Can a person start a limited liability company?

Legal analysis: a person can apply for the establishment of a limited liability company, and a limited liability company established by one person is a one-person limited liability company. A one-person limited liability company refers to a limited liability company with only one natural person shareholder or one corporate shareholders. For a one-person limited liability company, if the shareholders cannot prove that the company's property is independent of their own property, they shall be jointly and severally liable for the company's debts. One-person limited liability company has two basic legal characteristics, one is the uniqueness of the number of shareholders, and the other is the limited liability of shareholders.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Company Law.

Article 57 The provisions of this section shall apply to the establishment and organization of a one-person limited liability company. Where there are no provisions in this section, the provisions in the first and second sections of this chapter shall apply. A one-person limited liability company as mentioned in this Law refers to a limited liability company with only one natural person shareholder or one corporate shareholders.

Article 58 A natural person can only invest in the establishment of a one-person limited liability company. A one-person limited liability company cannot invest in the establishment of a new one-person limited liability company.