Statutory Benefits (PH)

•  Fill-up the PhilHealth Member Registration Form (PMRF), tick FOR UPDATING on the upper right-hand corner of the PMRF. You can select either Professional Practitioner or Self-Earning Individual / Individual under Member Type.

• Submit properly filled out PMRF to the nearest PhilHealth Office.

• They will charge you the current minimum (for 2025) of PhP 500. Pay for the first one at the office; you can also pay for the rest until December. 

• You can also pay online through the PhilHealth Portal.

***Tip: pay multiple months if possible to minimize forgetting to pay

• Fill-up the Member's Data Form (MDF)

• Visit your local HDMF office and submit the filled MDF.

• Starting February 2024, the voluntary contribution is PhP 400/mo. You can pay the first one at the office or through Virtual Pag-IBIG

***Tip: pay multiple months if possible to minimize forgetting to pay

• Pay online as Voluntary Member; No need to visit the local office for information update.

• You can change the amount every month. https://member.sss.gov.ph/members/

***Tip: This is the most expensive monthly gov't fee, but as a voluntary member you can just choose to pay from the list of contributions what you can afford. 

• Requirements to register your Freelance Business:

  • Taxpayer Identification Number (If you don't have a TIN yet, BIR will issue your TIN during registration.)

  • BIR Form 1901 - Application for Registration - 2 Copies

    1. Part VII of the BIR Form 1901 - Receipts and Invoices. Ask for help from the BIR Officer on this part. Ask the BIR officer processing your registration if you want them to process the Service Invoice printing.

  • BIR Form 1905 - Application for Registration Information Update/Correction/Cancellation - 2 copies

    1. Transfer of RDO if your old RDO is different from your new RDO

  • Valid ID - with birthdate and address

  • Occupational Tax Receipt (selected RDOs only)

    1. Get this from your Municipal Hall

  • Service Invoice: 10 Booklet

    1. The minimum cost of 10 booklets with 50 pieces of receipts per booklet is around 1,500 to 2,000.

  • 1 x Cash Receipt Book

Here's the step by step BIR tax compliance guide for freelancers