What if the shareholders of a limited company ask to see the company's accounts?

According to the second paragraph of Article 33 of the Company Law, shareholders shall submit a written request to the company to explain the purpose when consulting the company's accounting books. Shareholders have the right to consult and copy the Articles of Association, minutes of shareholders' meeting, resolutions of the board of directors, resolutions of the board of directors and financial and accounting reports. Shareholders may request to consult the company's accounting books.

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Article 33 Shareholders of the Company Law have the right to consult and copy the articles of association, minutes of shareholders' meetings, resolutions of board meetings, resolutions of board meetings and financial and accounting reports. Shareholders may request to consult the company's accounting books. Where a shareholder requests to consult the company's accounting books, he shall submit a written request to the company, explaining the purpose. If the company has reasonable reasons to believe that the shareholders' access to the accounting books has improper purposes, which may harm the legitimate interests of the company, it may refuse to provide access, and shall give a written reply to the shareholders within 15 days from the date of the shareholders' written request, explaining the reasons. If the company refuses to provide inspection, the shareholders may request the people's court to require the company to provide inspection.