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PSIC 2019 · Sub-class
70200

Management consultancy activities

Open to 100%

This sub-class involves providing advice, guidance, and operational support to businesses and organizations on various management issues, including strategic planning, financial decision-making, marketing, human resources, and production control.

Includes

  • Advice and guidance on management issues
  • Operational assistance to businesses and organizations
  • Support in strategic and organizational planning
  • Consultation on financial decision areas
  • Guidance on marketing objectives and policies
  • Assistance with human resource policies and planning
  • Help with production scheduling and control planning
  • Advice on public relations and communication
  • Support for lobbying activities
  • Design of accounting methods or procedures
  • Cost accounting programs and budgetary control procedures
  • Consultation on planning, organization, efficiency, and control

Excludes

  • Design of computer software for accounting systems 6201
  • Legal advice and representation 6910
  • Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities, tax consulting 6920
  • Architectural, engineering and other technical advisory activities 7110
  • Advertising activities 7310
  • Market research and public opinion polling 7320
  • Executive placement or search consulting services 7810
  • Educational consulting activities 8560

Foreign ownership

Open to 100%

This activity is not on the 12th Foreign Investment Negative List. A foreign investor may hold up to 100%, subject to the minimum-capital rules below.

Recommended route

Foreign-owned corporation

Up to 100% foreign equity (SEC)

One Person Corporation

A single foreign owner

Branch office

Extension of a foreign parent

Compare all company structures

Registration path

  1. 1

    SEC

    Incorporate the entity

  2. 2

    BIR

    Tax registration and books

  3. 3

    LGU

    Barangay clearance and Mayor’s permit

  4. 4

    Regulator

    Sector license, if the activity needs one

Emerhub files each step with the government; you provide the documents and information.

Minimum paid-up capital

SituationUSDPHP
Domestic-market enterprise (>40% foreign)Paid-up capital for foreign equity above 40% serving the local market. Legal basis: FIA (RA 7042 as amended).$200,000≈ ₱11.4M
Reduced thresholdAt least 50 direct employees, or advanced technology. Legal basis: FIA (RA 7042 as amended).$100,000≈ ₱5.7M
Export enterpriseExports at least 60% of output. Legal basis: Corporation Code (RA 11232).≈ $88₱5,000

Bold is the figure the law sets; the other column is an approximate conversion at ₱57 to USD 1.