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Most solo founders in India start as proprietorships. It's the path of least resistance - no registration required in many cases, no compliance overhead, just open a bank account and start working. Then a corporate client asks for a company invoice. Or they want to be listed as a vendor in the client's ERP system which only accepts companies. Or they try to get a business loan and the bank says a proprietorship doesn't qualify for the product they need. Or they want liability protection because the contracts they're signing are getting bigger. That's the moment most solo founders discover the One Person Company. OPC registration gives a single founder the legal structure of a private limited company - separate legal identity, limited liability, a proper corporate record - without needing a co-founder. One director. One shareholder. One nominee. A real company with one person running it. It's not the right structure for every solo business. But for founders who need corporate credibility, limited liability, or access to credit and contracts that require a company - it's the most direct path. Legzo handles One Person Company registration online across India. Here is the complete picture before you decide. What is One Person Company Registration? A One Person Company is a company incorporated under Section 2(62) of the Companies Act, 2013. It allows a single individual to form and operate a company - something that wasn't possible under the old Companies Act, which required a minimum of two shareholders. OPC registration is the process of incorporating this structure through the MCA21 portal - getting a Certificate of Incorporation, a CIN, a PAN, and a TAN in the company's name. After that, the OPC is its own legal entity. It can own property. Sign contracts. Open bank accounts. Sue and be sued. The person who incorporates it is the sole shareholder and director. But the company exists separately from them. That separation is the entire point. As a proprietor, if your business owes money, that debt is yours personally. Your savings account, your car, your house - all exposed. As an OPC, the company's debts are the company's. Your personal assets stay out of it. Who Can Register an OPC? Not everyone qualifies. The eligibility rules under the Companies Act are specific. Only natural persons A company cannot be the member of an OPC. Only a human being - an Indian citizen and Indian resident. Indian citizen and Indian resident The person must be an Indian citizen and must have stayed in India for at least 120 days in the immediately preceding financial year. The 120-day rule replaced the earlier 182-day requirement - a change made in 2021 to accommodate NRI founders who spend time outside India. One OPC at a time A person can be a member of only one OPC and a nominee in only one OPC at the same time. If you want to incorporate a second OPC, you have to first exit from the first one. Nominee is mandatory Before incorporating an OPC, the proposed member must nominate another natural person (an Indian citizen and resident) who would take over the OPC if the original member dies or becomes incapacitated. The nominee's written consent is required before incorporation. No minor can be a member or nominee. Who Should Not Use OPC If you're planning to raise equity investment - from angels, VCs, or any external investors who want shares in exchange for money - OPC is not the right structure. OPCs cannot issue shares to external investors. The single-shareholder structure is a hard constraint. If you expect the business to grow rapidly and want the flexibility to bring in co-founders or employees as equity holders - convert to a private limited company early rather than later. The conversion is possible but adds time and cost. For businesses planning to go public eventually - OPCs cannot be listed. They must convert to a private or public limited company first. OPC Registration Fees: Government Costs by State The government cost of incorporating a One Person Company (OPC) is not the same across India. While certain charges such as Digital Signature Certificates (DSCs), PAN/TAN fees, and name reservation fees remain largely uniform, the filing fee and stamp duty component varies depending on the State or Union Territory in which the OPC is registered. For a standard OPC with authorised share capital of up to ₹1 lakh and one director, the incorporation cost generally includes: One Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) Name reservation fee State-specific filing and stamp duty charges PAN and TAN allotment fees The table below provides an indicative breakdown of government costs: State / UT 2 DSC price (Inclusive of taxes) INC 20A(Auth capital up to ₹1 Lakh) State filing fee (Auth capital up to ₹1 Lakh) PAN/TAN Final Amount Andaman & Nicobar Islands 5000 300 20 143 5463 Andhra Pradesh 5000 300 1,520 143 6963 Arunachal Pradesh 5000 300 710 143 6153 Assam 5000 300 525 143 5968 Bihar 5000 300 20 143 5463 Chandigarh 5000 300 3 143 5446 Chhattisgarh 5000 300 10 143 5453 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 5000 300 1 143 5444 Daman & Diu 5000 300 20 143 5463 Delhi 5000 300 10 143 5453 Goa 5000 300 50 143 5493 Gujarat 5000 300 20 143 5463 Haryana 5000 300 15 143 5458 Himachal Pradesh 5000 300 3 143 5446 Jammu & Kashmir 5000 300 10 143 5453 Jharkhand 5000 300 5 143 5448 Karnataka 5000 300 20 143 5463 Kerala 5000 300 3,025 143 8468 Lakshadweep 5000 300 1,525 143 6968 Madhya Pradesh 5000 300 7,550 143 12993 Maharashtra 5000 300 100 143 5543 Manipur 5000 300 260 143 5703 Meghalaya 5000 300 410 143 5853 Mizoram 5000 300 260 143 5703 Nagaland 5000 300 260 143 5703 Odisha 5000 300 610 143 6053 Puducherry 5000 300 10 143 5453 Punjab 5000 300 25 143 5468 Rajasthan 5000 300 10 143 5453 Tamil Nadu 5000 300 20 143 5463 Telangana 5000 300 1,520 143 6963 Tripura 5000 300 260 143 5703 Uttar Pradesh 5000 300 1,010 143 6453 Uttarakhand 5000 300 1,010 143 6453 West Bengal 5000 300 10 143 5453 Important: The figures above are indicative for a