Doing Business in the Philippines: Types of Business Business Requirements Registration Procedure Cost of Doing Business Cost of Getting Started Registration Fees Corporations and Partnerships (Securities and Exchange Commission) Incentives Availment (Board of Investments) Business Name Registration-Single Proprietorships (Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection, DTI) Clark Development Corporation One-Time Fees Philippine Economic Zone Authority Tax Rates Corporate Income Tax Income Tax Rates as Passive Income of Domestic / Resident Corporation New Taxes for Corporations under the Tax Reform Act of 1997 Preferential Income Tax Rates for Non-Resident Corporations Individual Taxation Value Added Tax Stock Transaction Tax Percentage Tax Income Tax Rate for Special Corporation Cost of Land and Rental Rates Manpower Resources Hours of Work Work Day Minimum Wage (Manufacturing Sector) Fringe Benefits Overtime Renumeration Night-Shift Differential Pay Service Incentive Leave Meal and Rest Periods Salaries & Wages Mandatory Employment Contribution 13th Month Pay Social Security System Philhealth Home Development & Mutual Fund Utilities Electricity Rates Water Rates Sewerage Treatment Gas and Fuel Costs Telecommunication Rates Internet Service Fees Transportation Cost Ocean Freight Rates Freight Rates of Domestic Vessels for Export Cargoes Freight Rates for Containerized Cargoes of Local Origin / Destination Freight Rates for Containerized Cargoes for Selected Results Mailing Rates Courier Rates (Nationwide, Door-to-Door) Cost of Living Accommodation Hotel and Lodging Education Domestic Help Restaurants / Fastfoods Public Transport Air Transport (Business Class) Air Transport (Economy Class) Cost of Selected Consumer Items Shopping in Manila Golf Club Membership Health Care For more questions on Doing Business in the Philippines, check out http://www.dti.gov.ph/. Back to FAQs Home