{"id":476,"date":"2022-03-03T08:33:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T08:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbnc.in\/blog\/?p=476"},"modified":"2022-03-03T08:33:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T08:33:15","slug":"difference-between-pvt-ltd-vs-llp-vs-sole-proprietorship-vs-public-ltd-vs-opc-vs-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbnc.us\/blog\/setting-up\/difference-between-pvt-ltd-vs-llp-vs-sole-proprietorship-vs-public-ltd-vs-opc-vs-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Between Pvt Ltd vs LLP vs Sole Proprietorship vs Public ltd vs OPC vs Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-476\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-476-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-476-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-476-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>If you are planning to start a business or even are just beginning, the legal structure for your business would act as a great essential part regarding operation.<\/p>\n<p>Every single business owner in India must select the best suitable entity type for their business, hence they must know their options and possess a legal structure for their business.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing the proper legal structure is usually aligned to the particular goals of the business and the regional and key laws and regulations where it wants to establish its business.<\/p>\n<p>Well-defined goals allow the entrepreneur to choose the best legal structure for his\/her business.<\/p>\n<p>For example, specific companies wish to get the advantages of becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbnc.in\/services\/Start-Up-India-Registration.php\">startup<\/a> within India. For this particular purpose, there is a requirement to register the entity as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbnc.in\/services\/private-limited-company.php\">Private Limited Company<\/a> or even a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbnc.in\/services\/limited-liability-partnership.php\">Limited Liability Partnership<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following would be the most common types associated with business structures in India.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Most Common Business Structures in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Sole Proprietorship<\/li>\n<li>Partnership<\/li>\n<li>Limited Liability Partnership<\/li>\n<li>Private Limited Company<\/li>\n<li>Public Limited Company<\/li>\n<li>One-Person Company<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Differences Are as Follows:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>1. Meaning:<\/h3>\n<p>This point speaks about the meaning of each entity type, how the one entities meaning is different from another<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-20\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-20\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Type of Entity<\/th><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sole Proprietorship<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">A sole proprietorship is a business owned and operated by a single person with no legal difference between the owner and the business entity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">A partnership is a legally binding agreement between two or more parties to jointly manage and operate a business and share profits.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Limited Liability Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">A limited liability partnership (LLP) is a business structure in which some or all of the members have limited liability.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Private Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">The term \"private limited company\" refers to a firm that is not publicly traded and whose shares are held privately by its members.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Public Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">A public limited Companies one that is listed on a well-known stock exchange and whose shares are freely exchanged by the general public.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">One-Person Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">A one-person corporation (OPC) is a company founded by one person.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-20 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2. Minimum Number of Members:<\/h3>\n<p>This heading speaks about the minimum number of members are required to start a business entity, if someone does not meet this requirement they will not be able to form the entity.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-21\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-21\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Type of Entity<\/th><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sole Proprietorship<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Only one person can be a member.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">To form a partnership, you'll need at least two people or entities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Limited Liability Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">To form an LLP, you'll need at least two people or entities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Private Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Minimum 2 members<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Public Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Minimum 7 members are required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">One-Person Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Only 1 person is required to start the entity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-21 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Transferability\/Perpetual Succession:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Transferability or perpetual succession means in case of death of the owner or if the owner wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbnc.in\/services\/Share-Transfer.php\">transfer his shares<\/a> to another person will he\/she be able to transfer it to another person.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-22\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-22\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Type of Entity<\/th><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sole Proprietorship<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Non-Transferable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Non-Transferable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Limited Liability Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Transferable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Private Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Transferable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Public Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Transferable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">One-Person Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Transferable to only its nominee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-22 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>4. Maximum Number of Members\/Shareholders:<\/h3>\n<p>This point speaks about the maximum number of members or shareholders an entity can have.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-23\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-23\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Type of Entity<\/th><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sole Proprietorship<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Can have max 1 member.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Only 20 people are allowed to participate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Limited Liability Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">The number of partners in an LLP is limitless.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Private Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">There can only be 200 members in a Private Limited Company.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Public Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Unlimited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">One-Person Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Only one person can be a member of the OPC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-23 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>5. Minimum Number of Directors\/Partners:<\/h3>\n<p>Directors\/partners are the decision-makers of the company, and there is a limit on the maximum number of directors a company can have.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-24\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-24\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Type of Entity<\/th><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sole Proprietorship<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Owner is the director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Minimum 2 people are required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Limited Liability Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Minimum 2 Partners are required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Private Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Minimum 2 Directors are required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Public Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Minimum 3 Directors are required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">One-Person Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Minimum 1 Director is required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-24 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>6. Liability:<\/h3>\n<p>A liability is something a person or company owes, usually a sum of money. Limited liability means the owners are liable for only their portion of shares.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-25\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-25\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Type of Entity<\/th><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sole Proprietorship<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Unlimited liability<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Unlimited liability<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Limited Liability Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Limited liability<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Private Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Limited liability<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Public Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Limited liability<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">One-Person Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Limited liability<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-25 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>7. Taxation:<\/h3>\n<p>Taxation talks about the % of tax levied on the profit of an entity, each entity is taxed differently.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-26\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-26\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Type of Entity<\/th><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sole Proprietorship<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Taxed as specific, based on typically the total income involving the Proprietor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Partnership gains are taxed on 30% plus overcharge and cess like applicable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Limited Liability Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Limited Liability Partnerships are taxed at 30% and also surcharge and cess as applicable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Private Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Private Limited Company gains are taxed on 25 % plus overcharge and cess like applicable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Public Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">It is eligible for tax under Income tax Act, 1961. tax rate of 25% on the complete income<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">One-Person Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">One person Company profits happen to be taxed at 25% plus surcharge together with cess as pertinent.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-26 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>8. Transfer of Shares:<\/h3>\n<p>Transfer of shares refers to the intentional transfer of shares from one person\/entity to another person\/entity.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-27\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-27\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Type of Entity<\/th><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sole Proprietorship<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Transfer of share not possible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Not freely transferable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Limited Liability Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Freely transferable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Private Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Freely transferable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Public Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Freely transferable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">One-Person Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Transfer of share not possible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-27 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>9. Legal Status of Entity:<\/h3>\n<p>A Legal Entity is a separate body corporate, that has legal rights and obligations related to agreements, contracts, payments, penalties, etc.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-28\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-28\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Type of Entity<\/th><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sole Proprietorship<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Proprietorship is not recognised as a different legal entity and the proprietor is personally liable for the liabilities of the Proprietorship.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Partnership is not recognised as a separate legal entity and the partners are personally responsible for the liabilities of the relationship.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Limited Liability Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">LLP is a separate legal entity registered under the LLP act, 2008. The partners of any LLP are not personally responsible for the financial obligations of the LLP.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Private Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Private Limited company is an independent legal entity signed up under the Companies Act, 2013.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Public Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">A Public limited company is a separate legal entity under the companies Act 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">One-Person Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">One Person company is a different legal entity registered under the Companies act, 2013. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-28 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>10. Foreign Ownership:<\/h3>\n<p>This point speaks about if a foreigner can own a type of entity in India, this is applicable for Non-Resident Indians (NRI) as well.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-29\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-29\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Type of Entity<\/th><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sole Proprietorship<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Foreign ownership is not possible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Foreign ownership is not possible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Limited Liability Partnership<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Foreigners are permitted to invest within a LLP just with prior authorization of Reserve Bank of India plus Foreign Investment Advertising Board (FIPB) authorization.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Private Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Foreigners can invest in a Private Limited Company through the Automatic approval route in many industries.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Public Limited Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Foreigners can invest in a Public Limited Company through the Automatic approval route in many industries.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">One-Person Companies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Foreign ownership is not possible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-29 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>CONCLUSION:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This article provides a brief overview of different legal structures. However, regardless of which business entity you think best suits you, a qualified professional is most suitable to address such questions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, it is advised to find a suitable firm with expertise in start-up and incorporation services to ensure the proper legal structure is followed for your business. If you need any help feel free to reach out to us at <a href=\"mailto:info@bbnc.in\">info@bbnc.in<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are planning to start a business or even are just beginning, the legal structure for your business would act as a great essential part regarding operation. 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