How Korp works

Starting a company in the Philippines means dealing with the SEC, BIR and your local government, a long list of documents, and rules most founders have never had to learn. Korp exists to take that off your hands.

We are service first. Corporate and tax specialists prepare your filings, deal with government offices, and make the judgment calls — how to structure your company, how to answer a correction, and what your business needs. The platform makes that service faster, clearer, and easier to follow: you tell us about your company once, paperwork is prepared from it, and a dashboard shows exactly where you stand.

We take a company the full distance — from SEC incorporation to tax registration and the local business permit — so it isn't just registered, but ready to operate. For how each government step works, see our guides.

How it works#

1. Tell us about your company, once. A guided intake captures the essentials — company name, incorporators, share structure, business purpose — and saves as you go, so you can pause and return anytime.
2. Our specialists review and prepare. We validate your details, reserve your company name with the SEC, and draft your Articles of Incorporation, By-laws, and supporting documents. You'll review the prepared filing details in the incorporation checklist before we proceed. Before we file, every incorporator, authorized representative and officer gets a TIN and an eSECURE account — the first thing you do with us.
3. You sign electronically. For most companies the process is fully paperless — no printing, no notary visits. You authenticate your documents online.
4. We file and manage the SEC process. Your application goes to the SEC, and we shepherd it through review, handling any corrections directly.
5. Your company is registered. The SEC issues a digitally signed Certificate of Incorporation, legally equivalent to a paper original. Your company exists.
6. We make it operational. Our team carries the setup through BIR registration — your company's TIN, books, and authority to invoice — and the business permit for your address. When you're ready to hire, we add employer registration with SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG.

Korp ASK — guidance in the product#

Korp ASK is the AI assistant in your Korp dashboard. Use it to ask about your incorporation status, what documents we need, compliance next steps, or how a service works — in plain language.

ASK helps you understand and helps our specialists prepare. It does not file with the government, make legal calls, or replace specialist review. When ASK surfaces something worth saving, you confirm it first. When you need a human, reach out from your dashboard or talk to an expert.

For a dedicated walkthrough of the assistant, see Korp ASK.

Included from day one#

A Philippine corporation needs more than a certificate to function, so every setup includes the essentials:

• Corporate Secretary — a mandatory officer who by law must be a resident Filipino citizen. We fill the role, manage your GIS filings, and issue secretary's certificates. First 12 months included in the package price.
• Compliance calendar — SEC, BIR, board, and permit deadlines in one place, live once Corporate Secretary is active.
• Virtual office — a registered Philippine address for your filings, so you can incorporate before leasing space. First 3 months included in the package price, with a Makati (CBD) option.

Complete visibility#

Your Requests ledger lists every work order — drafts, cases waiting on you, and filings in motion. Open a case to see the live progress timeline and status pills, like these:

Review in progress Awaiting signature Company registered

Amber means we or the SEC are working, warm amber means we're waiting on you, and green marks a completed milestone. Every status is explained in plain language in the request statuses, so there's never any doubt about what's happening or whether we need something from you.

When we do need input — a missing detail, an SEC correction, a decision — your request moves to Action required and we reach out with precisely what's required.

BIR registration and the business permit are handled by our specialists today and are coming to your dashboard next, so you'll track them the same way. The BIR registration page includes a preview of that experience.

Packages and pricing#

Your package price depends on how your company is owned. What each package includes, and the costs outside it, are on our pricing page.

Questions?#

If anything is unclear, ask in Korp ASK from your dashboard — see Korp ASK — or reach out; a specialist will walk you through it.