1. Inquiries from the industrial and commercial departments. You can log in to the national enterprise credit information publicity system, or go to the local industrial and commercial department to inquire about the company's industrial and commercial registration information, business scope and shareholder information.
2. Inquiries from tax authorities. You can log on to the website of People's Republic of China (PRC) State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China, or go to the local tax department to inquire about the company's tax registration information and tax payment;
3. Bank inquiry. You can check the company's account opening information and loan situation through the bank credit information system or go to the bank;
4. The lawyer's inquiry. You can consult a professional lawyer to understand the legal qualification and operation of the company;
5. Media inquiries. You can know the credibility and reputation of the company through media reports, online evaluation and other channels.
Matters needing attention when inquiring whether the company is formal are as follows:
1, the source of the query information. It is necessary to choose authoritative and reliable channels to inquire about company information, such as the national enterprise credit information publicity system and State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China website, to avoid being used by criminals for fraud;
2. The comprehensiveness of the query information. It is necessary to inquire about the company's industrial and commercial registration information, business scope, shareholder information, tax registration information, account opening information, loan situation and other information to understand the whole picture of the company;
3. Pay attention to the timeliness of information. Pay attention to whether the inquired information is updated in time, such as whether the company is cancelled, whether the business license is revoked, etc., to avoid misjudgment caused by outdated information;
4, combined with a variety of ways to query. Inquiries should be made through various channels, such as industrial and commercial departments, tax departments, banks, lawyers, media and other channels, in order to obtain more comprehensive and true information;
5. Pay attention to protecting personal privacy. When inquiring about company information, you should pay attention to protecting personal privacy, and don't disclose personal information to avoid being used by criminals for fraud.
To sum up, if you want to inquire whether the company is formal, you should pay attention to the source, comprehensiveness and timeliness of the information, combine various ways to inquire, and pay attention to protecting personal privacy, so as to obtain more comprehensive and true information.
Legal basis:
Article 6 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Company Law
When a company registers to establish a company, it shall apply to the company registration authority for registration of establishment according to law. 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.