Does the company's indebted shareholders need to bear it?

Corporate debt shareholders generally do not need to bear. The company shall be liable for its debts with all its property, and the shareholders shall be liable for the company only to the extent of their subscribed capital contribution. However, if a shareholder fails to perform the obligation of capital contribution, he shall be liable for the company's debts within the scope of unpaid principal and interest, or if a shareholder of a one-person limited liability company cannot prove that the company's property is independent of the shareholder's own property, he shall be jointly and severally liable for the company's debts.

What are the ways for enterprises to collect debts?

1. Demand payment.

Telephone dunning personnel should meet the following conditions:

(1) One is professional knowledge, such as contracts, payment terms, rights and obligations of suppliers and customers.

(2) The second is to master the conversation skills such as steps, intonation and temperature.

2. Ask for payment by letter.

The advantages of letter dunning are: it is very formal to use letter dunning, and the most important thing is that letter is a very effective evidence of the interruption of the limitation of action.

3. Ask for payment by fax. The biggest advantage of fax is its high speed, which can let customers know your requirements in writing in the shortest time.

4. Ask for confirmation letter and written payment plan.

(1) written confirmation and payment plan are more formal and can leave a deep impression on customers.

(2) In addition, written confirmation and payment plan will play a vital role in recovering the arrears through legal or other severe means in the future.

5. Commercial punishment measures.

(1) Commercial penalties include: First, stop supplying. Stopping supply is not only a commercial punishment measure, but also a means to reduce credit risk.

(2) The second is to charge interest on overdue accounts. The interest on overdue accounts is generally stipulated in the sales contract, and the supplier has the right to collect it.

To sum up, shareholders who owe money to the company generally do not need to bear the responsibility. Specifically, shareholders have limited liability to the company and do not need to bear other responsibilities. It is specially stipulated in the law that a company has independent legal person property, and can be liable for the company's debts with all its property, and the shareholders are only liable to the extent of their capital contribution.

Legal basis:

Company Law of the People's Republic of China

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The company is an enterprise legal person, with independent legal person property and legal person property rights. The company is liable for its debts with all its property. Shareholders of a limited liability company shall be liable to the company to the extent of their subscribed capital contribution; Shareholders of a joint stock limited company shall be liable to the company to the extent of the shares subscribed by them.

Article 63

If the shareholders of a one-person limited liability company cannot prove that the company's property is independent of the shareholders' own property, they shall be jointly and severally liable for the company's debts.