Software Business Operator Report and General Status Management Certificate — 7-Day Processing, 50,000 won New Application Fee

Procedure

1. 1. Check the business field and who should apply

   The application lists 4 business fields: computer-related services, package software development and supply, digital content development services, and database production and search services, and you may select several fields that you actually operate or plan to operate. The form's instructions show the industry codes used when bidding on Public Procurement Service projects (1468, 1426, 1469 and 1470) for each field. Choose fields that match both the industry required by the bid notice and the work the company actually does.

2. 2. Prepare the closing financial and staffing figures

   The financial status section uses the figures from the most recent closed fiscal year, entering assets, liabilities, capital, sales, operating profit, net profit and R&D expenses in millions of won, with software sales stated separately. The number of regular employees is based on the previous year's closing, and the number of software engineers who fall under Article 2, Subparagraph 10 of the Software Promotion Act and Article 2 of its Enforcement Decree is entered as well. If all sales come from software business, mark full-time software business; otherwise mark combined business.

3. 3. Complete and submit the general status management application

   On Form No. 25, the software business operator general status management application, enter the large or small and medium enterprise classification, whether the company belongs to a business group subject to cross-shareholding restrictions, and, if there was a business transfer or merger, the transferor company's details. If you consent to shared use of administrative information, the management institution checks the corporate register, business registration certificate, closing financial statement certificate and SME confirmation itself, and a mid-sized enterprise attaches its mid-sized enterprise confirmation. Applications can also be filed through the Software Industry Information Comprehensive Management System.

4. 4. Receive the general status management certificate

   Once the management institution verifies the application, it issues the software business operator general status management certificate under Form No. 27. The certificate shows the company name, representative, location, sales, number of regular employees and software engineers, business fields and the lower limit amount for participation in public software project bids, based on the closing year. The certificate takes effect on the date of issue, and when a changed certificate is issued the earlier certificate loses effect.

5. 5. Register project performance and file change applications after closing

   To have software project performance with public or private clients managed, submit Form No. 26, the project performance management application, with the contract and documents confirming the performance, classified as new, change or completed, and obtain the project performance certificate under Form No. 28 when needed. If any registered information changes, file a change application, with financial status based on the latest closing. If you do not file a change application reflecting the latest closing, the lower limit amount for participation in public software project bids on the certificate is shown as unverifiable.

Required documents

• Software business operator general status management application (Enforcement Rule of the Software Promotion Act, Form No. 25)
• Mid-sized enterprise confirmation (mid-sized enterprises only)
• Other documents that objectively prove performance or changes in performance
• Corporate register certificate, business registration certificate, latest closing financial statement certificate and SME confirmation (attach directly if you do not consent to shared use of administrative information)
• For sole proprietors, the VAT tax base certificate (attach directly if you do not consent to shared use)
• Software project performance management application (Enforcement Rule of the Software Promotion Act, Form No. 26) with the contract and performance confirmation documents (when registering performance)
• Letter of authorization (if submitted by an agent)

Fees

Industry range of several hundred thousand won · We quote after consultation depending on whether it is a new application or a change after closing, the business fields selected and the number of performance records to register. Government fees are separate (general status 50,000 won for new and 30,000 won for change, project performance certificate 22,500 won).

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Legal basis and review date

• Software Promotion Act, Article 58
• Software Promotion Act, Article 48
• Enforcement Decree of the Software Promotion Act, Article 66
• Enforcement Rule of the Software Promotion Act, Article 17
• Enforcement Rule of the Software Promotion Act, Annex 8
• Enforcement Rule of the Software Promotion Act, Form No. 25
• Enforcement Rule of the Software Promotion Act, Form No. 26
• Enforcement Rule of the Software Promotion Act, Form No. 27
• Enforcement Rule of the Software Promotion Act, Form No. 28
• Guideline on Management of Software Engineer Careers and Software Business Operator Performance (Ministry of Science and ICT Notice), Article 2 and Articles 15 to 21

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-08

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• The application is submitted with a pledge that its contents are true, the management institution may take necessary action if falsehood is discovered even after issuance, and a certificate or performance certificate obtained through false statements loses effect.
• A change application reflecting the closing and the issuance of the certificate take 7 days of processing plus any time for supplements, so apply ahead of the schedule of the bid notice you plan to enter.

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