What you’ll learn
- Choose a business form — IP, LLP or self-employed — and register an IP
- Pick OKED codes for a repair shop and choose a tax regime
- Pay social contributions for yourself and learn about state start-up support
- Take payments through a cash register and Kaspi QR, and do the paperwork with customers and fleets
- Hire your first employee and get ready for audits
- Change your regime, suspend or close the IP
Syllabus
15 lessons · about 136 minutes · The pictures in the lessons are animated, and every lesson has a hands-on trainer or lab, so you can try what it describes yourself.
IP, LLP, or self-employed
Which business forms exist in 2026, why an IP suits an auto electrician and a small repair shop, when to consider an LLP, and why the self-employed regime doesn’t cover car repair.
9 min · 4 questionsfreeDigital signature and IP registration
What an electronic digital signature (EDS) is, where to get one and how to protect it, who can become an IP, and how to register in 2026: eGov and eLicense, E-Salyq Business, Kaspi, Halyk, or in person at the tax office.
9 min · 4 questionsfreeOKED codes for a repair shop
What OKED is, which code an auto electrician and a repair shop should use, when you need a second code for selling parts, which nearby activities are banned on the simplified regime, and how to add or change a code.
9 min · 4 questionsfreeTax regime 2026
Simplified or general regime: the 4% rate and the maslikhat decision, the income limit, the half-year and Form 910.00, how the general regime (OUR) differs, and when a shop becomes liable for VAT.
9 min · 4 questionsfreeSocial payments for yourself
Which payments an IP makes for themselves every month in 2026 — OPV, OPVR, SO, and VOSMS — what amount they’re based on, the minimum, the payment deadline, and what to do in a month with no income.
9 min · 4 questionsfreeMoney to get started
What state support a new IP in Almaty can get in 2026: a 400 MCI grant for equipment and tools, Bastau Business training, subsidized loans, and Damu Fund guarantees — who qualifies and where to check the terms.
8 min · 4 questionsfree
Show lessons 7–15
Bank account, register, and Kaspi QR
How to take payment for repairs in 2026: the register and fiscal receipt for cash, card, and QR; Kaspi Kassa; transfers from companies to the IP account; the 1,000 MCI rule; and why payment to a personal card is a risk.
9 min · 4 questionsfreePaperwork with private customers
How to document a repair for a private customer: work order, estimate and approval for extra work, act and receipt, warranty; the customer’s rights when there’s a defect, with 10 days to fix it and a penalty of 1% a day.
9 min · 4 questionsfreeFleets and companies
How to work with fleets, companies, and IPs: contract, certificate of completed work (act), ESF (required for simplified-regime businesses too since 2026), reconciliation statement; when to issue an ESF and when a receipt; and why your regime matters to a client on the general regime.
9 min · 4 questionsfreeParts: buying, selling, tracking
Whose part goes into the car, yours or the customer’s; when selling parts becomes trade; which documents to get from a supplier; why the whole part price counts as income; what the Virtual Warehouse is; and how to track stock.
9 min · 4 questionsfreeYour first employee
How to hire your first employee in 2026: the employment contract and ESUTD, what’s withheld from pay and what the IP pays on top, what an employee costs, Form 200.00, safety briefings, workplace safety, and accident insurance.
10 min · 4 questionsfreeShop premises and safety
Whether a shop needs a license, what the sanitary rules require, which Fire Safety Rules apply to the bay (instructions, responsible person, briefing, rags, work clothes, flammable liquids), a shop’s environmental category, and where used oil, batteries, and tires should go.
9 min · 4 questionsfreeAudits and fines
How the KGD audits an IP in 2026: desk audits and notices in your account, what to do with a notice, what happens if you don’t file a return or pay tax on time, how many years back past periods can be audited, and which fines for small businesses are confirmed by sources.
9 min · 4 questionsfreeChanging your regime and your information
What to file when your regime or IP information changes in 2026: the regime notice for the move to the new code; a change of address, type of work, or last name; moving to OUR by choice or because you must; VAT registration — where to file and by when.
9 min · 4 questionsfreeSuspending and closing an IP
How an “abandoned” IP differs from a closed one, what’s known about suspension under the 2026 code, and how to close an IP step by step: past reports, employees, register and account, liquidation Form 910.00, payment, and the termination application. At the end: the course’s final test.
10 min · 4 questionsfree
From the lessons
Price
Free
All lessons are open for free — on the website and in the app, no sign-up.
Questions
How much does the course cost?
The course is free: all lessons are open on the website and in the app.
Do I need experience?
No. The course is for an auto electrician or small repair shop owner dealing with an IP for the first time.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes, free and without a promo code. Finish all the lessons and the final test unlocks: 20 questions covering all lessons, and you need at least 16 correct answers for the certificate. The certificate of completion can be verified by its number. It is not a state-recognised diploma: this is a self-study course.
Does it work offline?
Yes: in the Android app, lessons open without the internet.
Is this legal or tax advice?
Information based on Kazakhstan law as of October 26, 2026. This is not legal or tax advice: rules change — check kgd.gov.kz and the Tax Code, or ask your local tax office (UGD).
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Who made this course
The course was put together by Oleg, an auto electrician in Almaty, for auto electricians and small repair shop owners. Every lesson lists its sources with the date they were checked (26.10.2026).
Information based on Kazakhstan law as of October 26, 2026. This is not legal or tax advice: rules change — check kgd.gov.kz and the Tax Code, or ask your local tax office (UGD).