Guide on How To Register Business to BIR Online for Convenience
HOW TO REGISTER BUSINESS TO BIR ONLINE – Here is a step-by-step guide for the business owners in registering a business in the Philippines.
One of the steps in operating a business in the Philippines is to register it to the Bureau of Internal Revenue. More popularly called BIR, it is the tax-collecting body in the country and it is where business registrations must be made.
It is important to register your business and obtain the necessary permits for operation to avoid huge penalties and the risk of your business being forced to close. The business registration may take a few days to weeks depending on the completeness of your requirements.
You can register your business to the Bureau of Internal Revenue personally at any of its branch offices or you may also do it online. If you wish to do it online, you can check the steps below.
Step 1 — Prepare the requirements.
There are documentary requirements in registering a business to the Bureau of Internal Revenue whether you want to register it personally in a branch or through online. In the case of the latter scheme of registering, you need to prepare the documents in scanned PDF copies not exceeding 4 MB total file size of all attachments per email.
The requirements depend on whether a business is owned by a sole proprietor, a corporation or a partnership, a cooperative or an association, or operating a branch of an existing business.
- SOLE PROPRIETORS — BIR Business Registration Requirements 2023 for Sole Proprietors
- CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP — BIR Business Registration Requirements 2023 for Corporations & Partnerships
- COOPERATIVE OR ASSOCIATION — BIR Business Registration Requirements 2023 for Cooperatives & Associations
- BRANCH — BIR Branch Business Registration Requirements 2023
Step 2 — Check the filing and payment obligations.
Download and fill in the tax type questionnaire so the Bureau of Internal Revenue can compute your tax liabilities for your business. Scan the accomplished tax-type questionnaire and include it in your requirements that will be emailed to your RDO.
Step 3 — Pay for the registration and DST fees.
Pay the P500.00 registration fee and the P30.00 loose Documentary Stamp Tax (DST) through any of the following payment channels:
- Landbank of the Philippines
- Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP)
- UnionBank
- PESONet
- Globe GCash
- PayMaya
Step 4 — Submit the requirements online.
The fourth step on how to register a business to BIR online is the submission of the scanned copies of your documentary requirements to the email address of your RDO. You can check the email address of your RDO through NewBizReg.
Step 5 — Wait for the email.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue will send you an email once your Certificate of Registration is ready as well as the buying of BIR printed receipts/invoices.