Any person (natural or legal) who has found a potential business partner will want to make sure of his reliability. Using the TIN of a legal entity, the interested party will be able to find out what a particular company does, whether it is registered and whether it currently exists. Check the company both by identification number and in other ways. Let's take a closer look.

To find a company by TIN, you need to parse the structure of the number

Assigns individual TIN to legal entities. This allows you to streamline everyone who pays taxes in the Russian Federation. Firms receive a personal digital code consisting of 10 digits since 1993, in accordance with the norms of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

The number contains information about her whereabouts. Each number contains specific information, for example:

• The first two reflect the code of the subject of the Russian Federation (fixed in Article 65 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation), within which the company is registered.
• The next two digits are the branch number. tax office responsible for checking in a particular locality.
• The next five digits are the number of the tax record of the legal entity in the local branch of the OGRN.
• The last digit is a check digit, and is used rather for the most exact definition firms.

Therefore, the TIN is assigned by the local branch of the Federal Tax Service where the organization was registered. Using the first four digits from identification code, you can accurately determine the institution of the tax service.

Having found it in SOUN (a directory of tax authorities that keep records of taxpayers throughout the country), an interested person can go there at the specified address and request all the information about the company of interest.

What information can you find out about the company by TIN

By TIN you can find out about the activities and financial condition of the company

Itself is used by the tax service to identify a specific taxpayer company and other persons. With its help, employees of the Federal Tax Service can break through the organization in the database and find out if taxes are paid, etc.

Plus, the taxpayer number is used in the preparation of accounting and tax reporting for a particular organization. Usually, the TIN is indicated on the official website of the company, in its title documents used and in the forms of various agreements.

First of all, using the TIN, you can find out if the organization exists. The applicant will be able to determine:

1. Has the organization been registered?
2. Is the company still active or has it gone into liquidation?
3. What is it called, where is it located and what does it do.
4. What property does the company own?
5. What is her financial position- is it profitable or liquid, whether there are debt obligations, etc.

In what cases is it necessary

TIN is assigned to legal entities, but has no legal force

The number itself is not valid, since it is only a means for ordering and searching through the databases of the Federal Tax Service. However, it is mandatory for legal entities.

TIN is used by legal entities in the following cases:

• When concluding commercial agreements, including when providing legal support to an enterprise (for example, through outsourcing firms).
• When preparing and submitting reporting documentation to the tax office.
• Applying for a loan at a bank, from the state, etc.

Therefore, an identification number is required in all financial transactions carried out by enterprises.

Important! As a rule, the TIN and the registration reason code (abbr. KPP) are required in order to identify any separate branch of the same company. Both codes, as a rule, are indicated together with payment details.

Please review the following information carefully:

• When the organization was registered.
• Where and by what department.
• What type of activity is indicated (according to OKVED).
• Does the organization have debts, is it involved in litigation, etc.

But there is one caveat - government databases about legal entities ah are not fully open. You can get a complete list of information in the tax office only with the written consent of the counterparty company, which needs to be checked. Without permission, the person concerned will only be able to obtain the following information:

• Whether the person is engaged in entrepreneurial activity.
• Are there any lawsuits against this company.
• Company name and location.

Usually, "clean" companies freely provide basic information about themselves and do not make a secret from the TIN, OGRN or KPP. When a company with which they coordinate any refuses to provide this information, you should think about it.

The same applies to cases where the received data does not match the declared information. For example, if a potential partner was registered recently, although it positions itself as a company with many years of experience, or if it does not do what is prescribed in OKVED, you can be wary.

How to check a company

Information about the enterprise by TIN can be ordered both via the Internet and at local branches of authorized bodies. Let's look at a few ways:

Online

You can check the company by TIN online without leaving home

The easiest way is to visit the website of the Federal Tax Service (https://egrul.nalog.ru/) and enter the TIN of the company of interest in the search box. In addition to the identification number, the organization can be found:

• By entering OGRN.
• Indicating the name of the legal entity and the region in which it passed state registration.

The ability to apply for information about various companies is reserved for legal entities and individuals in accordance with the provisions of:

• Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation of 2013.
• Federal Law on state registration of legal entities.

Having made a request, the user will later receive a PDF file with data on the state registration of the company.

Another way is to simply enter the word “TIN” and the ten-digit code assigned to the organization into Google or Yandex. Usually, this way you can go to the company's website.

But one should be skeptical about the information indicated on the company's website. Unlike the Federal Tax Service and other state institutions, enterprises are not responsible for information posted on Internet sites. It is better to turn to official sources of information about legal entities.

At the representative office of the Federal Tax Service

To obtain information from the tax office, you need a passport and an application

An interested person or his representative (by proxy, etc.) can independently visit the local office of the tax service and request information about a particular company. This will require:

1. Write an appropriate statement (indicating the reason for the request).
2. Specify the TIN of the enterprise of interest and other information.
3. The applicant himself must provide personal and contact details.

You can pick up information by presenting a copy of the application at the branch.

Direct appeal to the Register of legal entities. persons

You can apply for the necessary information from the Register of Legal Entities by going to the official website of the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. The portal is public, services are provided free of charge. As a result of the request, the interested person will receive a register extract (in paper or in electronic format) containing basic information about the organization.

Alternative ways to find information about an organization

There are many other ways to collect necessary information about legal entity. It all depends on what type of information is needed, and in what time frame.

Suppose you want to find out if there is a lawsuit against a particular company. To do this, you can visit the official website of the FSSP (http://fssprus.ru/iss/ip/). You will need to fill in some information about the enterprise of interest in order to break it through the database of enforcement proceedings and find out what its status is at the moment (whether there are debts, etc.).

All arbitration proceedings in which the organization is involved can be found in the database of arbitration cases by clicking on the link to http://kad.arbitr.ru/. Another option is to make a request on the site https://rospravosudie.com/, which also contains information about the participants in litigation.

You can also do this by contacting specialized intermediary firms that collect information about various organizations to order. You can order information as local companies, and on special online platforms on the Internet. The service, of course, is not free - the cost reaches up to several thousand rubles, depending on the requested data.

But there are many advantages: usually, such companies provide not only general information about the company of interest, but also conduct a comprehensive analysis of documents and information from various databases. For example, the customer will be informed how reliable it is to conduct business with a particular legal entity, what is the current state of affairs of the organization, what awaits it in the near future, etc.

So, TIN is a number assigned to any organization with which you can find basic information about it. You can check any organization not only through the tax office, but also with the help of other services. However, when checking, it is better to focus on official sources - information from the database of the Federal Tax Service and other government agencies is the most reliable.

Video on how to find out the maximum information about the company by TIN and other data:

When deciding on cooperation with a company or individual entrepreneur, the question of the reliability and honesty of the Counterparty constantly arises. This applies to the situation when an Individual orders a product or service, as well as the situation when a Legal Entity begins cooperation with a new Supplier / Partner / Client.

When making a payment (prepayment) for goods or services, it must be clearly understood that the Supplier will fulfill all its obligations, deliver the goods or provide the service clearly and on time.

It is important to check the Counterparty and choose reliable companies to eliminate the possible risks of supplying low-quality goods, lack of warranty service.

For Legal entities, verification of the Counterparty is the main action to prevent financial and tax risks. The Federal Tax Service strongly recommends checking Counterparties and exercising Due Diligence using all available open and legitimate sources of information. The easiest way to Check the Counterparty is to get an extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities / EGRIP on the tax website. For more complete information, it is recommended to use the service for checking counterparties ZACHESTNYYBUSINESS.

On the ZACHESTNYYBUSINESS portal, you can check the Counterparty of a legal entity or individual entrepreneur for free according to information from official open sources (FTS, ROSSTAT, etc.)

The data on the portal is updated daily and synchronized with the nalog.ru service of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation*.

For a free check of the Counterparty by TIN / OGRN / full name / Name, use the search box:

To do this, enter the TIN or OGRN of the company in the search box.

If you do not have the exact details, it will be enough to enter the name of the company. If the name is common and a list appears at your request, it is advisable to clarify the request:
. enter the name of the company + the surname of the director (for example: TECHPROM IVANOV)
. or: company name + location (for example: TEHPROM MOSCOW)
. or all parameters at once (for example: TEHPROM IVANOV MOSCOW)

A brief algorithm for Checking the Counterparty (how to determine a reliable Counterparty using HONEST BUSINESS.RF):

1. The organization must exist, its status must be Active.
2. The company should not be in special registers of the tax service (FTS), otherwise a red inscription will appear on the card under the name of the company. For example:
   There is no connection with the legal entity by legal entity. address (according to the Federal Tax Service).
3. Companies with a period of activity of less than a year have increased risks (determined by the date of registration). According to statistics, every 3rd company ceases operations during the first year.
4. The company must be located at the address of registration. The company must not have a mass registration address. How many companies are still registered at this address is indicated in the card under the address. Bulk addresses are often used by unscrupulous companies or fly-by-night companies.
5. The types of activities of the company must coincide in meaning with the actual activities of the company.
6. Head (director) of the company. If you know who the head of the company is, check this information. There are cases when companies are registered with nominee managers, i.e. persons not participating in the activity. This is one of the main signs of unscrupulous companies.
7. Check the number of employees. A company that does not have its own employees and material and technical base may not fulfill its obligations.
8. Check for registration off-budget funds. Without registration, for example, in the FIU, the company cannot transfer funds to the Pension Fund.
9. The authorized capital of the company. The minimum in the Russian Federation is 10,000 rubles. The larger the authorized capital, the less risks when working with the Counterparty.
10. It is also worth paying attention to Financial indicators(does not apply to companies that have been in existence for less than a year). We pay attention to the articles: “Net profit (loss)” - a loss-making company may have financial problems. The article “Fixed assets” shows the presence of Property in the ownership of the company.
11. Particular attention should be paid to the data Arbitration Court(a separate tab in the card of a legal entity or an individual entrepreneur on the HONEST BUSINESS portal). Availability of court cases on non-fulfillment of obligations and claims for recovery Money to the checked Organization, speaks about unreliability of the Counterparty.
12. Check the FSSP data. The presence of enforcement proceedings indicates the forced collection of funds from the audited company.

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* The data of the Unified State Register of Legal Entities / EGRIP are open and are provided on the basis of clause 1 of article 6 federal law dated 08.08.2001 No. 129-FZ “On state registration legal entities and individual entrepreneurs»: Information and documents contained in state registers are open and publicly available, with the exception of information to which access is limited, namely information about documents proving the identity of an individual. On the website ZACHESTNYYBUSINESS.RF you can check the Counterparty for free and exercise Due Diligence. All instructions and requirements presented on the website ZACHESTNYYBUSINESS.RF are not binding and are advisory in nature. Recommendations are given for the possible reduction of economic risks. When concluding transactions, taxpayers, first of all, must take into account the provisions of the Constitution Russian Federation and the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. Due to the principle of freedom economic activity the taxpayer carries out entrepreneurial activity independently at his own risk. The administration of the site ZACHESTNYYBUSINESS.RF is not responsible for possible economic losses / cases of lost income and does not give any guarantees or assurances to third parties.

To obtain information on the legal entity you are interested in, please refer to the website of the Federal Tax Service (www.nalog.ru) which is given below. The service allows you to find the details of the taxpayer of the organization on nalog.ru by TIN, PSRN.

Providing information from the USRIP: when the tax authorities demand a fee

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, in its letter No. 03-01-11 / 8697 dated February 17, 2016, clarifies when a fee is charged for providing information from the USRIP about an individual entrepreneur. The agency recalls that the fee for providing information from the Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs on paper is 200 rubles. The fee for the urgent provision of information is 400 rubles.

However, the collection of such a fee does not depend on legal status the applicant. Accordingly, such a fee may be charged, including from applicants who are individuals who are not registered as individual entrepreneurs.

At the same time, the provision of information on individual entrepreneurs contained in the USRIP in the form electronic document carried out free of charge on the website of the Federal Tax Service of Russia.

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Obtain information from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities / EGRIP about a legal entity / individual entrepreneur in the form of an electronic document

The certificate in pdf format will be signed with an enhanced qualified signature of the tax authority, which is equivalent to a paper certificate signed with a handwritten signature official tax authority and certified seal of the tax authority.

Find out INFORMATION from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities about companies or individual entrepreneurs from the website of the tax

Search is possible by one of the listed fields "Organization name", "OGRN", "GRN", "TIN" or "KPP".

Note: Please note that when searching by name, you should enter only its original part without quotes and an indication of the legal form (LLC, CJSC, OJSC, etc.), and also take into account that the search is carried out by the full name of the company . Interested address of the organization is determined by the result of the request.

In addition, information may be provided to you in the manner prescribed by Art. 7 of the Federal Law No. 129-FZ and approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 19, 2002 No. 438 "Rules for maintaining the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and providing information contained therein". In accordance with paragraph 23 of these Rules, information is provided by the registration authority on a specific legal entity upon request, provided that a document confirming payment is provided simultaneously with the request. The fee for providing information to individuals in the form of an extract from the state register is 200 rubles, for urgent provision of information 400 rubles. The request must be addressed to the registration (tax) authority at the location of the organization.

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The search takes place by any details: name, address, full name, TIN and other parameters. Financial status, bankruptcy notice, enforcement proceedings. At the same time, you can write a combination of several details in the search bar! Search for any person by SURNAME. Search for an entrepreneur. And more . More than 10,000 companies are already working in Focus!

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Information about legal entities and individual entrepreneurs

Search by OGRN, TIN, name, full name of the director and address

Basic information about the organization based on information from the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation and Rosstat, including:

• name, address, information about the state of the legal entity,
• basic details (OGRN, TIN, KPP, OKPO and others),
• management and founders of the organization,
• information about issued licenses,
• branches and representative offices,
• activities,
• management company, JSC registrar and much more.

As well as important information from special registers of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation:

• legal entities whose executive bodies include disqualified persons,
• addresses indicated during state registration as the location of several legal entities,
• information about individuals who are founders (participants) of several legal entities,
• information about individuals who are heads of several legal entities,
• a unified register of small and medium-sized businesses.

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Only here you can find detailed data on IP!

The most convenient search. It is enough to enter any number, surname, name. Only here you can find OKPO and even accounting information. Is free.

What data you need to enter (you can choose any of the parameters):

• Name of company
• Code (TIN, OGRN)
• Legal address

What data can be obtained:

• Full company name
• Abbreviated brand name
• Legal address (according to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities)
• Main industry (OKVED)
• Region
• Phone
• Name of the legal form
• Authorized capital (according to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities)
• Net asset value
• Other messages and documents

The inclusion of information in the Unified Federal Register of Information on the Facts of the Activities of Legal Entities is carried out on the basis of Article 7.1 of the Federal Law of August 8, 2001 No. 129-FZ "On State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs" (as amended by Federal Law of July 18, 2011 No. 228 -FZ "On amendments to certain legislative acts Russian Federation in terms of revising the methods of protecting the rights of creditors in the event of a decrease in authorized capital, changes in requirements for business companies in the event of a discrepancy between the authorized capital and the value of net assets") from January 1, 2013 (paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Federal Law of July 18, 2011 No. 228-FZ).

Rosstat website

You can also use the website of Rosstat (you need to click "get data about codes" at the top) (For Moscow, but there may be other regions). Find out by the TIN number of an individual entrepreneur or Organization your statistics codes (OKPO, OKATO, OKTMO, OKOGU, OKFS, OKOPF)

Website of the Federal Tax Service

Unified State Register of Legal Entities

What needs to be entered? It is enough to enter ONE of the fields: Name (simply Yandex, Gazprom, etc.) and/or OGRN/GRN/TIN and/or Address and/or Region and/or Date of registration.

What information will I receive?

• Name of the legal entity;
• Address (location) of the legal entity;
• OGRN;
• Information about the state registration of the organization;
• Date of making an entry in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (registration of a legal entity);
• The name of the registration authority that made the entry (Tax);
• Address of the registration authority;
• Information on amendments to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities;
• Information on state registration of changes made to founding documents legal entities;
• Information about licenses, registration as insurers in funds, information about registration.

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

When should contractors be checked?

Verification of counterparties is usually carried out 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 “drive” new partners through a whole list of checks. Moreover, there are a number of cases when such checks are required:

1. If you decide to work with a new partner for the first time. Checking will help to avoid possible errors.
2. If you are aware that a potential counterparty is new company who has recently registered. Of course, a new company in itself cannot bear risks, however, working with it is still as good as it can be.
3. If you know that a potential counterparty is not very flattering. 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 prepaid basis. By checking the company for reliability, you can protect 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 due skill and free time, you can do it yourself.

The relevance of the company due diligence for different business areas should not be questioned. Even in such a seemingly undeniably reliable activity as leasing, there are not entirely honest “players”.

What information can be obtained about a potential partner

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

Checking the 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 took it out of their heads, then checking by this number through any service convenient for you will not give any result.

The easiest way to check the TIN is to use the verification service on the website of the tax service (more on this at the end of the article).

We request a certificate of state registration

Requesting a certificate of registration is a sure way to find out how real the activities of a potential counterparty are. In this way, we will find out whether the company actually exists, that is, whether it is accounted for by 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 she just stopped her activities, or maybe she does not submit reports, or even a tax debtor.

You can request a copy of the state registration certificate 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 the 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 honesty of the organization: its owner, place of registration, licenses and other data.

The extract can be downloaded on the official website of the tax service of the Russian Federation (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.

Analyzing financial statements

An excellent tool for analyzing an organization is the analysis of its financial statements. Request a 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;
• What assets does the firm own?

The company's assets are, first of all, its authorized and other types of capital and liabilities. If the company has practically no assets, then this is an occasion for you to think about whether it is worth linking your business with it.

Also, if you know what you are planning big 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 hides part of the income, which also does not show it on the positive side.

Based on the balance, you can make a full-fledged the financial analysis, which will not only be able to demonstrate the vector of the company's development, but also to 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 one-day 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 tax service website at service.nalog.ru/addrfind.do.

Most 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 like. If you have not previously worked with this partner 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 on the payment of taxes by this company.

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

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

Given that this online service is working 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 check all the details about a prospective partner. Contracting companies for such transactions are selected very strictly. So, for example, a firm that has debts cannot be a contractor. If a company sometimes concludes government contracts, then this is an indicator of its reliability and a stable position in the market.

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

People Data

What kind of people are we talking about in this case? First of all, about the management and founders. So, along with mass registration, there is such a thing as "mass leader". If a person is a director in several companies 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 run by a person went 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 head is listed in the register of disqualified persons. You can do this 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 the counterparty".

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

For example, we will check the TIN of PJSC GAZPROM. Do not forget that in addition to checking legal entities, verification of 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 company's location, its OGRN, TIN, KPP, as well as the date the OGRN was assigned:

conclusions

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

Based on the results of the audit, conclusions can be drawn - whether to start cooperation with a new company, or whether it is necessary to cut off all ties right now.

Video - why it is important to check counterparties before concluding a deal: