The Standard Form of Accounting for Individual Entrepreneurs on the General System has been approved
26.07.2021 13:32In January 2021, the general taxation system abolished the Book of Income and Expenses for sole proprietorships. And on July 16, Order No. 261 of 13.05.2021 was finally published and entered into force. By this order, the Ministry of Finance approved the Standard Form for Keeping Records of Income and Expenses.
Transitional moments
Prior to the entry into force of Order No. 261, sole proprietors on the general system continued to keep records in the Books of Income and Expenses. Starting July 16, 2021, all sole proprietors of the general system are required to keep records in the Standard Form. There is no need to transfer information from the Income and Expense Book to the Standard Form.
It will no longer be possible to continue keeping records in the Income and Expense Ledger from July 16, 2021. That is, in July, sole proprietors on the general system must record income and expenses from July 1 to July 15 in the Income and Expense Book, and from July 16 to July 31 in the new Standard Form. When summarizing the results for July in the Standard Form, you need to take into account the income and expenses recorded in the Book.
The income and expense ledger will need to be kept for another 1095 days. Due to the quarantine, tax authorities cannot come to the sole proprietorship with an inspection, so the quarantine period should be added to the book's storage period. Although in practice, we recommend keeping the book all the time, not just for three years.
Procedure for maintaining the Standard Form for Accounting for Income and Expenses
You can keep records in the new Model Form in paper or electronic form. There is no need to register the Model Form with the tax authorities. The sole proprietor must keep records in the Standard Form.
On the cover page of the Model Form, you need to provide the sole proprietor's data: Full name, registration code, or passport details. Entries must be made every day when there was income, totaling the amount in hryvnias and kopecks. Data for the month, quarter, and year are recorded as an increasing total.
Sole proprietorship that are VAT payers must record the amount of income and expenses excluding VAT.
Rules for filling out the Standard Form for Accounting for Income and Expenses
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Box 1 "Day month year" |
Indicate the date of receipt of income or if there were expenses. If there was no income or expenses on a particular day, do not fill in the field. When calculating the final indicators for a month, quarter or year, the corresponding period is indicated. |
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Box 2 "Amount of income received from economic activity or independent professional activity" |
The actual amount of income received in cash and non-cash form, as well as income in kind, is indicated. VAT payers indicate income excluding VAT. If income is received in a foreign currency, you must record the amount in the hryvnia equivalent. Income is recorded as a total amount for the day without decoding. |
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Box 3 "Amount of funds returned to customers (suppliers) and/or prepayment for goods (services)" |
The amount of funds returned to the buyer in connection with the return of the goods or in case of a refund of the prepayment is indicated. The amounts are recorded without a minus sign. |
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Box 4 "Total amount of income received subject to declaration" |
Indicate the difference between income (column 2) and expenses (column 3). Expenses can only be deducted if they are documented. |
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Box 5 "Details of the document confirming the expenses incurred" |
The number, date, and name of the expense document are indicated. Expenditure documents include: payment order, expense invoices, acts, fiscal check, etc. |
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Box 6 "Expenses for the purchase of inventories sold/used in the production of goods" |
Indicate expenses directly related to the receipt of income for the day. The data is recorded on the day when the income was received (the shipment of goods does not matter) and the expenses were paid. If a barter transaction was carried out, the value of the goods transferred is recorded in this column, and the value of the goods received is recorded in column 2. In case of return of the goods by the buyer (column 3), the amount of expenses incurred earlier with a minus sign is indicated. Payers of MPE indicate costs without taking into account MPE. |
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Box 7 "Expenses for remuneration of labor of individuals in labor relations / for the performance of works, services under contractual services agreements" |
The amount of labor costs without deduction of taxes, the so-called "dirty" salary, is indicated. Salary expenses are indicated by the actual date of payment, i.e. even if there was no income on that day, such expenses can be recorded. |
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Box 8 "Expenses for taxes, duties, EU, licenses and permits" |
The amounts of taxes and fees, unified social tax, fees for obtaining and renewing licenses are indicated. You cannot include amounts of input VAT, amounts transferred to the SEA VAT account or paid to the budget. The amount of expenses can be recorded regardless of whether income was received on that day or not. |
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Box 9 "Other expenses related to income generation" |
Expenses related to rent, utility bills, payment for the services of a centralized service center, business trip expenses, etc. are indicated. The amount of expenses can be recorded regardless of whether income was received on that day or not, as long as there are supporting documents. |
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Box 10 "Depreciation and amortization" |
The amount of depreciation accrued for the reporting period for PPE and NMA is indicated. The data is copied from column 11 of the "depreciation" appendix to the Model Form. |
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Box 11 "Amount of net taxable income" |
The difference between column 4 and columns 6-10 is indicated. If the value is negative, a dash is placed in the column. |
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