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With the deepening of the reform of economic system in China, the number of economic organizations, as the main part of the market economy, is continually increasing. This has played a proactive role for the active market and prosperous economy in China. However, in the meantime, crimes committed in corporate names have increased in large amounts, which have seriously deranged our socialist economic order. With the purpose of more effectively preventing and cracking down on increasing complicating corporate crimes. It is of significant importance to study it thoroughly in theory. This article is mainly concerned about the subjects of crime, the subjective elements of crime, the differences between corporate crimes and crimes committed by a natural person, as well as the system of punishment for corporate crimes. The essential points which this article demonstrates are that the subject of corporate crimes could only be the corporate itself other than the natural persons as its components; the subjective criminal forms of corporate crimes are the ones on purpose as well as the negligent ones. Also discussed herein is whether the affiliates of units, the internal branches and sections, organizations under construction, private enterprises and proprietorships, contract personnel and partnerships could be regarded as the subjects of crime as well as the applicable law of corporate crimes. In regard to the perfection of the legislation on corporate crimes, this article herein puts forward proposals on the systems such as adding punishment against qualifications, quantifying pecuniary penalties, as well as on the systems of repeated offense, voluntary surrender and meritorious service for corporate crimes.