Are you afraid to formalize your photography business? Keep in mind that you can be an individual micro-entrepreneurial photographer (MEI), a way to facilitate the process of formalizing your work without having to pay high taxes.
See this article what MEI is, what the benefits are, why photographers need to formalize and the steps to open their business in this scheme. Check out this article and ask all your questions about it.
- The individual micro-entrepreneur is a special tax regime for self-employed persons.
- Officially launched in 2008 by The Federal Supplementary Law No.
- 128/2008.
To enroll in this plan, you must comply with a number of federal government precondes, including:
The photographer who works as an independent or independent professional can act as an individual micro-entrepreneur.
The activities allowed for those working with photography are: freelance photographer; independent aerial photographer and independent underwater photographer.
Not yet formalized as a photographer can be MEI?Do not worry! We’ll see how to formalize later in this article, so read on.
As a micro-entrepreneur, the photographer has many advantages, especially in the face of informal work, that is, the development of the function without any registration in the government’s supervisory bodies.
Among the main advantages, we can point out
In view of all these advantages, it is obvious that the photographer should seek formalization as an individual micro-entrepreneur. Under this plan, you’ll be partially covered by the government in the event of an unforeseen event, which doesn’t happen when you “work for yourself. “
Similarly, especially for those just getting started, it may not be a good idea to open a traditional microbusiness. In this tax system, taxes payable can be very high for those just getting started.
Another interesting advantage is that as an MEI photographer you don’t necessarily need an accountant, it makes sense that it’s always good to have this professional to assist you, but this is not mandatory for the microenenterprise, unless you have an employee.
Now that you’ve seen what MEI is and what the benefits of becoming one are, it’s time to look at the steps to formalize it.
The first step is to register on the entrepreneurs portal by clicking here. In this step, you start by providing your CPF number and date of birth.
On the next screen, enter your voter title, your cell phone number and type the anti-robot characters into the image. The next step is to confirm your registration using the code sent by SMS to your mobile phone. Then continue to complete your personal information such as your address, phone number, email, etc.
Then you must complete the details of the business such as the fantasy name of your company, the main and secondary activities that it will carry out, after this step, you will be registered as an individual micro-entrepreneur.
Then you can print your MEI certificate, it is the document that proves your registration in this program and will be required for a number of things.
Print this document and take it with you at home, or even at home
It should be remembered that this document allows the immediate start of activities, in the form of a temporary operating license, but this does not exclude the need to search the city council of your city and provide documentation for the operation of your business. as we’ll see below.
Another important step is to print your DAS notebook, they are payment tickets that you have to pay during the year, they are 12 payments up to just over R $ 50 reais, one per month.
This charge is the INSS for you to be entitled to the benefits we have seen before, a state tax on the sale of goods, and the ISS on services.
Social security contribution is mandatory for all MEEs, but the tax varies depending on the activity of your business.
If you only offer photographer services, without selling products, you will only pay the ISS, which is the municipal service tax, if you intend to resell photographic equipment, you will pay the state tax.
If you intend to work together as a supplier and reseller, you will pay both taxes and the INSS contribution.
One last step is to verify the unlock with your city council, mainly in order to issue a service bill. Permission is also required for you to have a physical location, such as a photo studio.
In the case of an office, you should also expedite the authorization of the fire brigade and, in some cases, the monitoring of the health of your city. Find out before you start working so there are no surprises.
If you have a SEBRAE unit in your area, this is great news. This organization helps individual micro-entrepreneurs with free counseling, courses, conferences and other services.
Discover the services offered by MEI at SEBRAE in your area and count on its support in its formalization.