Recently, Philippines has become a “rising tiger’ in Asia with the boom of local economy inviting local and foreign investors to do business in the Philippines. Philippines have lots to offer when it comes to legal business entity and a choice of the type of legal business entity to register would have a great impact on the success of such business in the Philippines. As the saying goes:

Start right, grow big.

Gaining a deeper knowledge of the technicalities, the do’s and don’ts of each type of legal business entity in the Philippines would lead to registering an efficient and effective business structure in the Philippines as to taxes, repatriation of profits, cost efficiency, and other matters. Having this in mind, this seminar is conceptualized to explore the basic requirements and technicalities of the different types of business entities and the related rules and regulations for on their registrations with various other agencies in the Philippines. Educate for your business advantage!

• Learn the basic advantages of Philippines as a business location;
• Learn types of registrable business entities in the Philippines:
  • Sole proprietorship;
  • Partnership;
  • Corporation (local corporation, holding company, non-stock non-profit);
  • Cooperative;
  • Philippine subsidiary;
  • Philippine branch;
  • Philippine Representative Office;
  • Regional Operating Headquarters (ROHQ) in the Philippines
  • Regional or Area Headquarters (RAHQ) in the Philippines
• Learn the basic features of each business entity as to taxation in the Philippines, business names, capitalization, foreign ownership, and, mandatory special registrations;
• Learn the necessary registrations and documentary requirements with the following government agencies:
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC);
  • Board of Investments (BOI)
  • Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
  • Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
  • Local Government Unit (LGU) of location;
  • Social Security System (SSS);
  • Philippine Health Insurance Commission (PHIC)
  • Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF)
• Develop an overview on available tax incentives in the Philippines;
• Learn how to fill-out necessary forms for registrations with various government agencies;
• Familiarize yourselves with available sample forms from government agencies; and,
• Develop high degree of confidence in your own processing of business entity registration in the Philippines

Schedule: February 6, 2026 from 9:00am to 11:00am (Friday)

Investment Fee: Php 1,680 (Inclusive of VAT)