What functions does the FSS perform?
What is the Social Insurance Fund and what functions does it perform? Let's find out!
The FSS of the Russian Federation is one of the largest extra-budgetary funds in our country. The main task of the fund is to insure the population and provide financial assistance to insured persons.
Who most often receives payments from the Social Insurance Fund? According to representatives of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation themselves, the following categories of citizens most often receive assistance:
- Women during pregnancy and after childbirth;
- Mothers and fathers while caring for a child;
- Disabled people and parents of disabled children;
- Relatives of deceased workers.
How to apply
An entrepreneur can submit an application for hiring an employee in two ways:
- During a personal visit to the Social Insurance Fund;
- By submitting an application electronically through the Government Services Portal.
The list of documents in both cases will be the same and includes the following documents:
- Entrepreneur's application;
- Copy of the individual entrepreneur's passport;
- A copy of the registration certificate;
- A copy of the employment contract concluded with the first employee or the employee’s work book.
Upon receipt of the package of documents, specialists from the social insurance fund register the entrepreneur with the Social Insurance Fund and send him a notification indicating the registration number, as well as the insurance rate assigned to the entrepreneur for his type of activity.
Registration notification can be received in two ways:
- Personally when an entrepreneur visits the FSS;
- By registered mail addressed to the entrepreneur.
Why do you need to register an individual entrepreneur with the Social Insurance Fund?
As almost every future individual entrepreneur knows, an individual entrepreneur who has entered into an employment contract with at least one employee must immediately register with the Social Insurance Fund and register as an employer.
It is worth noting that such registration is not a right, but a responsibility of every individual entrepreneur who has employees - since by law he is an insured for at least two types of insurance: in case of temporary disability and in connection with maternity and against industrial accidents and occupational diseases.
Who should register with the FSS
Registration of an individual entrepreneur with the Social Insurance Fund as an employer is mandatory in two cases:
- when concluding an employment contract;
- when concluding a civil law contract or an author's contract, if its terms provide for the payment by the customer of contributions to insure the performer against accidents.
What about individual entrepreneurs’ contributions for themselves? An individual entrepreneur is not required to pay insurance contributions for his social insurance, but can do so voluntarily. However, given that an individual does not have the right to conclude an employment contract with himself, registration of an individual entrepreneur with the Social Insurance Fund as an employer does not occur in this case.
In order for an entrepreneur to receive payments for temporary disability or in connection with maternity, he submits a special application for voluntary insurance of an individual to his FSS branch. Moreover, in order to receive benefits in the current year, contributions must begin to be paid in the previous year.
How long does it take to register an individual entrepreneur with the Social Insurance Fund?
In 2020, the period for registering an individual entrepreneur with the Social Insurance Fund is 30 days. That is, you need to collect documents and contact the local Social Insurance Fund within a month from the date of conclusion of the first employment contract.
Note! Untimely registration, as well as conducting business activities without registration with the Social Insurance Fund, threatens individual entrepreneurs with serious administrative fines - from 5 to 10 thousand rubles.
Structure of the policyholder registration number (RNN)
The structure of the policyholder registration number (RNN) is a twelve-digit digital code:
XXX-PPP-NNNNNN
The registration number is formed as a digital code consisting of a sequence of numbers characterizing the following from left to right:
- code of the subject of the Russian Federation (XXX);
- area (city) code (РРР);
- serial number of the record about an individual in the PFR branch (territorial body of the PFR).
The registration number assigned to an individual entrepreneur cannot be re-assigned to another policyholder, including after the policyholder is deregistered with the territorial bodies of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation due to termination of activity, as well as in the event of the death of an individual.
The territorial body of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation at the place of residence of an individual registered as an individual entrepreneur, no later than three working days from the date of receipt of documents on state registration of an individual as an individual entrepreneur from the Federal Tax Service Inspectorate, having carried out its registration and assigned the registration number of the policyholder, informs the registering (tax) ) body of information about the date of registration of the individual entrepreneur as an insurer, its registration number and the name of the body that carried out the said registration, for inclusion of this information in the Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs.
The specified information is also provided in electronic form using electronic digital signatures via communication channels under the conditions established by agreement of the parties. The format of the transmitted information is established by the Federal Tax Service.
A document confirming the fact of registration or deregistration of an individual entrepreneur as an insured is sent by the territorial body of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation to the insured using public information and telecommunication networks, including the Internet, including a single portal of state and municipal services, in the form of an electronic document, signed with an enhanced qualified electronic signature, to the email address contained in the Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs (if the email address is indicated in the application for state registration), submitted by the federal executive body carrying out state registration of individual entrepreneurs to the territorial bodies of the insurer.
Receiving written confirmation on paper of the fact of registration or deregistration is not mandatory for the policyholder. Such a document is issued at the request of the policyholder by the territorial body of the insurer within a period not exceeding three working days from the date of receipt of the relevant request.
What documents will be required to register an individual entrepreneur with the Social Insurance Fund in 2019?
Today, to register with the Social Insurance Fund, an individual entrepreneur needs to collect the following package of documents:
- Application for registration as an insurer;
- Passport of an individual entrepreneur;
- Copy of the passport;
- Certificate of registration with the tax authority (TIN);
- Certificate of state registration of an individual as an individual entrepreneur (OGRN);
- Extract from the Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs (USRIP);
- Work books of hired workers.
Note! If you only have copies of any documents, they must be notarized.
How to register an individual entrepreneur online in 2020
You can register as an insurer-employer with the territorial body of the Social Insurance Fund, as well as submit an application for deregistration on the State and Municipal Services Portal https://www.gosuslugi.ru/
To do this you need to do the following:
1. Go to the website https://www.gosuslugi.ru/
and log in or register.
2. Click on the “Service Catalog” tab.
3. Click on the “Authorities” tab.
4. Select “Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation”.
5. In the “Territorial bodies and subordinate organizations” tab, select “Government institution – Primorsky regional branch of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation.”
6. Select “Registration of policyholders who have entered into an employment contract with an employee.”
7. Select “Registration with the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation as insurers of individuals who have entered into an employment contract with an employee”
and click on the “
Get service
” button.
8. Fill out the form to receive the service.
Scanned (photographed) documents are attached page by page , i.e. each sheet in a separate file (copy of passport, copy of employment contract or work book of the first hired employee).
Register on the Public Services portal (link to service)
How to register an individual entrepreneur with the Social Insurance Fund? Step-by-step instructions in 2020
If you plan to register with the Social Insurance Fund yourself, we recommend following the following algorithm:
Step 1: Fill out the application and prepare the necessary documents
If you have any difficulties at this stage, you can contact our specialists for a free consultation.
Step 2: Contact the FSS
Next, you need to visit the territorial office of the FSS at the place of registration. The address and opening hours of your branch can be easily found on the Internet.
Step 3: Receive registration notification
If your documents are in order, then after 5 working days you need to return to the Social Insurance Fund and receive a corresponding notification. From this moment on, you will be officially considered an employer registered with the Social Insurance Fund.
Tasks when registering with the Pension Fund of Russia
In addition to the requirements regarding the correct hiring of employees and the preparation of all necessary documentation, there is one more thing - mandatory registration with the Pension Fund and the Social Insurance Fund .
It is impossible to evade this requirement - the law establishes a clear algorithm of actions, as well as time limits for the registration procedure with these bodies.
The initial registration of an entrepreneur is carried out automatically and, in fact, without his participation. All actions are carried out by the tax office: as soon as an ordinary citizen officially becomes an individual entrepreneur, all the necessary documents will be transferred to the Pension Fund and the Social Insurance Fund. After this, he will pay all the necessary insurance premiums for himself - this is the main purpose of registration. You can learn more about deductions from this video:
At this stage, the entrepreneur does not need to visit these authorities and register himself. This need will arise if other employees are involved in the work of the individual entrepreneur. For each of them, you also need to pay contributions, so re-registration is necessary - this time as an employer.
Registration with the FSS
The Social Insurance Fund is a subsidiary body of the Pension Fund, which also requires a registration procedure. This is done for the same purpose - for timely and full payment of legally established insurance premiums.
Registration is required only if there are employees - if an individual entrepreneur works independently, the right to pay or not pay insurance premiums remains with him.
The algorithm for registering with the Social Insurance Fund is in many ways similar to registering with the Pension Fund - within the time established after the conclusion of the agreement, you must submit the full package of documents to this body. Over the next 5 days, the individual entrepreneur will be registered, of which he will be notified.
Violation of deadlines or the use of hired labor without registration with the Social Insurance Fund can result in unpleasant consequences for individual entrepreneurs - a large fine or problems with submitting reports.
