What the client says
Leave a review“What sold me was the client portal. I could see my case progress, my next appointment, and my invoice all in one place. I never had to wonder whether my lawyer forgot about me, because everything was right there.”
Jennifer Garcia
Family law client · Davao City
“Dugay na nga na-freeze ang estate sa akong amahan kay wala mi kahibalo asa magsugod. Gi-mapa ni Atty. Gascon ang matag lakang, gibayran ang estate tax, ug na-transfer ang mga titulo ngadto sa amo nga lima ka manununod. Sa unang higayon, nag-istoryahanay na pud ang pamilya imbis nga mag-away.”
Elena Mendoza
Estate settlement client · Davao City
“We got a BIR Letter of Authority and honestly akala nako mawala na among negosyo. Kay si Atty. lawyer ug CPA man, the assessment got answered sa language nga gigamit gyud sa examiner. Na-cut down ang deficiency to a fraction of the original.”
Roberto Santos
BIR audit defense client · Digos
“Selling our family land had a tax angle I didn't even know existed. Because Atty. Gascon is both a lawyer and a CPA, he caught it, computed the capital gains correctly, and structured the sale so we didn't overpay. Having one person handle both sides made a real difference.”
Rolando Espino
Property sale client · Tagum
“Gi-handle niya ang akong petisyon nga diskreto kaayo, bisan ang akong pinakasuod nga mga higala wala makahibalo hangtod ako mismo ang misulti. Prangka siya gikan sa unang panagkita kung unsa ka-dugay ni mahimo, ug wala gyud niya ako gihatagan og bakak nga paglaom.”
Cristina Flores
Family law client · Tagum
“The lot we inherited had a title still naa pa sa pangalan sa akong lola. Gi-buhat sa firm ang extrajudicial settlement, they paid the right taxes, ug gi-proseso ang papeles sa Registry of Deeds. We finally hold a clean title.”
Danilo Reyes
Property title transfer client · Panabo
“A supplier owed us a large balance and kept stalling. The firm sent the demand, secured the claim with an attachment so the assets couldn't quietly disappear, and we recovered most of it without a drawn-out trial. Practical from day one.”
Alfredo Bernardo
Collection case client · Davao City
“Naulaw ko mo-amin nga dili nako kaya bayran ang tanan sa makausa. Gihatagan ko nila og gamay nga paunang bayad ug pleksible nga iskedyul, walay paghukom. Murag firm gyud nga seryoso kung mo-ingon sila og barato nga presyo para sa ordinaryong tawo.”
Lourdes Rivera
Family law client · Davao City
“I came in to register one small company ug mibiya ko nga complete na ang books, BIR registration, ug SEC papers, parehas ra og office ang nag-ayo. Doing the legal side and the accounting side under one roof, dako gyud og time na-save namo.”
Eduardo Castillo
Business formation client · General Santos
“Our SEC filings were years behind and a co-owner dispute was brewing. They cleaned up the records first, then sorted the disagreement through the by-laws without dragging us to court. Calm and methodical.”
Daisy Galang
Corporate client · General Santos
“Dili gyud nako kaya og abogado sa akong kaugalingon. Gidawat nila ang akong kaso sa kontingensiya nga kasabotan ug gi-atiman nila kini sama ka-seryoso sa bisan kinsa nga nagbayad. Wala gyud ko mibati nga limos lang ang akong kaso.”
Marilou Salazar
Family law client · Bansalan
“Magulo kaayo ang bookkeeping sa among cooperative ug nahadlok mi sa penalties. They cleaned up two years of records, gi-ayo ang among payroll filings, and now we actually understand our own financial statements.”
Arturo Domingo
Accounting client · Mati
“Solid work on our incorporation and good advice on the tax side. My only note is that getting a first appointment took a couple of weeks because they're clearly busy. Once we started, though, the service was excellent.”
Gerardo Alcantara
Business formation client · General Santos
“Masakit ug komplikado kaayo ang pag-areglo sa estate sa akong namatay nga bana. Mapailubon kaayo ang firm sa matag pirma, ug gipasabot nila ang estate tax sa mga pulong nga akong masabtan.”
Remedios Castro
Estate settlement client · Cagayan de Oro
“The process took longer than I hoped. Daghan og balik-balik sa BIR, pero gi-update ko nila sa tibuok panahon ug patas man ang resulta. I'd still recommend them, just be ready for government timelines.”
Nestor Morales
Tax compliance client · Davao City
“They registered our brand with the IPOPHL and keep track of the renewal deadlines so we don't lose it. It took longer than I expected because of the office actions, but they explained each step and saw it through.”
Evelyn Sevilla
Trademark client · Davao City
“Ang custody mao ang pinakalisod nga akong naagian. Gipanalipdan niya ang akong mga anak gikan sa kasamok ug gipaningkamotan niya ang kasabotan nga mu-angay gyud para namo. Kalmado, andam, ug wala gyud nagdrama atubangan sa akong mga bata.”
Marivic Pascual
Custody client · Panabo
“Wala gyud siya misaad og result nga dili niya ma-control, which I respected. What he did was prepare me completely ug gi-assert ang tanan nakong rights. I walked into each hearing knowing exactly what would happen.”
Vicente Diaz
Criminal defense client · Tagum
“We had a small breach at our clinic and panicked. They walked us through the NPC notification window, fixed the consent forms we didn't even realize were non-compliant, and trained the staff. The follow-up letter from the Commission was routine because the paperwork was finally in order.”
Concepcion Romualdez
Data privacy client · Davao City
“Nagdali-dali ang among kooperatiba sa wala pa ang mga deadline sa CDA ug nagkagubot ang reserve fund. Kay abogado ug CPA man, na-areglo ang legal nga bahin ug ang bookkeeping nga dungan. Nahiuyon na mi sa balaod karon, ug ang mga miyembro mosalig na sa mga numero.”
Erlinda Ignacio
Cooperative client · Mati
“Our business was drowning in debt ug abi nako og pagsira na lang ang bugtong dalan. They reviewed the books honestly ug gipakita nga mahimo diay ang rehabilitation. The plan kept us running ug nakabayad sa mga creditor sa hinay-hinay.”
Wilson Magno
Corporate rehabilitation client · Cagayan de Oro
“I had overstayed and was terrified of being blacklisted. They told me plainly what the Bureau would require, regularized my status, and handled the paperwork. The government timeline was slow, but they kept me updated the whole way.”
Hiroshi Tanaka
Immigration client · Davao City
“Gipapahawa ko sa trabaho nga walay hustong pahibalo ug wala ko kahibalo nga mubo ra diay ang akong panahon para mu-aksyon. Paspas silang milihok sa proseso sa DOLE ug nakakuha ko og patas nga kasabotan. Salamat gyud nga wala ko naghulat.”
Norma Javier
Labor case client · Panabo
“After a contested local race, importante kaayo ang oras. Na-file nila ang protesta within the deadline ug gi-guide ko sa ballot revision realistically, wala nag-oversell sa chances. Steady hands bisan sa tinuod nga pressure.”
Allan Ventura
Election case client · Digos
“After we lost a family member we were angry and wanted to sue immediately. They read the records first and were honest about what could and could not be proven, then built the case carefully on the medical evidence. The candor mattered as much as the work.”
Salvador Hernandez
Medical malpractice client · Davao City
“Giingnan ko niya og prangka nga adunay huyang nga bahin ang akong kaso ug mas maayo nga makig-areglo kaysa mogasto og duha ka tuig sa korte aron mapildi lang. Mas gipabilhan nako ang kaprangka kaysa bisan unsang saad. Nag-areglo mi ug natipigan nako ang akong tinigom.”
Renato Navarro
Property dispute client · Digos
LAW · TAX · ACCOUNTING · HR
For foreign companies — many of them in the United States — that outsource to the Philippines, hire Filipino talent as contractors, or run a BPO here, one firm can hold the whole back office: your company structure, taxes, accounting and payroll, employment and contractor arrangements, data privacy, and contracts. The firm acts for you, the foreign principal, and coordinates it all on a single retainer, so you stay compliant on both sides without stitching together a dozen local vendors.
Led by a dual-licensed Attorney and CPA
Scope
Company setup and structuring
Choosing between a subsidiary, a branch, a representative office, or a pure contractor model; SEC registration; the foreign-equity rules (the Foreign Investments Act and the Anti-Dummy Law); and PEZA or BOI registration where your operation qualifies for incentives.
Hiring Filipino workers
The line between an independent contractor and an employee under Philippine law, and the labor-contracting rules that police it; employment and contractor agreements; and intellectual-property assignment and confidentiality, so your company owns the work it pays for.
Payroll, benefits, and accounting
BIR registration and bookkeeping, payroll, and the statutory contributions (SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG) and 13th-month pay that attach once a worker is an employee — kept filed and on time.
Tax and the cross-border question
Corporate income tax, VAT, and withholding; whether your setup creates a taxable presence — a permanent establishment — in the Philippines; and relief under the Philippines–United States tax treaty where it applies.
Data privacy for offshore teams
Data Privacy Act (RA 10173) compliance and a Data Protection Officer for teams that handle your customers' personal data, plus the data-sharing terms your own clients expect of you.
Labor and DOLE compliance
Security of tenure, end-of-engagement and redundancy done correctly, DOLE inspections, and representation if a labor dispute arises.
Immigration for your people
Work visas (the 9[g] pre-arranged employment visa) and Alien Employment Permits for owners, executives, and specialists who relocate to run the operation.
One retainer, one point of contact
A single team coordinating the legal, tax, accounting, and HR work, with scheduled compliance check-ins instead of a scramble at filing season.
NO LOCAL COMPANY YET?
Many companies start by engaging Filipino professionals directly, with no Philippine company at all. That can work well — but a few details decide whether it stays clean.
Contractor agreements that hold up: scope, pay, term, termination, and governing law, written for a genuine contractor relationship.
Worker classification: keeping the arrangement a true independent-contractor engagement rather than a disguised employment that later invites benefits and security-of-tenure claims.
Intellectual property and confidentiality: assignment of the work product to your company, and protection of your and your clients' information.
Paying correctly: the contractor's own Philippine tax registration, and whether your engagement creates any filing or presence obligation for you here.
Before you engage
Are your Filipino workers contractors or employees under Philippine law, and does your setup create a taxable presence here? Settling these early is the difference between a clean structure and back-taxes, misclassification claims, and disputes later. The firm starts there, then builds the registrations and paperwork around the answer.
Engagement
Consultation: the firm assesses the matter, checks for conflicts, and quotes a fee.
Engagement: a signed letter fixes the scope, the milestones, and the fee.
Set-up and compliance: the firm structures the engagement, registers what needs registering, papers the contracts and IP assignments, and puts the tax, payroll, and HR calendar in place.
Resolution and report: you receive the outcome, the papers, and a closing memo you can keep.
Reasonable prices, client first
Razonable Gascon is built for ordinary Filipinos: the highest quality of legal, tax, and accounting work at prices the masses can actually afford. Talk to the firm about a payment plan that works for you, cost should never be the reason a real problem goes unanswered.
Begin your case with a small initial payment and settle the balance on a schedule that fits your situation. No need to pay everything up front.
For qualified cases, the firm can work on a contingency basis, the professional fee is owed only if and when you actually recover.
Meritorious matters for clients who genuinely cannot pay are taken on at reduced or no fee. Access to good counsel should not depend on means.
Not sure what you can manage? Start with a free consultation and the firm will be candid about cost before you commit to anything.
Questions
Both are possible, and the right answer depends on how many people you engage, how much control you exercise over their work, and your plans to grow. The consultation walks through the trade-offs — cost, control, tax, and risk — and recommends the cleanest structure for your situation.
Philippine law looks at the substance of the relationship, not just the label on the contract. Treating someone who is really an employee as a contractor can lead to back-benefits and security-of-tenure claims. The firm reviews how you actually work with your people and helps you set it up so the classification holds.
It can, depending on the structure — the key concept is whether you have a permanent establishment here. This is exactly the kind of question to answer before you commit, using the Philippines–United States tax treaty where it applies.
That is the point of the retainer. RG Law, Tax and Accounting Firm is a multidisciplinary practice, so the team that structures the company also keeps the books, runs payroll compliance, and papers the employment side — one point of contact instead of several vendors who do not talk to each other.
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Tell the firm about your operation and the people you engage here, and it will map the cleanest compliant structure — and a single retainer to run it.
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