Study of Small and Medium Enterprises in Azerbaijan - IFC

Business registration before ‘one-stop-shop’ (continue)
Step 8. Register with the State Social Protection Fund and obtain registration number – 5 days. Required documents:
1. Standard application form;
2. Notarized copy of the charter;
3. Notarized copy of certificate on state registration;
4. Notarized copy of extract from the State Registry of Business Entities;
5. Notarized copy of certificate on statistics registration;
6. Notarized copy of tax ID (TIN tax payer’s identification number);
7. Notarized copy of evidence of the legal address;
8. Decision of the founder or resolution of the general meeting of founders on appointment of manager to the legal entity;
9. Copy of LLC manager’s ID.
Step 9. Register with employment centers (simultaneous with step 8) – 2 days
Step 10. Register for VAT purposes – up to 7 days (if needed, depending on turnover)
Step 11. Open a permanent bank account – 1 day. Required documents:
1. Standard application form;
2. Notarized copy of the charter;
3. Notarized copy certificate on state registration;
4. Notarized copy extract from the state registry of commercial entities;
5. Notarized copy of certificate on statistics registration;
6. Copy of tax ID (tax payer’s identification number);
7. Decision of the founder or resolution of the general meeting of founders on appointment of manager to the legal entity;
8. Stamp and signature sample card – notarized;
9. A special authorization form – “notification duplicate” – issued by the local tax authorities (where the LLC has been registered) and
addressed to a bank where the LLC’ account is to be opened. The notification duplicate must be issued by the tax authorities within two
days upon LLC application;
10. A special authorization form - “notification duplicate,” which is issued by the local department of the State Social Protection Fund (where
the LLC has been registered) and addressed to a bank where the LLC’ account is to be opened. “Notification duplicate” must be issued by
SSPF within two days upon LLC application.
Step 12. Return the notification form(s) to the tax office and local department of the State Social Protection Fund - 1 day
Step 13. Obtain workbooks for employees from the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (this step is required when
the employer hires employees without previous work experience) – 1 day. Required documents:
1. Standard application form;
2. Reference issued by the Employment Centre (of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection) confirming the number of employees.
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