BIR 1901: Application for Registration
Fill BIR 1901: Application for Registration online and download the official form as a PDF, ready to print. Every input is mapped to its printed box, so IDs, dates and amounts land digit by digit in the right cells, and a value the form cannot hold is refused with the reason instead of being printed wrong.
What you will need: Registering Office, PhilSys Card Number (PCN), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), Taxpayer Type, Last Name, First Name, Middle Name, Suffix, Nickname, If ESTATE, ESTATE of First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Suffix, Gender, Civil Status.
Before you file: Bring a government-issued ID showing your name, address and birthdate (one photocopy). If the ID has no address, add proof of your home or business address. A PRC-regulated professional brings the PRC ID plus a government ID or proof of address. IDs must be readable and untampered. The form lists more documents for estates, trusts and representatives.
The form is the agency's own October 2025 edition, from bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph (checked 2026-10-14): the PDF you download is that form with your values printed in its boxes.
Part of these form packs: Start a business on your own (sole proprietor) (On or before the day you start (NIRC Sec. 236 as amended by RA 11976): gets your TIN, your tax types and your Certificate of Registration (Form 2303), and is where you choose the 8% rate); Micro business on the 8% income tax (Once, when you start: gets your TIN and records your choice of the 8% rate); Micro business on graduated income tax + percentage tax (Once, when you start: gets your TIN and your tax types).
The free clean PDF is that pack’s shortest form. A later form in the same pack needs the Starter plan (₱499) or above. Preview, check, and verify stay free. Not affiliated with BIR, SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG or any government agency.