The difference between legal person and shareholder

Legal analysis: the difference between shareholders and legal persons lies in:

1. The legal person is an organization established according to law, and the shareholders are the investors, who shall bear limited liability for the company's asset income with their capital contributions.

2. A legal person has its own name, organization, domicile and property, and shareholders are part of a legal person company.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code

Article 57 A legal person is an organization that has the capacity for civil rights and civil conduct, enjoys civil rights and undertakes civil obligations independently according to law.

Article 58 A legal person shall be established according to law.

A legal person shall have its own name, organization, domicile, property or funds. The specific conditions and procedures for the establishment of a legal person shall be in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations.

The establishment of a legal person shall be approved by the relevant authorities in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations.

Article 59 The legal person's capacity for civil rights and civil conduct arises when the legal person is established and disappears when the legal person is terminated.

Article 60 A legal person shall bear civil liability independently with all its property.

Company Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 3 A company is an enterprise legal person, which has independent legal person property and enjoys 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 4 Shareholders of a company shall enjoy the right to return on assets, participate in major decisions and choose managers according to law.