5 Steps to Register A Corporation

In The Philippines

1
Register Philippines Company Name with SEC
Register through the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) I-Registe
Facility by:
Verifying and reserving your proposed name with the Name Verification Unit

2
Or reserving online at SECs website

Prepare Documents For Submission To SEC

Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
Treasurers Affidavit (signed by the incorporators for notarization)

3
OBTAIN BUSINESS PERMITS FROM LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS)
Secure a Barangav Clearance from the Barangav 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 Dav necessarv fees

4
PROCESS WITH THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE
Secure the following from the BIR:
BIR Certificate of Registration
Certificate or Registration of BoOKS of Accounts
Cash Register Machine (CRM) or Point of Sale Machine (POS) or Authority to
print
Receipt/Invoices (Manual Receipts)

5
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)

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FROM SEC BY

BUSINESS ENTITY
As the government agency mandated to supervise the corporate sector. the SEC prescribes
different requirements for the business entities allowed to be established in the Philippines. You can
look Into each clickable business entity below for reference on What you need to accomplish prior
to the registration process

DOMESTIC CORPORATION FOREIGN CORPORATION

100% Filipino-Owned
Branch Office
60% Filipino-Owned and 40%
Representative Office
Foreign-Owned
Regional Headquarters
40.1% to 100% Foreign-Owned
Regional Operating Headquarters