RENEWAL OF BUSINESS PERMIT

Business License and Mayor’s Permit shall be granted for a period of not more than one (1) year and shall expire on the thirty-first (31st) of December following the date of issuance unless revoked or surrendered
earlier.
The permit issued shall be renewed within the first twenty (20) days of January. It shall have a continuing validity only upon renewal thereof and payment of the corresponding fee.
Business taxes are computed based on gross receipts/sales. Payments may be made annually, semi-annually or quarterly.
Renewal of licenses may take one (1) day, depending on the results of evaluation or whether the applicant still has to secure clearances from various offices.

Office/Division: Office of the City Mayor – Business Permit and License Office

Classification: Simple

Type of Transaction: G2B - Government to Business Entity

Who may avail: Enterprises/Business owners in San Jose City

Checklist of Requirements: Where to Secure

1) Authorization letter/SPA (if the applicant is not the owner of the account being requested for certification)  Client being represented
2) Government Issued Identification Card
 Photocopy of ID of the requesting owner, manager and/or President of the establishment  LTO, BIR, Post Office, DFA, PSA, SSS, GSIS, Pag-ibig
 ID of authorized representative
3) Accomplished Business Permit Application Form (Unified Form)  Business Permit and License Office (BPLO)

4) Basis for computing taxes, fees and charges (e.g. business capitalization, gross sales/receipts)  Client/applicant

5) Certificate of Tax Exemptions – for non-stock non-profit association and foundation  Bureau of Local Government and Finance – Dep’t. of Finance

6) Contract of Lease (if lessee)  Lessor/Land Owner

7) Proof of Ownership (e.i. Tax Declaration – if place of business is owned)  Client/applicant

8) Public Market Certification – if business is located within City Public Market  Public Market Administration Office

9) If Hotel, Resort and Accommodation Establishments – DOT Accreditation  Department of Tourism

 Client’s Steps Agency Action Fees to be Paid Processing Time Person Responsible

1. Application Processing
a. Issuance of application form and identification of  Lea D. Grospe
1.1 Application filing and verification None 5 min
requirements  Geraldine G. Magtibay (Admin Asst. I)

1.2 Submission of documentary and regulatory a. Receive and evaluate the application with the attached  Lea D. Grospe (License Officer II)
None 10 min
requirements requirements.  Geraldine G. Magtibay (Admin Asst. I)

BACKROOM OPERATIONS:

 Christopher R. Pabalan (License Officer III)

b. Approve/Sign application and forward to assessment –
None 15 min  Marissa Corbe – City Treasurer’s Office
Business Tax and Fees Division (CTO)
 Arnold A. Escuadro (City Treasurer)

c. Encoding (business taxes, fees and charges) and  Katherine G. Beley (Admin. Aide II)
None 13 min
printing of Tax Order of Payment (T.O.P.).  Gessela M. Tolentino (License Inspector II)
 Marissa Corbe – City Treasurer’s Office
d. Approve/Sign Tax Order of Payment (TOP) None 10
 Gloria Pobre – City Treasurer’s Office
1.3 Receive the application with assessment  Jefferson D. Villuan (Admin Aide II)
e. Issue the application form along with the approved
then proceeds to Cash Receipt Division - None 2 min  Rodolfo E. Toralba, Jr. (Admin. Aide III)
Tax Order of Payment (TOP)
CTO

2. Payment Please refer to

Annex 1 and 2 for
2.1 Payment of business taxes, fees and
a. Accept payment basis of
charges computation for 3 min  Cash Receipt Division - CTO
b. Issue an official receipt taxes and fees
2.2 Payment of Fire Safety Inspection Fee c. Accept payment
Please refer to the
d. Issue an official receipt and Fire Safety Inspection Bureau of Fire
5 min  Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
Certificate Protection’s
Citizen’s Charter
e. Inform client to proceed to BPLO
 Roger C. Dee (Admin Aide III)
a. Prepare/Print Business License and Mayor’s Permit
3. Claim Approved Business License and  Joel M. Martin (Admin Aide IV)
Mayor’s Permit and Business Plate
None
b. Record transaction to logbook and issue the approved 5 min
 Dulce Amor N. Lorenzo (License Inspector I)
Issue Sanitary Permit, Barangay Clearance, Business License and Mayor’s Permit and Business
 Jefferson D. Villuan (Admin Aide II)
and other Regulatory Clearances Plate

TOTAL: 1 hr 8 min