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

•  » 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