Requirements for registering your business under Sole-

Proprietorship:
1. Certificate of Business Name Registration from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

2. Barangay/Municipality/Regional clearance (depending on the scale and scope of the

intended operations)

3. Business permit from mayors office

4. Business Tax Identification Number (TIN)

For Single Proprietorship

1. Must be a Filipino citizen, at least 18 years old

2. Filipinos whose names are suggestive of alien nationality must submit proof of citizenship
such as birth certificate, PRC ID, voters ID, passport

3. If the applicant has a foreign sounding name, acquired Filipino citizenship by

naturalization, election, or by other means provided by law, he must submit proof of his
Filipino citizenship such as:
Naturalization certificate and Oath of Allegiance,

Affidavit of election or ID card issued by the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation,

or

Valid ID card issued by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) or Professional
Regulatory Commission (PRC)
4. Processing fee of P150.00 + P15.00 Documentary Stamp

For Foreign Investor (Single Proprietorship)

1. Photocopy of Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) updated the current year. Present
original for comparison.

2. Accomplished DTI Form No.17 under R.A. 7042.

3. Current written appointment of Filipino Resident Agent.

4. Clearance from other involved agencies such as Department of Science and Technology
(DOST), PNP etc.

5. In case of alien retailer, current years permit to engage in retail business per R.A. 1180.

For Special Documentary Requirements

Copy of Certificate of Business Name Registration of the main office/establishment.

Bulk Sales Certificate, if the business name was obtained pursuant to Act No. 3952 as
amended, (The Bulk Sales Law) and Affidavit executed by the transferee-applicant
 DTI Accreditation Certificate for applicants engaged in repair service covered by and
pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1572 and its implementing Rules and Regulation, as
amended.

DTI Accreditation Certificate for applicants engaged in importation, manufacture, sale or

servicing of the fire extinguisher, supplies and equipment pursuant to Presidential Decree
721 and its Implementing Rules and Regulation, as amended.

DTI Bonded Warehouse License for applicants engaged in the business of warehouse as
defined under Act 3893, as amended (Bonded Warehouse Act)

DTI issued Certificate of Authority for applicants engaging as merchandise or ship broker
as defined under Act 2728 (Law on Brokerage Business)

Consent Agreement, or equivalent contract if a business is covered by a Franchise or

similar agreement.

Affidavit executed by all compulsory heirs authorizing a representative to renew a

business name under the name of the deceased registrant solely for the purpose of
winding up the business operation

Deed of Sale, Assignment or Transfer, as the case may be, and a notarized written waiver
from further use of the same business name, in cases contemplated

Affidavit executed by the applicant declaring his/her relationship with the deceased
registrant within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity and a notarized consent
and waiver executed by all the compulsory heirs or other legal heirs, in the absence of
compulsory heirs

Affidavit executed by the registrant declaring that the purpose of registration is to

perpetuate the memory of the deceased in his/her expertise or interest and a notarized
consent and waiver executed by all the compulsory heirs or other legal heirs, in the
absence of compulsory heirs

Such other documents required in this Order, those as may be required in subsequent laws
and regulations and those which in the opinion of the Director are necessary to protect the
interest of the government and the public.

The applicant shall undertake to execute the following:

Declare that all information supplied in the application filed are true and correct to the
best of her/his belief and knowledge;

Declare that any false or misleading information supplied, or production of materially false
or misleading document to support the application shall be a ground for the appropriate
criminal, civil and/or administrative action against the registrant; and

Change and/or cancel the registered business name in the event that there is already
another person, firm or entity lawfully using a similar or confusingly similar business name

Signatories
The signatories of application for registration are as follows:
 For individual applicants, the applicant himself; or by the person holding power of attorney
for the him if the application is under a special power of attorney

If the application is signed by a person holding power of attorney for the applicant, the
application shall be accepted provided that the original power of attorney is presented and
a copy thereof submitted as part of the supporting documents.