Setting up Philippines-specific Features and Preferences

As a NetSuite user, your account should already be configured to suit your country and business-specific needs. You can also check that Philippines-specific features are enabled and working with a NetSuite role that has the right permissions. If you don't have the right permissions, you need to contact your account administrator.

Enabled Features

1. In NetSuite, go to Setup > Company > Setup Tasks > Enable Features.

2. On the Company subtab, under the International section, ensure the Multi-language box (if you're using multiple languages) and Multiple Currencies box (if you're using multiple currencies) are checked.

3. On the SuiteCloud subtab, ensure all boxes under SuiteBuilder, SuiteScript, and SuiteGL are checked.

SuiteCloud and SuiteApps

1. In SuiteCloud, make sure that the following SuiteCloud features are enabled:

   • SuiteBuilder

   • SuiteScript

   • Custom Plug-ins

2. For companies using NetSuite across multiple subsidiaries and countries, see OneWorld Overview.

3. Install or confirm the installation of the following SuiteApps (if applicable):

   • Payment Gateway – Provides integration with AsiaPay and AsiaPay External Checkout credit card payment gateways for the Philippines.

   • International Tax Reports – Provides the pre-configured VAT tax codes and rates as well as VAT reports.

   • Withholding Tax – Provides pre-configured withholding tax codes and rates as well as withholding tax reports.

   • Tax Audit Files – Provides Philippines RR 9–2009 books of accounts in CSV format.

   • Supplementary Tax Calculation – Enables application of nondeductible input tax on transactions.

   See SuiteApps to learn more about NetSuite SuiteApps and installation.

NetSuite Company Settings

NetSuite can also be localized based on the specific country requirements and preferences. For the Philippines, you're setting up the following:

1. Go to Setup > Company > Setup Tasks > Company Information and do the following:

   1. Set Currency Locale for the Philippines, with Philippine Peso (PHP) as Currency Symbol.

   2. In the VAT Registration No. field, specify the Tax Identification Number.

2. Go to Setup > Company > Preferences > General Preferences.

   1. Specify the Date and Long Date Format, typically MM/DD/YYYY and Month DD, YYYY.

   2. Specify the time format, typically hh:mm AM/PM.

   3. Specify the number format: 1,000,000.00

      For more information about localizing general account preferences in NetSuite, see Set Company Preferences.

User Preferences

In NetSuite, users can define their personal preferences, which you can learn more about in Setting Personal Preferences. To set personal preferences suited for using NetSuite in the Philippines, go to the Home page, point to the Home icon and click Set Preferences. On the General subtab, go to the Localization section where you can set the following locale-specific preferences:

• In the Time Zone field, select (GMT+08:00) Manila.

• Go to the Formatting section and in the Date Format field, select DD/MM/YYYY. In the Long Date Format field, select D Month YYYY.

For more information, see General Personal Preferences.

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