What we do
Full-service assurance, tax, and advisory.
From statutory audit to strategic advisory, our engagements are built on rigor, ethics, and a genuine understanding of your business.
Audit & Assurance
- Financial statements audit
- Internal audit
- Review of historical financial statements
- Review of prospective financial statements
Tax Services
- Tax assessment
- Tax compliance health check
- Tax due diligence
- Tax opinions and rulings
- Tax planning and structuring
- Estate and donor’s tax compliance
Accounting Services
- Bookkeeping
- Compilation of financial statements
- Account reconciliations
- Internal accounting
Advisory & Business Consultancy
- Business policy making
- Financial due diligence
- Risk management
- Strategic management
Corporate Services
- Business registration
- Corporate structuring
- Corporate secretarial
- Payroll processing and compliance
Other Services
- Agreed-upon procedures
- Company profiling & loan application assistance
- Estate planning · Retirement planning and funding
- Contract review · Collection services
- Real estate services and other allied services
Who we serve
Industries we serve.
The reporting framework, the controls, and the regulator differ by sector. Our engagements cover twelve.
Beyond Tacloban City
Engagements run from wherever you are.
Clients elsewhere in Eastern Visayas, in Metro Manila and in other regions work with us without travelling to our office.
Documents turned over online
Records, schedules and supporting documents are exchanged through shared online folders, and reports are delivered the same way.
Meetings by video call
Planning, status and closing meetings are held by video call. Visits are scheduled where the work requires them, such as an inventory count.
Electronic filing
Returns and reports are filed through the online systems of the BIR, the SEC and the other agencies that accept them.
Our Partners
Led by credentialed professionals.
Four partners with national distinctions, international practice, and deep roots in the academe.
Placed 2nd in the May 2018 CPA licensure examination. Trained in assurance and taxation at one of the largest professional services firms in the world before returning to Region VIII, and has since audited MSMEs through to large corporations. Assists taxpayers through BIR audits and assessments. Teaches audit, assurance, and taxation, and authored a CPA reviewer book on auditing.
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Audit and Professional Practice Director at one of the world’s Top 4 professional services firms, serving in its London, New York, and Philippine offices. Sat three consecutive terms on the Audit and Assurance Standards Council, served as National President of PICPA for FY 22-23, and sits on the council of the ASEAN Federation of Accountants. Led Saint Paul School of Professional Studies as President for more than a decade.
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Placed 1st in the May 2018 CPA licensure examination and 10th in the December 2023 Bar. Practice centres on tax compliance and health checks, assistance with tax audits, corporate structuring, and tariff and customs compliance. Began his career as a risk and compliance officer, internal auditor, and data privacy officer. Lectures on taxation and commercial law and reviews for the CPA board examinations.
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More than half a decade in the public practice of accountancy, auditing MSMEs and large corporations across retail and trade, educational institutions, non-profits, importation, and services. Began as an audit associate at a Manila firm. Works in full-cycle accounting and financial reporting with variance and ratio analysis. School accountant and part-time lecturer at SPSPS, and treasurer of PICPA–Tacloban Chapter.
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2nd Floor, Rubber Tree Building, Brgy. 77, 611 BLISS – Fatima Diversion Road, Tacloban City, Philippines 6500
Suite 302, F. Mendoza Complex, Sto. Niño St., Brgy. 28, Tacloban City 6500
0995 398 9482
info@aaccocpas.com
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Services
Corporate Services in Tacloban City
From registration to payroll, we keep your entity compliant and well-structured at every stage.
What the service covers
- Business registration. Registration of corporations, partnerships and one person corporations with the SEC, sole proprietorships with the DTI, and cooperatives with the CDA, followed by the barangay clearance and business permit, BIR registration, and employer registration with the SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG Fund.
- Corporate structuring. The choice of business vehicle, capital structure and ownership arrangement, with the tax and regulatory consequences of each set out.
- Corporate secretarial. Assistance with the General Information Sheet, minutes and resolutions, the stock and transfer book, amendments to the articles and by-laws, and other SEC reportorial requirements.
- Payroll processing and compliance. Payroll computation, withholding tax on compensation, statutory contributions, the 13th month pay, and the annual information returns and certificates issued to employees.
The rules that apply
Corporations are governed by the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 11232), which introduced the one person corporation and sets the reportorial duties owed to the SEC. Registration with the BIR is required on or before the commencement of business under the Tax Code, and the local business permit is renewed each year with the city or municipality.
For employers, payroll compliance runs across several agencies: withholding tax on compensation remitted to the BIR, contributions to the SSS, PhilHealth and the Pag-IBIG Fund, and the 13th month pay required by Presidential Decree No. 851. The SEC’s current filing procedures are covered in our advisories.
Who needs it
- Entrepreneurs registering a new business in Tacloban City or elsewhere in Region VIII.
- Sole proprietors considering incorporation.
- Corporations that need their SEC filings and corporate records kept current.
- Employers who want payroll and the returns that go with it prepared outside the business.
- Businesses opening a branch or changing their registered details.
How the work runs
- Assessment. We establish what is being registered or maintained, and which agencies are involved.
- Documents. We prepare the forms, articles, resolutions and supporting papers for signature.
- Filing. Applications and reports are filed with each agency and followed through to release.
- Turnover. You receive the certificates, permits and registered books, with a calendar of the recurring filings that follow.
After registration
Registration starts a set of recurring obligations, and most compliance problems come from missing one of them in the first year.
- Renewal of the business permit with the city or municipality at the start of each year.
- Monthly, quarterly and annual tax returns, on the dates in the AAC Tax Calendar.
- The General Information Sheet and annual financial statements filed with the SEC.
- Monthly remittance of SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG Fund contributions for employees.
- Books of accounts kept current, and audited where Section 232 of the Tax Code requires it.
Frequently asked questions
Sole proprietorship, one person corporation or regular corporation: which should we register?
It depends on liability, ownership, financing plans and tax. A sole proprietorship is not separate from its owner. A one person corporation and a regular corporation have their own juridical personality, with heavier reportorial duties. We set out the consequences of each before you choose.
What comes after SEC or DTI registration?
The barangay clearance and business permit from the local government, registration with the BIR including books of accounts and invoices, and employer registration with the SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG Fund once there are employees.
What recurring filings does a corporation have?
The General Information Sheet after the annual meeting, the annual financial statements, and the other reports the SEC requires of the corporation, alongside the tax returns in the AAC Tax Calendar.
What does payroll processing include?
Computation of pay and deductions for each period, the withholding tax and contribution remittances, the 13th month pay, and the year-end annualisation with the certificates issued to employees.