What is an OPC?
A hybrid between partnership and company offering limited liability with operational flexibility.
Advantages
- Ideal for solo founders
- Single promoter structure
- Limited liability
- Structured compliance
- Suitable for individual entrepreneurs before scaling.
Promoters are called
- Shareholder (Member)
- Director
Structure Requirements
- Minimum Shareholders: 1
- Maximum Shareholders: 1
- Minimum Directors: 1
- Maximum Directors: 15
- Minimum Capital: No statutory minimum
- Maximum Capital: No limit
NRI / Foreign Participation
- NRI as Shareholder: Not permitted
- NRI as Director: Not permitted
- Foreign National Participation: Not permitted
- Foreign Funds: Not allowed
Meetings
- Board Meetings: Minimum 1 per half year
- Shareholder Meetings: Not mandatory (only one member)
Foreign Subsidiary Possibility
- Foreign company cannot set up OPC as subsidiary.
Dividend Repatriation
- Not applicable (as only resident shareholder allowed).
Remuneration
- Director can draw salary
Statutory Compliance
- Maintain books of accounts
- Annual financial statements
- MCA filings (AOC-4, MGT-7A)
- Income tax filing
- GST Filing
Audit
- Mandatory statutory audit every year.
Formation of One Person Company
Core Services
- Name Approval
- DSC for all Directors
- MOA & AOA Drafting
- DIN for Director
- Application Preparation
- Attestation by Professionals (CA/CS/CMA)
- PAN & TAN & Certificate of Incorporation (CIN)
Optional Services
- GST Registration
- Bank Account Opening Assistance
- Appointment of Nominee
- Initial Compliance Filing
- Training on Compliance
- Accounting
- Company Secretarial Services
- GST Filing
- Monthly Compliances
- Annual Income Tax Filing
- Annual MCA Filing
- Audit Facilitation
- Virtual CFO Services
- Office Space/Co-Working Facility
