SEC Online Company Registration vs. Manual Counterpart

The SEC online registration system was launched late last year even before the signing of Republic Act (RA) No. 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business Act which aims to streamline the procedures and requirements in establishing a business and renewing business permits or registrations.
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Prior to the enactment of the RA, the government agencies had been trying to make business registration more efficient by rationalizing the processes through an integrative approach, one of which was the so-called Integrated Business Registry System (IBRS). Under the IBRS, the SEC issues a Unified Registration Record containing the newly registered company’s SEC registration number, pre-issued tax identification number and the corresponding pre-issued employer membership numbers with the three social agencies, the SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG.

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