Basic Proprietorship

Proprietorship (also called sole trade organisation) is the oldest form of business ownership in India. In a proprietorship, the enterprise is owned and controlled by one person. He is master of his show. He sows, reaps, and harvests the output of this effort. He manages the business on his own. If necessary, he may take the help of his family members, relatives and employ some employees.

Advantages

Let's look at some of the advantages of having a Basic Proprietorship.

Simple Form of Organisation

Proprietorship is the simplest form of organisation. The entrepreneur can start his/her enterprise after obtaining license and permits. There is no need to go through the legal formalities. For starting a small enterprise, no formal registration is statutorily needed.

Owner’s Freedom to Take Decisions

The owner, i.e. the proprietor is free to make all decisions and reap all the fruits of his labour. There is no other person who can interfere or weigh him down.

High Secrecy

Secrecy is another major advantage offered by proprietorship. This is because the whole business is handled by the proprietor himself and, as such, the business secrets are known to him only. Added to it, the proprietor is not bound to reveal or publish his accounts. In present day business atmosphere, the less a competitor knows about one’s business, better off one is. What the competitors can make is guesstimates only.

Tax Advantage

As compared to other forms of ownership, the proprietorship form of ownership enjoys certain tax advantages. For example, a proprietor’s income is taxed only once while corporate income is, at occasions taxed twice, say, double taxation.

Easy Dissolution

In proprietorship business, the entrepreneur is all in all. As there are no co-owners or partners, therefore, there is no scope for the difference of opinion in the case the proprietor/entrepreneur-wants to dissolve the business. It is due to the easy formation and dissolution, proprietorship is often used to test the business ideas.