Services and prices
Clear work, fixed prices
What each service includes, what it costs, and the BIR dates it covers. Your price is confirmed in writing after a free consult.
How our prices work
One fixed price, in writing, before we start
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No setup fee
Your first month costs the same as every month after it.
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Your taxes go straight to BIR
You pay BIR from your own account. Your tax money never passes through us.
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Changes are agreed first
If your business grows, you hear the new price before the month starts.
Bookkeeping
from ₱3,000 a month
For up to 100 transactions a month. Busier months are quoted at the consult.
Every sale, expense and bank movement recorded each month, in books kept the way BIR requires.
What is included
- Sales, expenses and bank activity recorded every month
- Your books of accounts kept up to date
- A one-page summary of your month by the 15th
- A shared folder for your receipts and statements
Dates it keeps: your month closed by the 7th, ahead of the BIR dates on the 10th and the 25th.
BIR registration for a new business
₱5,000 one time
For sole owners and corporations. Any government fees are paid by you, at cost.
Everything a new business needs before its first sale, done in the right order.
What is included
- BIR Form 1901 for sole owners, or 1903 for corporations
- Your Certificate of Registration, BIR Form 2303
- Books of accounts and invoices registered
- A checklist of what to file in your first year
Dates it keeps: done before you open, so your first sale goes on a registered invoice.
Monthly and quarterly BIR filing
from ₱2,500 a month
The annual income tax return is included.
Your returns prepared from your books and filed through eBIRForms, with a reminder before you pay.
What is included
- Monthly and quarterly returns, prepared and filed
- The annual income tax return each April
- A reminder a week before each payment, with the amount
- Copies of every filed return in your folder
Dates it keeps: 1601-C by the 10th of each month, 2550Q or 2551Q by the 25th after each quarter, 1701Q by May 15, August 15 and November 15, and the annual return by April 15.
Payroll with SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG
from ₱1,500 a month
For up to 5 staff. Larger teams are quoted at the consult.
Your staff paid right and on time, with every contribution and report handled.
What is included
- Payslips every payday
- SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG contributions and reports
- Tax withheld on wages, filed each month
- Form 2316 for each employee every January
Dates it keeps: 1601-C by the 10th of each month, and Forms 2316 and 1604-C by January 31.
Business permit renewal help
₱3,500 each renewal
City fees and taxes are paid by you, at the city hall.
Your mayor's permit renewed without guesswork, with every paper checked before you go.
What is included
- The city's checklist for your type of business
- Renewal forms filled in and checked
- Your gross sales for the year, ready from the books
- Barangay clearance and other papers lined up
Dates it keeps: renewed by January 20, before the city's late charges start.
Yearly financial statements
from ₱8,000 a year
Prepared from our books or from yours.
A clear picture of your year, ready for BIR, your bank or your partners.
What is included
- Income statement and balance sheet for the year
- Notes written in plain language
- Ready to attach to your annual return
- A copy for your bank or loan application
Dates it keeps: the annual income tax return, due April 15.
The team
Who handles your file
Four people in one office on J.P. Laurel Highway. You will know each of them by name.
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Liza Santos, CPA
Founder
Liza opened Tala Books in 2016 after nine years at an audit firm. She leads every free consult and reviews each return before it is filed.
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Paolo Reyes
Bookkeeping lead
Paolo keeps the monthly books for most of our clients and writes the summary you get by the 15th. A box of receipts does not scare him.
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Joy Mendoza
Tax and permits
Joy handles BIR registration, returns and permit renewals. She knows the city's permit checklist by heart and will tell you what to bring.
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Carlo Dizon
Payroll
Carlo runs payslips, SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG, and the year-end payroll reports, so your staff are paid right and on time.
Visit or message us
Start with a free consult
Tell us what you sell and which services you need. We reply within open hours and set a 30-minute consult at the office or on a call.
- Message us with your type of business and what you need.
- Meet for 30 minutes at the office or on a call.
- Get your fixed price in writing within one working day.
Office hours
- Monday to Friday
- 8 AM to 5 PM
- Saturday and Sunday
- Closed
- Address
- 3rd floor, President J.P. Laurel Highway, Lipa City, Batangas
- Phone
- 0917 555 0116