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Philippines BPO KPO Registration Incorporation

Philippines Business Process Outsourcing Registration Incorporation

Starting a Back Office, KPO, Business Process Outsourcing or Call Center in the Philippines requires that you register your operations with the SEC. Outsourcing is deemed an export business and can be one hundred percent (100%) foreign owned (Fully Foreign Owned Domestic Corporation). To qualify as an export oriented enterprise at least 70% of its products/services must be exported.

Philippines offers tax incentives for companies providing outsourcing services. The benefits of tax breaks are given to outsourcing business once their application for registration with either PEZA (Philippines Economic Zone Authority) or the BOI (Philippines Board of Investments) has been approved.
The Philippines is recognized as being the leading outsourcing destination for:

• Cartoon 3D Animation
• Call Center (Inbound, Outbound, Chat)
• Website Design and IT Development
• SEO Search Engine Optimization
• Legal Process Outsourcing
• KPO (Knowledge Process Outsourcing)
• BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)
• Architecture (Cad Cam)
• Computer Programming
• Data Entry
• Human Resources (HR)
• Financial & Accounting Outsourcing
• Medical Transcription
• Virtual Assistants

Filipinos are well educated and speak excellent English with minimal accent. By setting up an outsourcing company for others or your own back office operation in the Philippines you will benefit from a highly trainable workforce at salaries which will give you considerable savings.

Dayanan Business Consultancy is at your service to recommend the best corporate structure for your operations in the Philippines and assist with the registration of your company with the appropriate government authorities to avail of tax incentives.

Philippines Incorporation

Philippine Branch Office

Business Registration in the Philippine

Business Registration in the Philippines

Whether you are a foreign company or an individual, you have multiple options depending on the nature of the business your company intends to operate.

To legally conduct business in the Philippines, your company should be registered with either the DTI or the SEC. Once registered with one of the latter, you will be required to obtain local company business permits.

Certain company structures are a better choice for individuals intending to open a small business. Philippines foreign investors generally may own and control any business within the limits of the Philippine foreign investment negative list.

 

Organized under Philippine Laws

Organized under Foreign Laws

1. Branch Office – is a foreign corporation organized and existing under foreign laws that carries out business activities of the head office and derives income from the Philippines. It is required to remit to the Philippines a minimum of US$200,000 as paid-in capital (this can be reduced depending on the nature of the business) .Registration with the SEC is mandatory.

2. Representative Office – is a foreign corporation organized and existing under foreign laws. It may not derive income from the Philippines and is fully subsidized by its head office. It deals directly with clients of the parent company as it undertakes such activities as information dissemination, acts as a communication center, and promotes company products, as well as quality control of products for export. It is required to have an initial minimum inward remittance in the amount of US$30,000 to cover its operating expenses and must be registered with the SEC

3. Regional Headquarters (RHQs) – An RHQ undertakes activities that shall be limited to acting as supervisory, communication, and coordinating center for its subsidiaries, affiliates, and branches in the Asia-Pacific region. It acts as an administrative branch of a multinational company engaged in international trade. It does not derive income from sources within the Philippines and does not participate in any manner in the management of any subsidiary or branch office it might have in the Philippines. Annual required minimum inward remittance is US$50,000 to cover operating expenses.

4. Regional Operating Headquarters (ROHQs) – An ROHQ performs the following qualifying services to its affiliates, subsidiaries, and branches in the Philippines.
– General administration and planning
– Business planning and coordination
– Sourcing/procurement of raw materials components Corporate finance advisory services
– Marketing control and sales promotion
– Training and personnel management
– Logistic services
– Research and development (R&D) services and product development
– Technical support and communications
– Business development
– Derives income in the Philippines
– Required capital: US$200,000 – one time remittance

Once the entity you have chosen to setup has been licensed to transact business in the Philippines you may apply for work visas. It is necessary to have the appropriate visa to avoid being deported or placed on the immigration blacklist.