# OPC Direct

> OPC Direct (opc.direct) is an English handbook for one-person companies: legal forms by country (sole proprietorship, single-member LLC, Pty Ltd, private limited company, India's One Person Company, China's one-person limited liability company), country comparisons, public programmes for solo founders including China's 2026 OPC policies explained in English, tax and admin, tools, and real cases sourced from the companies themselves. Every rule links its official source. General information, not legal, tax or financial advice.

## Sections
- [Legal forms](https://opc.direct/sections/legal-forms/)
- [Country comparisons](https://opc.direct/sections/countries/)
- [OPC policies](https://opc.direct/sections/policies/)
- [Tax & admin](https://opc.direct/sections/tax-admin/)
- [Tools](https://opc.direct/sections/tools/)
- [Cases](https://opc.direct/sections/cases/)

## Pages
- [All guides](https://opc.direct/guides/)
- [About](https://opc.direct/about/)
- [Disclosure](https://opc.direct/disclosure/)

## Guides
- [What China's city OPC policies offer one-person companies in 2026: start-up zones, service stations and guaranteed loans](https://opc.direct/guides/china-city-opc-policies-2026/)
- [Start-up guaranteed loans for China OPCs: amounts, terms and interest subsidies in the published rules](https://opc.direct/guides/china-start-up-guaranteed-loans-opc/)
- [Tianjin's 2026 OPC measures (津人社办发〔2026〕28号) explained in English](https://opc.direct/guides/tianjin-opc-measures-2026-explained/)
- [The minimum back office for a company of one: invoicing, bookkeeping, payments and storage](https://opc.direct/guides/minimum-back-office-company-of-one/)
- [Which jobs AI tools can take over in a one-person company, and which still need you](https://opc.direct/guides/ai-tools-one-person-company/)
- [Five one-person software businesses and how they run, from their own websites](https://opc.direct/guides/one-person-software-businesses-cases/)
- [Solo service businesses that stayed a company of one: what they sell and how they price](https://opc.direct/guides/solo-service-businesses-cases/)
- [Annual filings for a one-person company: what ASIC, Companies House and ACRA expect each year](https://opc.direct/guides/annual-filings-one-person-company/)
- [Where can a non-resident own a company alone? Australia, UK, US, Singapore and Hong Kong compared](https://opc.direct/guides/non-resident-company-ownership-compared/)
- [Local director rules for a company of one: which countries require a resident director](https://opc.direct/guides/resident-director-requirements-by-country/)
- [Paying yourself from a company of one: salary, dividends and drawings in Australia and the UK](https://opc.direct/guides/paying-yourself-company-of-one-au-uk/)
- [Business insurance for a one-person business in Australia: public liability and professional indemnity basics](https://opc.direct/guides/one-person-business-insurance-australia/)
- [What is a one-person company? The legal forms a company of one can take, country by country](https://opc.direct/guides/one-person-company-legal-forms-by-country/)
- [Sole trader or Pty Ltd in Australia: when a one-person business should incorporate](https://opc.direct/guides/sole-trader-vs-pty-ltd-australia/)
- [Single-member LLC explained: how the IRS taxes a one-owner LLC by default](https://opc.direct/guides/single-member-llc-tax-explained/)
- [UK sole trader vs limited company: what changes when you run a company of one](https://opc.direct/guides/uk-sole-trader-vs-limited-company/)
- [India's One Person Company (OPC): who can form one and the rules that apply](https://opc.direct/guides/india-one-person-company-opc-rules/)
- [China's one-person limited liability company vs individual business (个体工商户): the two routes explained in English](https://opc.direct/guides/china-one-person-llc-vs-individual-business/)
- [Singapore sole proprietorship or private company: options for a solo founder](https://opc.direct/guides/singapore-sole-proprietorship-vs-private-company/)
- [Hong Kong private limited company with one shareholder and one director: what the Companies Ordinance requires](https://opc.direct/guides/hong-kong-one-person-private-company/)