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
 STEPS
1 2 3
OFFICE
CONCERNED

FILE PAY CLAIM

TAXPAYER’S
ACTIVITY

VERIFY AND VALIDATE ASSESS AND COLLECT RELEASE

OFFICES,
ACTIVITY

MAXIMUM30PROCESSING
PROCESSING
TIME
MIN. 15TIME
MIN. = 2 HOURS
15 MIN.
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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BUSINESS BUREAU
APPLICANT’S UNIFIED APPLICATION FORM AND SKETCH WILL BE UPLOADED

IF APPROVED, TAXPAYER WILL IF DISAPPROVED, TAXPAYER WILL

PROCEED TO STEP 2 APPROACH THE HELP DESK
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
 T A X P A Y E R
CASH/
T O
CHECK
O R.
P

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

RPT VERIFICATION AND LGU COLLECTOR- ISSUANCE

GENERATION OF BTOP
OF O.R.

BFP
BFP COLLECTOR
ISSUANCE
– ISSUANCE OF
OF TOP
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
 T A X P A Y E R
T CASH/
O CHECK O
P R

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

DETERMINATION OF GROSS
SALES,CEDULA, RPT VERIFICATION LGU COLLECTOR- ISSUANCE
AND GENERATION OF BTOP OF O.R. & CEDULA

BFP BFP COLLECTOR

ISSUANCE OF – ISSUANCE OF
TOP 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