Applying as a Non-Licensed Professional
Consultants, Videographers, Photographers and other Non-Licensed Professionals, we can help you out! Let us help you register so you can keep your eye on the prize.
Let Taxumo help you out!
Taxumo BizReg
We offer assistance for processing your business registration documents so that you can focus more on building your business!
Applying as a Licensed Professional
Doctors, Architects, and other Licensed Professionals, we can help you out! We offer BIR Registration assistance, so that you can focus more on building your profession!
Applying as a Sole Proprietor
Business owners of MSMEs, we can help you out! We offer Business Permit and BIR Registration assistance, so that you can focus more on building your business!
Business Registration FAQs
About Documents
Kindly click on the button in our page check the documents that you need to collate if you want to register as a (1) Non-Licensed Professional/Consultant/Freelancer, (2) Licensed Professional – with Philippine Regulatory Commission License, (3) Sole Proprietorship – MSME with a physical store, or with tangible or physical goods, etc. or (4) Partnership / Corporation.
We can definitely help you out if you are based in Metro Manila. Unfortunately, we can’t service provincial areas for our Business Registration service yet. If your business address is outside Metro Manila, we can refer you to our partner offering a “virtual address” that you could use as your business address.
If your business is within metro manila, please be sure that you have either a Lease Contract or the Copy of the Title of this address.
Some Revenue District Offices require it, and some don’t. Here are some information about some city’s requirements:
- OTR is no longer required in Makati Cities of Makati and Pasig.
- Paranaque requires personal appearance for OTR acquisition.
- For registrants in Quezon City, upon receiving your OTR, your business or profession must be registered within a week. Otherwise, you may incur penalties.
For each of the form, please fill out the following fields:
FORM 1901
- Name
- Address (including barangay)
- Contact Number
- Mother’s Name
- Father’s Name
- Email address
- TIN
- Date of Birth
FORM 0605
- Name
- TIN
- Address
FORM 1905
- TIN
- RDO
- Name
- Part II: 4E Change in registered address
You will need to use Form 1905 for the following: Change in Certificate of Registration Details (Change of Line of Business, Change of Business Address therefore Change in Revenue District Office or RDO, Replacement of Authority to Print, Change in Tax Type Details, etc.)
This normally happens when you are/were an employee before and your current business/residential address is different from city of your past employer, you will have to follow these steps:
Step 1: Fill out form 1905.(see FAQ #4)
Step 2: Submit your form 1905 to your old RDO. Ask your RDO officer on when your application will be approved (Transfer usually it takes 1 week).
Step 3: Go back to your old RDO on the date they said and the they will give you document it can be your Form 1905 with the stamp saying that your RDO approved your Transfer of RDO.
Step 4: Submit the document you received together with the other requirements
*If you prefer that we help you with the steps above, just fill out your Form 1905 and submit it to us together with an Authorizaton letter intended for the Taxumo Processor. The fee for processing 1905 forms is at Php 3500 + actual costs. Once you have the complete documents, please send it to us: BizReg Team – Level 10, Fort Legend Tower, 3rd Ave and 31st Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
We will need the physical and original documents to help you process your registration. Please create 3 copies for each form.
Once accomplished, collated and placed in a long brown envelope, please send these to the Business Registration Team: Taxumo Inc. at Level 10, Fort Legend Tower, 3rd Ave and 31st Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
You can opt not to avail that but we won’t be able to process your registration since we (physically) do not have a team in your area to process it for you. Having a virtual address in Manila will allow us to be able to help you. But, with this, you can still refer to our website to guide you on how to register as a professional, freelancer or Sole Proprietor.
Here is an article created by our COO in her blog: http://txmo.co/freelancertax
Here are the other things that you need to collate and submit. These are few of the documents that we will submit to the municipal hall:
- DTI
- Lease Contract if Rented
- Birth Certificate
- 1 2×2 ID picture
- Valid ID Copy
- Picture of Business Address (Inside and Outside)
Click here to see Sole Proprietor complete list and to see pricing.
About Payments
After receiving and verifying that your requirements are complete (once we have received the physical documents), we will send you the billing statement. We will soon have a PayPal button added in our Biz Reg Page so that you can quickly pay via PayPal or Credit Card.
You can also deposit the amount to our UnionBank account. The bank details will be included in the billing statement that will be sent.
*Note that for those getting the virtual office address, after the endorsement has been done to our partners are MyOffice/ 25D, you can discuss the payment arrangement with them directly.
The fees presented are only for Business Registration. Once you receive your Certificate of Registration, please do create an account in Taxumo. Our system is free to use and payments will be done only once you have a tax form processed. Fees for each form is seen here.
Upon submission of your documents, please include a Request for Instalment letter. Here is how the breakdown will look like:
Metro Manila Registration
| After receiving the invoice / billing that we sent (we will start registration process once payment is made) – 50% | ||
| After 15 days – Second Payment – 25% | ||
| After 15 days – Final Payment – 25% |
*Note that we will only release the received BIR Certificate of Registration, OR Booklets, etc. once complete payment is made.
Non-Metro Manila Registration| With Virtual Office | With Partner Processor | |
|---|---|---|
| Endorse you to 25D Virtual Offices; Let us know if you will avail this. We will wait for their advice on your payment. | Php 12,000 | – |
| After receiving your documents (please use the virtual office’s address), we will send the invoice (before starting the registration process) | Php 5,200 | Php 5,200 |
| After 15 days – Second Payment | Php 5,000 | Php 3,000 |
| After 15 days – Final Payment | Php 2,950 | Php 2,950 |
| TOTAL PAYMENT | Php 25,150 | Php 11,150 |
*Payment should be via Deposit to our UnionBank account.
*Payment via PayPal / Credit Card will have additional charges for the fees charged by PayPal.
Yes, this will cover all of the registration expenses. Unless, you need to submit FORM 1905 for change in Revenue District Office. Please see the FAQ above for “Change Details in my Certificate of Registration”.
Assuming all documents are complete, it takes 2-3 weeks to register a Non-Licensed or a Licensed Professional.
For a Sole Proprietor, it takes around 5 to 8 weeks depending on the processing time at the Municipal Hall and at the Revenue District Office.Others
Taxumo is a tax compliance web application that helps you compute, file and pay for your taxes.
Once you receive your Certificate of Registration, just create a Taxumo account by copying the details indicated. For other questions that you may have, please visit https://intercom.help/taxumo-inc
You can file and pay your taxes via Taxumo anytime and from anywhere!Only Filipinos can avail this package. If you are non-Filipino, you will need to open a Corporation or a Partnership.
Some RDOs require it, so just to be sure, we are requiring you to pass an SPA to save time. If you are from Pasig City (RDO 43), you will surely need to fill out this document. You can simply insert your name, address and TIN on the blank spaces. Print them in 3 copies and sign. Our partner processor will take care of the notarial service.
Additional Services
Yes. You can avail our package where we will help you to convert from VAT taxpayer to Non-VAT taxpayer, one year use of Taxumo (unlimited filings with Taxumo PRO access.
| Price Rate | For Cities |
|---|---|
| Php 7,200 |
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| Php 7,700 | Other Greater Manila Cities |
TAKE NOTE: This package from Taxumo at Php 2,950 includes one year access to file 2551Qs and/or 1701Qs (excluding the annual 1701). It also include Taxumo PRO features. While the Php 1,000 or Php 1500 charges are from our partner who will process your Form 1905.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Form 1905
- Special Power of Attorney
- Original Copy of COR
- Books of Accounts
- Official Receipts
Here are the things you need to fill out in Form 1905 for changing from VAT to Non-VAT:
- TIN
- RDO Code
- Name (we recommend to double check your COR and check the matching fields there
- Part II-6G: Under Tax Types write “Value-Added Tax” (BIR will fill out the rest of these fields.)
- Part II-10: Fill out and sign these sections.
- The Audited Financial Statements and Income Tax Return forms for the past 3 years