BUSINESS PERMITS

& LICENSING SYSTEM

• Proof of business registration,

incorporation, or legal

personality (i.e. DTI/ SEC/ CDA

registration)

• Basis for computing taxes,

fees and charges

(e.g. Business Capitalization)

• Copy of Occupancy Permit

• Contract of Lease (if Lessee)

• Barangay Clearance

Pursuant to: Revenue Code of Davao City

• Current Year Community Tax

Certificate (Cedula)

• Sketch of business location

• Certificate of any Tax Exemption,

if applicable (Certified True Copy)

• Tax Declaration or any Proof of

Ownership (if owned); or

• Certification from the registered owner

for free usage of his/her property

• For foreign nationals – Authority to Engage Business in the

Philippines, photocopies of VISA and Passport

• If represented, Special Power of Attorney with CLEAR

photocopy of ID of the person authorized to transact &

sign and a CLEAR photocopy of ID of the

taxpayer/applicant

• Board Resolution/Secretary Certificate authorizing person

to transact & sign and CLEAR photocopy of ID of

signatory and authorized person

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FILE

STEPS

PAY CLAIM

ASSESS AND COLLECT RELEASE VERIFY AND VALIDATE

PROCESSING

TIME 30 MIN. 15 MIN. 15 MIN.

OFFICE CONCERNED

TAXPAYER’S ACTIVITY

OFFICES, ACTIVITY

MAXIMUM PROCESSING TIME = 2 HOURS

THE BUSINESS BUREAU WILL:

• verify information provided by applicant

• validate the line of business

• encode details and assign Business ID

• scan Unified Application Form, Sketch

and Occupancy Permit

• push application to Regulatory Offices via

interconnectivity for electronic recommending

approval or disapproval

THE REGULATORY OFFICES WILL:

• approve or disapprove electronically

THE BUSINESS BUREAU WILL:

• encode other information

• approve manual application

• Issue a BUS ID stub

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ZONING OCBO CHO CENRO BFP

CTOO

CITY VET,

ETC

WAITING TIME TO GET ELECTRONIC FEEDBACK

FROM REGULATORY OFFICES

FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL

IS 15 MINUTES

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BUSINESS BUREAU

IF APPROVED, TAXPAYER WILL PROCEED TO STEP 2

IF DISAPPROVED, TAXPAYER WILL APPROACH THE HELP DESK

APPLICANT’S UNIFIED APPLICATION FORM AND SKETCH WILL BE UPLOADED BUSINESS BUREAU

THE CITY TREASURER’S OFFICE WILL:

• Verify Real Property Tax payment

• Generate Business Tax Order of Payment

• Issue Official Receipts

THE BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION WILL:

• Generate Order of Payment

• Issue Official Receipt for FSIF

TOP

T A X P A Y E R

A S S E S S M E N T O F F I C E R

LGU COLLECTOR- ISSUANCE

OF O.R.

BFP

ISSUANCE

OF TOP

RPT VERIFICATION AND

GENERATION OF BTOP

CASH/ CHECK O

R.

BFP COLLECTOR

– ISSUANCE OF

O.R.

THE BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION

WILL:

• Print Fire Safety Inspection Certificate

THE BUSINESS BUREAU WILL:

• Issue Mayor’s Permit • Release Mayor’s Permit, Business Plate and Fire Safety Inspection

Certificate

• Basis for computing taxes, fees, and

charges (e.g. Income Tax Returns)

• Barangay Clearance

PURSUANT TO REVENUE CODE OF DAVAO CITY:

• Previous Mayor’s Permit • Previous receipts of payments

• Notarized List of Employees

• Community Tax Certificate

• Fire Safety Inspection Certificate

• SPA for Single Proprietorship

• Board/Partnership Resolution, Secretary’s Certificate for other type of organization

THE BUSINESS BUREAU WILL:

• Determine number of

employees

• Print renewal application

form

THE CITY TREASURER’S OFFICE WILL:

• Determine Gross Sales and Community Tax

• Verify Real Property Tax payment

• Generate Business Tax Order of Payment

and Community Tax

• Issue Official Receipts and Community Tax Certificate

THE BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION WILL:

• Generate Order of Payment

• Issue Official Receipt for FSIF

TOP

T A X P A Y E R

A S S E S S M E N T O F F I C E R

LGU COLLECTOR- ISSUANCE

OF O.R. & CEDULA

BFP

ISSUANCE OF

TOP

DETERMINATION OF GROSS

SALES,CEDULA, RPT VERIFICATION

AND GENERATION OF BTOP

CASH/ CHECK O

R

BFP COLLECTOR

– ISSUANCE OF

O.R.

THE BUREAU OF FIRE

PROTECTION WILL:

• Print revalidated Fire Safety

Inspection Certificate

THE BUSINESS BUREAU WILL:

• Issue Mayor’s Permit and sticker

• Retrieve renewal application form

• FCFS QUEUEING SYSTEM

ELECTRONIC

CLAIM STUB

Ordinance No. 0024-04 Series of 2004

“An ordinance implementing a single registration form and a one-stop center procedure for the whole

year in the registration of business permits.”

Geographic Information System