5 Steps to Register Your Small Business in the Philippines
Starting a small business in the Philippines takes at least one month of going through the many steps involved in registering the business.
1. Make a list of at least three business names. To make sure you get an available business name to be register, use the search feature at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Follow this link
http://www.dti.gov.ph/jumper.php?p=Business_Name_Registration_and_Renewal
2. Prepare the required documents prior to going to the DTI office where your business will be located. Get a community certificate and barangay clearance. Go to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) office and get an NBI clearance. Request an original or certified copy of your birth certificate proving your Philippine citizenship. Have your photo (2 X 2) taken according to the requirements of the DTI. Sign the back of each photo.
3. Bring all the documents to the appropriate Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) office which manages the jurisdiction of your business location. Fill up the required forms and pay the registration fees. Wait for the result of the application for registration. Turnaround time is within one to three weeks
4. Make several photocopies of the DTI registration certificate as these copies are required by the other applications to be done. Bring the original certificate and photocopy of it, along with the other requirements you presented during the DTI application, to the city hall or municipal hall where your intended business shall be located. In addition to these documents, bring the land title or rental agreement form, tax forms and other documents for the business license application at the municipal hall of the city.
Go directly to the municipal hall of the city licensing office, fill out the forms and pay the fees. The fees depend on the kind of business you intend to open. The licensing office bases this on your DTI registration certificate.
Wait for the approval and release of the business permit and business license plate. This may take anywhere between one and three weeks.
5. Bring your DTI registration certificate and business permit, along with the other basic documents, to the local Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) office for the tax registration. For a sole proprietorship, you just need to use your existing personal tax identification number (TIN), if you already have one. Otherwise, you will be given a new TIN and this shall be a permanent number you must use when paying your personal income tax and sole proprietorship business tax. Only registrations for partnerships or corporations need a separate, non-personal TIN.
Your tax registration certificate should be ready for pick up at the BIR office within a few weeks.
BUSINESS TIPS
Prepare your business for opening and post all your business permits, registration certificates and license in visible areas within your business location, as required by Philippine law.
1. Make a list of at least three business names. To make sure you get an available business name to be register, use the search feature at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Follow this link
http://www.dti.gov.ph/jumper.php?p=Business_Name_Registration_and_Renewal
2. Prepare the required documents prior to going to the DTI office where your business will be located. Get a community certificate and barangay clearance. Go to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) office and get an NBI clearance. Request an original or certified copy of your birth certificate proving your Philippine citizenship. Have your photo (2 X 2) taken according to the requirements of the DTI. Sign the back of each photo.
3. Bring all the documents to the appropriate Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) office which manages the jurisdiction of your business location. Fill up the required forms and pay the registration fees. Wait for the result of the application for registration. Turnaround time is within one to three weeks
4. Make several photocopies of the DTI registration certificate as these copies are required by the other applications to be done. Bring the original certificate and photocopy of it, along with the other requirements you presented during the DTI application, to the city hall or municipal hall where your intended business shall be located. In addition to these documents, bring the land title or rental agreement form, tax forms and other documents for the business license application at the municipal hall of the city.
Go directly to the municipal hall of the city licensing office, fill out the forms and pay the fees. The fees depend on the kind of business you intend to open. The licensing office bases this on your DTI registration certificate.
Wait for the approval and release of the business permit and business license plate. This may take anywhere between one and three weeks.
5. Bring your DTI registration certificate and business permit, along with the other basic documents, to the local Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) office for the tax registration. For a sole proprietorship, you just need to use your existing personal tax identification number (TIN), if you already have one. Otherwise, you will be given a new TIN and this shall be a permanent number you must use when paying your personal income tax and sole proprietorship business tax. Only registrations for partnerships or corporations need a separate, non-personal TIN.
Your tax registration certificate should be ready for pick up at the BIR office within a few weeks.
BUSINESS TIPS
Prepare your business for opening and post all your business permits, registration certificates and license in visible areas within your business location, as required by Philippine law.
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