2. About Us
• The Federal Tax Service administers
registration of businesses & individual
entrepreneurs.
• Throughout the country 765 local tax offices
do the registration.
• Filing can be hard copy directly with FTS or via
mail or via the Internet.
• Registers can be searched by the public via the
internet.
3. Statistics
• As of January 1, 2013:
• The Unifyed State Register of Legal Entities contained information
on 4 539 349 active legal entities;
• The Unifiyed State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs contained
information on 3 912 158 active individual entrepreneurs
• Total number of legal entities registered in 2012 – 436 751
• Total number of individual entrepreneurs registered in 2012 –
578 436
• Approximately 1 800 legal entities and 2 300 individual
entrepreneurs are registered every day
4. Staffing
• FTS has 150,000 staff
• Directly involved in registration of businesses
• Front office personnel – 1 200
• Back office analysis and decision making personnel –
1 100
• Data input into Unified State Register of Legal Entities/
Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs – 970
• Compilation and maintenance of files on legal entities
and individual entrepreneurs - 690
5. Latest Features
• Introduction of e-filing via internet, using mobile
applications (for individual entrepreneurs) and
through multifunctional centers for municipal and
government services.
• In 2012 individual entrepreneurs registration
software has become available through App Store as
an I-pad application.
• Automatic exchange of information between
registration authority and other governmental
bodies.
6. Risks/Concerns
• Simplification of registration procedure for
legal entities requires implementation of
additional safeguards / liability for abuse in
this area
