What are the classifications of companies? Explain it in detail.

According to the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the main forms of companies are unlimited liability companies, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies and joint-stock companies, which are different from non-profit social organizations and institutions. Companies stipulated in China's current company law are divided into limited liability companies and joint stock limited companies.

Unlimited liability company: refers to a company in which all shareholders are jointly and severally liable for the debts of the company.

Limited liability company: refers to a company in which all shareholders of the company are liable for the debts of the company only to the extent of their capital contribution.

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Joint venture: refers to a company in which some shareholders bear unlimited joint and several liability for the company's debts, while other shareholders bear limited liability for the company's debts only to the extent of their capital contribution.

Joint stock limited company: refers to a company whose capital is divided into equal shares, and all shareholders are liable for the debts of the company only to the extent of their respective shares.

Joint-stock company: refers to a company whose capital is divided into equal shares. Some shareholders are jointly and severally liable for the company's debts, and some shareholders are only liable for the company's debts to the extent of their shares.

In addition to the classification stipulated in Article 2 of the Company Law, there are the following common classification methods: other classification.

1, divided according to different forms of shareholders' responsibility;

2. According to the company's credit standard;

3. Divide according to whether different shareholders and stocks can be transferred;

4. According to the nationality of the company;

5. According to the degree of control and dependence of one company on another;

6, according to the company's internal jurisdiction system and other six common classification methods.

In addition, the special phenomenon of companies in the world, the so-called offshore companies, mainly exist in offshore financial centers such as the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Bermuda, Mauritius, Nevada, Delaware and other offshore jurisdictions (mostly island countries). The so-called offshore company refers to a limited liability company or an international commercial company established in an offshore jurisdiction according to the laws and regulations of offshore companies.

(The above is from Baidu Encyclopedia. Although it is plagiarism, I still hope it can be adopted. )