Learning Center Business Registration Requirements – Learning centers like pre-school, day-care center, primary and secondary school and vocational and skills center are not only business proposition but they also impart skills and knowledge. Here in the Philippines, learning centers are proliferating like mushroom. If you are planning to put up a learning center business in your place, this post will help to know what are the requirements needed by certain government agencies.
For Single Proprietorship
1. Business Name Registration
Visit the department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office where the business is located or log on to www.bnrs.dti.gov.ph. Validity for business name registration is for 5 years.
Requirements:
• Accomplished Business Name Registration Form (Single Proprietorship/Partnership (Optional)
• 2 pcs. 2×2 colored ID Picture
• Tax Identification Number (TIN) Optional
• List of five business names ranked according to preference
• Registration fee of P300.00
2. Mayor’s Permit
Agency: Local municipality where the business is located. Validity is for 1 year.
Requirements:
• Accomplished Business Permit Application Form
• DTI Business Name Certificate
• Sketch of the business location
• 2 pcs. 2×2 colored ID Picture
• Registration fee, the amount of which depends on the type of the business
3. Tax Identification Number (TIN)
Agency: Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) National Office, Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Trunk line: (632) 981-7000/981-8888
Email: contact_us@cctr@bir.gov.ph
Website: www.bir.gov.ph
Requirements (to be submitted to BIR Revenue District Office where the business is located):
• Accomplished Form 1901
• DTI Certificate of Registration of Business Name
• Mayor’s Permit
• Registration Fee of P500.00, P15.00 for the Certification Fee and _15.00 for the Documentary Stamp Tax
• The RDO shall issue the Certificate of Registration (Form 2303)
4. Social Security System (SSS) Certificate
Loans and Investment Office
SSS Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. nos.: (632) 920-6401 / 920-6446
E-mail: member_relations@sss.gov.ph
Website: www.sss.gov.ph
Requirements:
• Accomplished R1 Form (Employer Registration)
• Accomplished R1A Form (Employment Report)
• DTI Business Permit
• Photocopy of Article of Partnership/Incorporation for partnership and Corporation)
• Mayor’s Permit
5. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Registration (with 5 or more employees)
Agency: Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE) – Labor Standard and Enforcement Division
Address: 2nd Floor Dy International Building, San Marcelino cor. Gen. Malvar St., Malate, Manila
Tel. No.: (632) 339-2013
Hotline No.: 527-8000
Email:osec@dole.gov.ph
Website: www.dole.gov.ph
Requirements:
• Accomplished Rule 1020 Form
• Lay-out of business location
• Vicinity map
For Partnership
1. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Certificate
Address: SEC Building, EDSA, Greenhills, Mandaluyong City
Tel. nos.: (632) 726-0931 to 39
Email: mis@sec.gov.ph
Website: www.sec.gov.ph or http://iregister.sec.gov.ph/MainServlet (for online registration)
Requirements:
• Verification Slip Form
• Accomplished Registration Data Sheet
• Articles of Partnership ( for limited partnership, this should be executed under oath)
• Written Undertaking to Change Corporate Name
• Clearance from other government agencies (if needed)
• Registration fee of P510.00 or more depending on capital contribution
• If the contributed capital is in the form of a real property, additional requirements needed: Deed of Assignment executed by the stockholder who is the owner
For Corporation
1. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Certificate
Address: SEC Building, EDSA, Greenhills, Mandaluyong City
Tel. nos.: (632) 726-0931 to 39
Email: mis@sec.gov.ph
Website: www.sec.gov.ph or http://iregister.sec.gov.ph/MainServlet (for online registration)
Requirements:
• Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
• Verification Slip Form (Re: Corporate Name)
• Accomplished Registration Data Sheet
• Treasurer’s Affidavit
• Bank Certificate of Deposit (notarized in place where bank is located)
• Authority to Verify Bank Accounts
• Written Undertaking to Change Corporate Name when necessary
• Subscriber’s Information Sheet
• Clearance from other government agencies (if needed)
• Foreign Investment Application Form (for subsidiaries of foreign corporations)
• If the paid-up capital is in the form of a real property, submit the following additional requirements:
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Deed of Assignment executed by the stockholder who is the owner of the property in favor of the corporation. If the property contributed is a building or parcel of land, the deed must be presented to the Register of Deeds for registration
If the property being contributed is a parcel of land, submit detailed list of the parcel land showing the OCT/TCT numbers, registered owner, lot and block numbers, area, location and encumbrance, if any; and
• Registration fees
Name verification/Reservation Fee – P40.00
Articles of incorporation – filing fee is 1/5 or 1% of the authorized capital stock
By-laws – P210.00
Stock & Transfer Book – 150.00
Membership Book – P75.00
Other fees are applied for foreign corporations
Legal Research Fee equivalent to 1% of filing fee but not less than P10.00
Other Agency
1. Department of Education (DepEd)
(For operator of Pre-School, Day-Care Center, Primary and Secondary School)
Agency: Department of Education (DepEd)
Address: DepEd Complex, Meralco Ave., Pasig City
Tel. Nos.: (632) 632.1361 to 71
Email: osec@deped.gov.ph; detxt@deped.gov.ph
Website: http://www.deped.gov.ph
Validity: 1 year
Requirements:
• Accomplished GPR-4 Form
• Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws duly registered with the SEC
• Copy(ies) of the Transfer Certificate of the Title of the school site
• Statement on the location of the school in relation to recreational places and other factors that are not conducive to the learning process
• Campus development and landscaping plans
• Document(s) of ownership of the school building
• Certificate of occupancy of the school building from the proper city/municipal authorities
• Pictures of the school site building, classroom, laboratories, libraries, medical and dental health facilities, canteen, sports and recreational area, etc.
• Proposed budget/annual expenditures for the succeeding school year approved by the Board of Trustees/Director
• List of school administration, i.e. president, vice president, deans, department heads, etc.
• List of academic non-teaching personnel
• List of athletic facilities, equipment, and supplies and materials
• Bond agreement in the amount of P1,000.00 per course which should not exceed P5,000.00 per school irrespective of the number of courses.
2. TESDA Certificate
(For operators of short course programs, e.g. care giving training center, computer learning center, training school, etc.)
Agency: Technical Education & Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
Address: TESDA Complex, East Service Road, South Super Highway, Taguig, Metro Manila
Tel. Nos.: 881.2854 to 57
Hotline No.: 887-7777
Email: misd@tesda.gov.ph
Website: www.tesda.gov.ph
Validity: Lifetime
Requirements:
• Accomplished UTPRAS Form
• Letter of Intent which contains name of training center, address, program & courses
• Additional requirement will be discussed upon meeting/s with TESDA; and
• Application and Registration fee of P2,000 per course
Source: Bureau of Small and Medium Enterprise Development (BSMED)
3rd Floor, OPPEN Building
349 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City
Tel. Nos.: (632) 890-4968 / 897-7596 / 897-1693
Fax No.: (632) 896-7196
Email: bsmed@dti.gov.ph
Website: www.dti.gov.ph