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How can I identify a company if the search results show more than one option?
How can I identify a company if the search results show more than one option?
Updated over 3 months ago

As companies grow, they begin to develop a corporate family. If you do a search by TAX ID, for example, there will be times when the search shows more than one result, this is because the company may have headquarters, branches and/or unique sites.

One way to identify that the company you are looking for is the correct one is by validating the labels that appear next to the company name.

  • Headquarters location: a headquarters (HQ) is a centralized location where a company's management operate and oversee overall business activities. This HQ will also have branches or divisions reporting to it and is financially responsible for those branches or divisions.

  • Single location: a company that operates from a single physical location.

  • Branch location: a secondary location to the headquarters. It has no legal responsibility for the debts, although invoices can be paid from a branch. With branches, the BIR has limited information.

Additionally, there are two other tags that can let you know the status of the company:

  • Active

  • Out of business

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