Seeking professional legal guidance: The company I work for has engaged in illegal fund-raising on a certain scale, which is to collect deposits from the public and pay interest.

It is impossible to judge from your simple description whether your company's financing behavior complies with the criminal law provisions of the crime of illegally absorbing public deposits. Because the object of this crime is the national financial order, it mainly involves absorbing funds from the public without the approval of the People's Bank of China, issuing vouchers and promising to repay principal and interest within a certain period, or absorbing public deposits in disguised form, without the approval of the People's Bank of China. It is approved not to absorb deposits from the public in the name of absorbing funds from the public, but it promises to perform the same obligations as absorbing deposits from the public.

If it is just borrowing funds from multiple people for production activities, it will not be considered as the crime of illegally absorbing public deposits. The subject of this crime can be a natural person or an entity.

As for whether you still need to bear corresponding legal responsibility, this involves the issue of *** and this crime. Because the company's external financing is conducted in the name of the company, what you have to do is to do your essential work and not violate the accounting practice rules. Assuming that your company has committed this crime, then you have to look at whether you have any interests in the behavior of shareholders, directors, and senior managers in the process of your company illegally absorbing public deposits, and whether you have played a helpful role. Wait, does it meet the constituent elements of the same crime? If so, then you will have to bear responsibility for your actions. It is recommended that you meet with a lawyer for consultation. You will not receive comprehensive legal assistance for the questions you ask.