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Types of patents for IP for 2018 and cost

This post explores the different types of patents available for intellectual property (IP) and the key costs associated with each in 2018. The primary types of patents discussed include Utility Patents, Design Patents, and Plant Patents, with corresponding application, maintenance and prosecution costs highlighted. Information on patent restoration and extension fees, as well as costs associated with revoking, voiding, or disclaiming patents is also provided. The post is an invaluable resource for entrepreneurs and business owners who are curious about how to protect their IP investments in 2018.

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Going to open their own business, individual entrepreneurs are at a crossroads, choosing a tax system. The patent regime today is the most optimal in terms of taxation and reporting, but not every merchant can use it in their activities. Since 2018, some changes have been made to the legislation, for this reason it is necessary to carefully understand all the nuances of the patent system and the features of its use in modern realities..

What is a patent tax system?

In 2013, a new taxation system was introduced in Russia, called Patent Taxation System (PSN). Only individual entrepreneurs engaged in certain types of activities are entitled to use it, which will be discussed below. The tax regime was developed specifically to facilitate business through the use of a simplified system of accounting for income and lack of tax reporting, which is characteristic of other systems.

To carry out activities under this taxation regime, it is necessary to register an individual entrepreneur and file an application with the tax authority (hereinafter referred to as the Federal Tax Service, the Federal Tax Service, the Federal Tax Service). After that, the businessman will be given a special permit – a patent. It is a special document that defines the scope of the entrepreneur’s commercial activities. The goal pursued by lawmakers in introducing the PSN is to “bring out from the shadows” of individuals who were engaged in entrepreneurship without issuing IP.

Who can work on a patent in 2018

The legislation determines that only individuals who are individual entrepreneurs can use the preferential tax regime. Legal entities cannot use the patent system in their work. In addition, PSN is not used in relation to types of commercial activities under a simple partnership agreement or trust management of property.

Conditions for the transition to PSN

You can start working on the new tax system from any moment. The only thing you need to know is that if the business of the merchant is diverse, then you need to get permission for each type of entrepreneurial activity. In order to switch to PSN in 2018, a citizen must:

  • engage in business, which is on the officially approved list;
  • when using hired labor, to attract not more than 15 people to work;
  • have revenue for the calendar year not more than 60 million rubles;
  • work in the region where permission was obtained.

Transition to patent

Classifier of types of entrepreneurial activity

Business, the conduct of which is possible with the use of a patent in 2018, is regulated by the Tax Code and regional legislative acts. Directions of entrepreneurship that fall under the SPE are identified using the Classifier of Entrepreneurship (KVPDP). The document was approved in 2013 (No. MMV-7-3 / 9 @) and is a systematic set of types of business activities with their code designation.

The types of patents for IP for 2018, reflected in the KVDPP, have the following digital designation – AA BB SS, where:

  • AA – the code of the type of activity reflected in the patent, regardless of the region. If local authorities introduce an additional view on the territory of the subject that is not reflected in the Tax Code, the digital designation 99 is used (compare: 03 – always only hairdressing and cosmetic services, 63 – repair of computer and switching equipment / equipment).
  • VV – the generally accepted code of the subject of the Federation (Moscow – 77, St. Petersburg – 78, Moscow Region – 50).
  • SS – differentiation of the type of entrepreneurial activity. If there are no additional conditions for doing business, the value 01 is applied. If the granularity is established by law, other values ​​are applied: 02, 03, 04, etc. Example:
    • grooming pets (Moscow) – 21 77 05;
    • toy repair (Moscow) – 21 77 12.

In addition, those patented activities that are assigned the value AA 99 are detailed here. Example:

  • translation from one language to another (Moscow) – 99 77 01;
  • copying services (Republic of Buryatia) – 99 03 02.

What taxes does it replace

PSN is notable for the fact that the entrepreneur makes a one-time fee upon receipt of a permit. This provides for his exemption from taxes to the budget, which must be deducted when doing business under other regimes. A declaration by an entrepreneur-taxpayer in accordance with Russian law is submitted in the form of a book of accounting for income and expenses, but only at the request of employees of the Federal Tax Service. A patent replaces three types of taxes:

  1. Value added tax. If an entrepreneur imports products into the territory of the Russian Federation from abroad, such an operation is subject to VAT in the general manner.
  2. Personal income tax. Personal income tax is not taxed on income received from doing business under the patent regime.
  3. Personal property tax. Not paid on property used to conduct patent business. Exception – property with which the tax on cadastral value is paid.

Combination of PSN with other taxation systems

The transition to a patent regime is voluntary. The legislation does not oblige to terminate activities under a different tax regime, but allows them to be combined. Entrepreneurs do not have the right to use a different taxation regime in relation to the business indicated in the patent. An exception is the names indicated in subparagraphs 10, 11, 19, 32, 33, 45, 46, 47 of paragraph 2 of Article 346.43 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation (including retail trade, public catering services and passenger transportation by road).

For a better understanding, consider the following examples:

  • IP has two objects for the sale of clothing with an area of ​​43 square meters. m and 120 square meters. m. In relation to the first applied PPS. For the second, you can use UTII (single tax on imputed income), general (OCHN) or simplified (STS) modes – the choice of the businessman himself, since his area exceeds the allowable for use PSN 50 sq. m.
  • A businessman is engaged in car rental. This activity is covered by patent. He wants to open a car oil shop. Since this product is excisable, PSN cannot be used in this case, but it is possible to use OSNO or USN.

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2018 patented activities

Article 346.43 of the Tax Code provides a list of works for which an SPE can be used. In each subject of the Federation, additional types of patents for IP for 2018 can be determined by issuing the relevant law, if the additional positions do not contradict the law. To date, the list of approved for use with the use of PSN includes:

  1. Repair and sewing of sewing, fur and leather products, hats and products from textile haberdashery, repair, sewing and knitting of knitted products.
  2. Repair, cleaning, painting and sewing shoes.
  3. Hairdressing, beauty services.
  4. Dry cleaning, dyeing, laundry services.
  5. Production and repair of metal haberdashery, keys, license plates, street signs.
  6. Repair and maintenance of household electronic equipment, household appliances and household appliances, watches, repair and manufacture of hardware.
  7. Furniture Repair.
  8. Services of a studio, photo and film laboratories.
  9. Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motor vehicles, machinery, equipment.
  10. The provision of motor transport services for the carriage of goods by road.
  11. The provision of motor transport services for the carriage of passengers by road.
  12. Repair of housing and other buildings.
  13. Installation, wiring, sanitary and welding works.
  14. Glazing of balconies and loggias, glass and mirror cutting, glass art processing.
  15. Education of the population in courses and tutoring.
  16. Care and care for children and patients.
  17. Reception of glassware and recycled materials, with the exception of scrap metal.
  18. Veterinary Services.
  19. Leasing (hiring) of residential and non-residential premises, cottages, land plots owned by an individual entrepreneur by right of ownership.
  20. Production of folk art crafts.
  21. Other production services:
    • services for processing agricultural products and forest products, including grinding grain, peeling cereals, processing oilseeds, making and smoking sausages, processing potatoes, processing washed wool to knit yarn, dressing animal skins, combing, grooming, repairing and the manufacture of cooperage and pottery, the protection of gardens, vegetable gardens and green spaces from pests and diseases;
    • making felted shoes;
    • production of agricultural implements from customer’s material;
    • engraving works on metal, glass, porcelain, wood, ceramics;
    • manufacturing, repair of wooden boats;
    • toy repair;
    • repair of tourist equipment and inventory;
    • plowing gardens, sawing wood;
    • repair, manufacturing of spectacle optics;
    • production and printing of business cards, invitation cards for family celebrations;
    • bookbinding, binding, edging, cartoning;
    • charging gas cans for siphons, replacing batteries in electronic watches and other devices.
  22. Production, restoration of carpets and rugs.
  23. Repair of jewelry, bijouterie.
  24. Chasing, jewelry engraving.
  25. Monophonic and stereo recording of speech, singing, instrumental performance of the customer on magnetic tape, CD, dubbing music and literary works on magnetic tape, CD.
  26. Housekeeping, housekeeping.
  27. Interior decoration services and decoration services.
  28. Conducting classes in physical education and sports.
  29. Services of porters at railway stations, bus stations, airports, airports, sea, river ports;
  30. Paid Toilets Services.
  31. Cooking services at home.
  32. Carriage of passengers by water.
  33. Cargo transportation by water.
  34. Services related to the sale of agricultural products (storage, sorting, drying, washing, packaging, packaging, transportation).
  35. Services related to the maintenance of agricultural production (mechanized, agrochemical, reclamation, transportation).
  36. Services in green economy and decorative floriculture.
  37. Hunting and hunting.
  38. Engaging in medical or pharmaceutical activities by a person licensed for these types of work.
  39. Private detective work by a licensed person.
  40. Rental Services.
  41. Tour services.
  42. Ritual services.
  43. Funeral services.
  44. Services of street patrols, security guards, watchmen, watchmen.
  45. Retail trade carried out through objects of a stationary trading network with an area of ​​a trading floor of not more than 50 square meters for each object of trade organization.
  46. Retail trade through objects of a stationary trading network that do not have trading floors, including through objects of a non-stationary trading network.
  47. Catering services provided through catering facilities with a customer service area of ​​not more than 50 square meters for each catering facility.
  48. Catering services provided through catering facilities that do not have a visitor service hall.
  49. Slaughter, transportation, distillation, grazing.
  50. Production of leather and leather products.
  51. Collection and harvesting of food forest resources, non-timber forest resources and medicinal plants.
  52. Drying, processing, preserving of fruits and vegetables.
  53. Dairy production.
  54. Production of fruit planting materials, growing seedlings of vegetable crops and grass seeds.
  55. Production of bakery, flour confectionery.
  56. Commodity, sport fishing and fish farming.
  57. Forestry and other forestry activities.
  58. Translation, Interpretation.
  59. Care for the elderly, disabled.
  60. Collection, processing, disposal of waste, including recycling.
  61. Cutting, processing, decoration of stone for monuments.
  62. The provision of services (work) for the development of computer programs and databases (software and information products of computer technology), their adaptation and modification.
  63. Repair of computers and communication equipment.

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How much is a patent for IP

Before purchasing a permit, it is important to calculate its exact cost. Based on the data obtained, it is possible to compare whether it is profitable to work under SPE or is it easier to use a different tax regime. One of the features of the patent system is the advance payment of the cost of permission. The size of the contribution is calculated based not on the actual income received, but on the potential. The estimated revenue is determined by local law for each specific type of activity..

In addition to the estimated income, other indicators affect the cost of permission:

  • validity period of the document;
  • the number of employees;
  • number of vehicles;
  • the presence of several outlets.

Tax Calculation Procedure

The cost of a certain type of patent for individual entrepreneurship for 2018 depends on the basic income, the value of which is calculated individually for each type of business in a particular region, as well as the calendar period for which the permit is issued. The annual tax rate is fixed at 6%. Based on this, the calculation formula will look like this:

  • SP = DB x 6%, where;
  • SP – the value of the patent;
  • DB – basic profitability.

Provided that the IP acquires permission for a period of less than one year, the result is divided by 12 (the number of months of the year), after which it is multiplied by the required number of periods:

  • SP = DB x 6% / 12 x KM, where;
  • SP – the value of the patent;
  • DB – basic profitability;
  • KM – number of months.

Example:

A businessman from Moscow plans to repair shoes in 2018. The basic profitability under the law is 660 thousand rubles. The cost of a permit for a year will be:

  • 660,000 x 6% = 39,600 p.

If the activity falling under the patent, the IP will be carried out only for 6 months, the result should be divided by 12 and multiplied by 6:

  • 39 600/12 x 6 = 19 800 r.

If it’s difficult to calculate on your own, you can use the online calculator located on the official portal of the Federal Tax Service. Any citizen who wants to receive information about the value of a patent can use it, regardless of whether it is registered or not. The scheme of working with the calculator does not cause any special difficulties and consists of filling in the following fields:

  • Period. Selects the calendar year in which you plan to do business.
  • Period of use. Here you enter the number of months of the year during which the entrepreneur will work.
  • UFNS. You must select the name of the tax office, for example, 77 – Moscow.
  • Municipality. The specific area in which the business will be conducted is determined.
  • Kind of activity. From the list you need to choose the direction in which the businessman will work.
  • Value. It is filled in when choosing certain types of activities, for example, to indicate the number of objects of trade, etc..
  • To calculate. After filling in all the fields, click the “Calculate” button, after which the program will display the amount required for payment.

Example:

An entrepreneur from Moscow plans to hire in 2018 for 7 months. Enter the data:

  • period – 2018;
  • period of use – 07;
  • UFNS – 77 – Moscow city;
  • municipality – for example, the Administration of the municipality of Tverskoy;
  • view – rental services.

After clicking the “Calculate” button, information will appear on the screen that the cost of the patent for this period is 34,650 rubles, and the tax is paid in two parts:

  • 11 550 p. – within 90 calendar days from the date of grant of the patent;
  • 23 100 p. – until the permit expires.

Tax calculation

Tax break

Russian law may establish a zero tax rate – tax holidays. A free patent shall be issued for a period of 2 years from the date of opening its own business, provided that:

  • a citizen is registered as an IP for the first time;
  • activities are carried out in social, scientific and industrial fields, including the provision of domestic services to the population.

There are tax holidays for the period until 2020. In addition, for businessmen engaged in entrepreneurship in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, until 2021, the tax rate for all types of commercial activities or individual positions can be reduced to 4% (instead of the statutory figure of 6%). Such relief for IP is recorded in the Tax Code of the Russian Federation – paragraph 2 of Art. 346.5.

Validity

The maximum period for which a permit is issued to conduct business on the patent system of taxation is 12 months during one calendar year. A merchant has the right to choose other terms that are multiples of one month, but not more than one year. If you want to continue to conduct business annually, you need to issue a permit again.

How to switch to a patent tax system

Entrepreneurs who wish to switch to PSN in 2018 (provided that the types of patent work carried out for IP are listed in the list of allowed) must perform the following steps:

  1. Determine what PSN applies to business.
  2. Fill out an application for permission.
  3. To appear at the Federal Tax Service Inspectorate together with a passport to apply to the inspector.
  4. Get a receipt on acceptance of documents.
  5. After 5 days, come for a patent.
  6. If necessary, write a statement on removal from the previous tax system (if it is not planned to combine the regimes).

Filing an application in form 26.5-1

You can download the current application form for the use of PPS on the website of the tax office. The document consists of 5 pages, the first two of which are filled out by all applicants without exception, and the last only under certain conditions (the address of the business is different from the registration address, the business is carried out using transport or in the field of catering and trade). Application form has the following blocks:

  • Page 1. The applicant’s data is filled out (full name, place of registration, contact phone number) and the period during which it is planned to do business (from 1 to 12 months).
  • Page 2. Name of the business and activity codes for IP 2018 according to the classifier, the availability of employees and their number, tax rate (default – 6%).
  • Page 3 (Sheet A). Place of business. To be completed if it differs from the IP registration address. For example, a citizen is registered in Astrakhan, and plans to engage in entrepreneurship in the city of Kaluga.
  • Page 4 (Sheet B). Data on vehicles to be used by the merchant.
  • Page 5. (Sheet B). Information about the objects used for doing business.

Obtaining a patent

An application for permission in 2018 can be submitted in person or through a legal representative who has a notarized power of attorney to the IFTS at the place of the proposed business. The application is considered a maximum of 5 working days, after which the entrepreneur must be informed of the decision. If the result is positive, the businessman receives a document and can begin to conduct his own business.

If the decision is negative, the entrepreneur receives a written refusal, the basis of which can serve as:

  • Incorrectly indicated period;
  • the type of activity is not applicable for the use of SPE;
  • Incorrectly completed required fields
  • violation of the conditions for the transition from the applicable tax system to the patent;
  • arrears of tax payable on PIT for previous periods.

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How to open IP on PSN from scratch in 2018

If a citizen only plans to become an individual entrepreneur and work on the patent system of taxation, he is entitled to submit two applications to the IFTS at the same time. Perhaps this is only on condition that he is registered in the same region where he plans to conduct his business. If the registration is different from the place of future work, first an application is submitted for assigning IP status to the place of registration, and after receiving the certificate, you need to fill out a patent application in the municipality where the business will be conducted.

The scheme for obtaining IP status and permission consists of the following steps:

  1. Pay the state fee for registration as an individual entrepreneur.
  2. Fill out an application for the status of an individual entrepreneur.
  3. Fill out a patent tax application.
  4. Take a passport, TIN and the documents listed above and appear at the IFTS at the place of registration (provided that the place of residence at registration and the place of business are the same).
  5. Hand over the collected documentation to the inspector upon receipt of a receipt.
  6. On the indicated day, come for permission and certificate of assignment of IP status.

Patent payment

Depending on the period for which the application is submitted during the calendar year 2018, the deadline for payment of the contribution is determined:

  • Less than six months. Not later than the expiration date of the permit, the IP pays the full cost of the patent.
  • From six months to a year. The first installment in the amount of one third is paid during the first 90 days from the beginning of the permit. The final calculation (two-thirds of the cost) of the IP should be made before the patent expiration date.
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Comments: 5
  1. Sage

    What are the different types of patents available for intellectual property in 2018? Could you also provide information on the cost associated with obtaining these patents?

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  2. Chloe Carter

    What are the different types of patents available for intellectual property in 2018? And could you please provide an overview of the associated costs for each type of patent?

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    1. Aria Morris

      There are three main types of patents available for intellectual property in 2018: utility patents, design patents, and plant patents.

      Utility patents protect new inventions or improvements to existing processes, machines, or compositions of matter. The associated costs for filing a utility patent can range from $5,000 to $15,000 or more, which includes attorney fees, drafting and filing the application, examination fees, and maintenance fees over the patent’s lifetime.

      Design patents protect new, original, and ornamental designs for an article of manufacture. The costs for filing a design patent are typically lower, around $2,000 to $5,000, including attorney fees, drafting and filing the application, examination fees, and maintenance fees.

      Plant patents protect new and distinct varieties of plants. The costs for filing a plant patent are similar to utility patents, ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 or more, including attorney fees, drafting and filing the application, examination fees, and maintenance fees.

      It’s important to note that these cost ranges can vary depending on the complexity of the invention, the involved attorney, and additional factors such as international filings or legal disputes. Consulting with a patent attorney is advisable to get accurate and up-to-date information regarding the costs of each type of patent.

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      1. Riley Dawson

        In 2018, there are three main types of patents available for intellectual property: utility patents, design patents, and plant patents. Utility patents protect inventions or improvements to processes, machines, or compositions of matter, with costs ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 or more. Design patents safeguard original designs for articles of manufacture, with costs typically between $2,000 to $5,000. Plant patents protect new plant varieties, with costs similar to utility patents. However, the actual costs can vary based on factors like complexity and international filings. Consulting a patent attorney for accurate cost information is recommended.

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    2. Gavin Owens

      There are three main types of patents available for intellectual property in 2018: utility patents, design patents, and plant patents.

      1. Utility patents: These are the most common type of patent and cover new and useful processes, machines, manufactured items, and compositions of matter. The associated costs for obtaining a utility patent can vary but often range from $8,000 to $15,000, including filing fees and attorney costs.

      2. Design patents: These patents cover new and original ornamental designs for articles of manufacture. The costs for obtaining a design patent typically range from $1,500 to $3,500, including filing fees and attorney costs.

      3. Plant patents: These patents cover new and distinct varieties of plants that have been asexually reproduced. The costs for obtaining a plant patent can vary but typically range from $5,000 to $7,000, including filing fees and attorney costs.

      It is important to note that these costs are approximate and can vary depending on the complexity of the invention, the services of the attorney, and any additional fees that may arise during the patent process.

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