Business Registration Process in the Philippines

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 1. Reserve business name with SEC

Register your preferred company name with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in two ways:

• Personal visit to SEC’s office
• Reserving online through SEC’s Company Registration System (CRS) webpage

2. Prepare documents* for submission to SEC

• Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws 
• Board Resolution authorizing the registration of the Philippine entity (for foreign corporations)
• Valid IDs of individual incorporators, directors, and officers

*For documents signed abroad, you must have them Apostilled or authenticated by the Philippine embassy/consulate of the country where they were signed. 

3. Secure business permits from the Local Government Unit (LGU) of your business address

• 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)

4. Process with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)

Secure the following from the BIR: 

• BIR Certificate of Registration (COR BIR 2303)
• 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)

5. Register with relevant government agencies for social security, public health insurance and housing

• Social Security System (SSS) 
• Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) 
• Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund)