A Sole Proprietorship is a form of business entity that is owned and managed by one person. In sole proprietorship, business and person are not considered as different entity. It is one of the most common form of business in India. Since Sole proprietorship is not governed by any specific law in India hence it has very less compliances requirements and easy to open.
Sole proprietorship does not provide many benefits such as corporate status, separate legal entity, forever existence etc to its promoters which are the fundamental requirements of any business. Hence this type of business form is generally used by unorganized sector in India.
Although Sole proprietorship does not require any registration but to get business recognition, It is advised to obtain the following registrations:
- GST Registration
- SME Registration
- Shop and Establishment License
Why Proprietorship?
- Less Compliances and formalities
- Easy to Start/ Establish
- Benefit of Individual Income Tax Slab
- No Audit Requirement
- Cheaper in compare to other business forms