1. REGISTER BUSINESS NAME WITH SEC
Register your company’s business name through the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) i-Register Facility by:
• verifying and reserving your proposed name with the Name Verification Unit or
• reserving online at SEC’s website
01
PREPARE DOCUMENTS FOR SUBMISSION TO SEC
• Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
• Treasurer’s Affidavit (signed by the incorporators for notarization)
02
OBTAIN BUSINESS PERMITS FROM LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS)
• Secure a Barangay Clearance from the Barangay Hall
• Secure a Mayor’s Permit from the Mayor’s Office
• Secure a Business Permit to Operate from the Business Permit
and Licensing Office (BPLO) and pay necessary fees
03
PROCESS WITH THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL
REVENUE (BIR)
Secure the following from the BIR:
• BIR Certificate of Registration
• Certificate of Registration of Books of Accounts
• Cash Register Machine (CRM) or Point of Sale Machine (POS) or
Authority to Print Receipt/ Invoices (Manual Receipts)
04
REGISTER EMPLOYEES WITH RELEVANT
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
• Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) (for personal income taxing)
• Social Security System (SSS) (for social security)
• Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)
(for health insurance benefits)
• Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) (for housing benefits)
05
TYPES OF CORPORATE BUSINESS ENTITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES
The SEC is the government agency mandated to supervise the corporate sector and it prescribes different
requirements for the various business entities allowed by local laws to be established in the Philippines.
These business entities are as follows:
FOREIGN CORPORATION
• Branch Office
• Representative Office
• Regional Headquarters
• Regional Operating Headquarters
DOMESTIC CORPORATION
• 100% Filipino-Owned
• 60% Filipino-Owned and
40% Foreign-Owned
• 40.1% to 100% Foreign-Owned
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