Steps on How to Register Your New Business
- Register your business with the DTI and obtain a Business Name Registration Certificate [READ: Registering a business name]
- Obtain Barangay/Municipality/Regional Clearance from the concerned local government where you will set up your office.
Requirements:
- Business Name Registration Certificate
- Two valid IDs
- Proof of address of business location (Note: If you will be operating from home, your home address will suffice)
- Go to the mayor’s office in order to secure a Business Permit in the municipal level.
Requirements:
- Business Name Registration Certificate
- Map/sketch of location where your business will be located
- Two valid IDs
- Cedula (Community Tax Certificate), in some cases
- Go to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) district office where your business will be located
Requirements:
- Business Name Registration Certificate
- Mayor’s Permit
- Barangay Clearance
- Proof of your business address (e.g. lease/rental agreement, land title)
- Book of Accounts, to be stamped by BIR (which can be purchased in office supplies stores)
- Receipts and invoices from BIR accredited print shops, to be stamped by BIR
- Obtain a Tax Identification Number (TIN) [READ: How to apply for a Tax Identification Number]
- Fill out an application form for a Certificate of Authority to Print Receipts and Invoices
- Have your Book of Accounts, receipts, and invoices stamped by the BIR
- Apply as a self-employed member of the Social Security System (SSS) (compulsory for business owners in the Philippines [READ: SSS membership]
Source: Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines
