What are the ways to form a joint-stock company?

Legal analysis: 1. Initiation and establishment: also known as "simultaneous establishment" and "simple establishment", refers to the way that the promoters subscribe for all the shares of the company or the shares issued in the first phase to establish the company. 2. Establishment by public offering: Also known as "gradual establishment" or "compound establishment", it refers to the way that the promoters only subscribe for the shares of the company or part of the shares issued in the first phase, and the rest are raised to establish the company.

Legal basis: Article 6 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall apply to the company registration authority for registration of establishment. Those that meet the conditions for establishment as stipulated in this Law shall be registered as limited liability companies or joint stock limited companies respectively by the company registration authority; Those who do not meet the conditions for establishment as stipulated in this Law shall not be registered as a limited liability company or a joint stock limited company.

Where laws and administrative regulations stipulate that the establishment of a company must be approved, the approval procedures shall be handled according to law before the company is registered.

The public may apply to the company registration authority to inquire about the registered items of the company, and the company registration authority shall provide inquiry services.