The official seal has the greatest power and the widest range of use. The financial seal can be used for checks and invoices or when issuing receipts. Of course, the invoice seal is generally used on invoices issued, and sometimes it can also be used on receipts. superior. The business seal is used to cover some general business documents, the contract seal is used for joint signing, and the legal person seal is generally used in conjunction with the financial seal for checks. Other documents or statements that require the legal person's signature can also be used in place of the legal person's signature.

Legal Analysis

The legal person seal is the personal seal of a legal person, but it must be filed. It is only available to legal entities. It is also what everyone often calls the personal seal of a legal person. Its characteristics It is personal and is generally kept in the financial hands of the company. It has certain legal effect on the outside world and can sign contracts, produce power of attorney, etc. Because only legal persons are qualified for entrustment, the official seal is useless. The company's official seal generally refers to the company's circular seal with the full name of the company registered with the industrial and commercial department. It is also often referred to as the administrative official seal. It is characterized by collectiveness and is external. One of the credentials used to represent the company's actions. The legal person seal and the company's official seal are both related and different. Sometimes the two cannot be replaced. To put it simply: the official seal represents the behavior of the company, the legal person seal represents personal behavior related to the individual, and the financial seal is mainly used for financial settlement, issuance of receipts and invoices, except for those with special invoice seals, which must be left with the financial institution for bank seals. Special seals, etc., can assume all financial-related obligations and enjoy all financial-related rights on behalf of the company. They are generally managed by the company's specialized financial personnel, which can be financial supervisors or cashiers, etc. The accounting center strictly limits the scope of use of the special financial seal, and takes measures such as sharing the seal with the accounting supervisor and storing it in a safe to ensure the safety of the seal. The special seal for invoices refers to the purchase and issuance of invoices by enterprises, units and individual industrial and commercial households. A special invoice seal must be affixed. The full name of the contract seal is the special contract seal. It is a company seal specially used for contracts and agreements in a company, and represents the company. Some companies have both official seals and contract seals.

Legal Basis

"Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Registration and Management of Enterprise Legal Persons" Article 16 An entity that applies for business registration as an enterprise legal person shall be approved for registration by the registration authority. After receiving the "Enterprise Legal Person Business License", the enterprise is established. Based on the "Enterprise Legal Person Business License", an enterprise legal person can engrave an official seal, open a bank account, sign a contract, and conduct business activities. The registration authority may issue a copy of the "Enterprise Legal Person Business License" based on the needs of the enterprise legal person to carry out business.