective partner. Executing companies for such transactions are selected very strictly. So, for example, a contractor cannot be a company that has debts. If a company sometimes enters into government contracts, this is an indicator of its reliability and stable position in the market.

You can check the company for participation in public procurement on the website zakupki.gov.ru, or on other electronic trading platforms.

Human data

What kind of people will be discussed in this case? First of all, about the management and founders. So, along with mass registration, there is also such a concept as "the mass character of the leader." If a person is a director in several firms at once, then you have every reason to believe that a potential counterparty is a one-day business.

In addition to the fact that you will see how many companies a person manages, you will also have access to data on all the companies that he previously managed. If you become aware that many of the firms that a person ran have gone bankrupt, then this is a reason to think: most likely, you are dealing with an unscrupulous company, which may not be tomorrow.

It will not be superfluous to check whether the manager is listed in the register of disqualified persons. This can be done on the website of the tax service - service.nalog.ru/disqualified.do.

Checking the organization by TIN on the website of the Tax Service of Russia

Let's try to figure out how to find and check a counterparty by TIN on the website of the tax service. To do this, follow the link egrul.nalog.ru, or open the main page of the resource and in the "Electronic services" section select "Business risks: check yourself and your counterparty".

You already know by what parameters you can check a company through the resource of the tax service of the Russian Federation, so now we will consider the most frequent of the necessary checks - a check by TIN.

For example, we will check the TIN of PJSC GAZPROM. Do not forget that in addition to checking legal entities, checking individual entrepreneurs is also available there.

As you can see, everything is extremely simple. We enter the individual tax number in the required window and enter the captcha to confirm that we are not a robot.

The result is pleasing: the tax office immediately provides the address of the location of the company, its PSRN, TIN, KPP, as well as the date of the PSRN assignment:

conclusions

To avoid misunderstandings when working with a new counterparty, you need to check it for reliability. Such a check can be easily carried out on the official website of the Russian tax service or use other services.

Based on the results of the audit, conclusions can be drawn - should you start cooperation with a new company, or you need to cut off all ties right now.

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