Representative Office is foreign owned corporation, organized and existing under foreign laws. It cannot derive income from the Philippines market and is fully financed by the foreign corporation. Its main purpose is to deal directly with clients of the parent company in the Philippines with such activities as information dissemination, communication center for parent company and local clients and marketing company products.

It may also act as a quality control center of the products for export. A representative office is an ideal business structure in the Philippines for any company looking for marketing or customer service center. Since a Representative office is not allowed to derive income from the Philippines filing with the tax authority is a simple a process.

Contact Us for more information or to setup your Representative Office in the Philippines.

Triple I can set-up your Representative Office in the Philippines:

Total Registration Process is 1-2 weeks

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Requirements for a Representative Office

• Name Verification to be completed by Dept of Trade and Industry DTI.

• Submission of Board Resolution authorizing the creation and establishment of the representative office in the Philippines. The board resolution must be translated into English and approved by the Philippines Embassy in the home country of the foreign corporation.

• Submission of financial statements of the parent company certified by a CPA and approved by the Philippines Embassy in the home country of the foreign corporation.

• Authenticated copy of the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws approved by the Philippines Embassy in the home country of the foreign corporation submitted to Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

• Resident Agent for the representative office (should be filipino resident).

• Certification of inward remittance for minimum paid-up capital to local bank.

- 30,000 USD

• Licenses and clearance from necessary government offices

• Filing with Bureau of Internal Revenue BIR.

• If employing individuals must register with government offices.

• Business permit and Mayor's License for city of operation.

Procedure

• Secure reserved name for representative office from DTI

• Present accomplished forms/docs for pre-processing at SEC

• Present Verification from local bank of minimum paid up capital in trust account

• Present Registered Agent Appointment

• Pay filing fees to cashier

• Claim Registration from records division from Records Division

• Complete licensing with all applicable government agencies.