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The Finance Book, 2nd Edition
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The Finance Book, 2nd Edition

by Stuart Warner, Si Hussain
April 2022
Beginner
535 pages
11h 35m
English
Pearson Education
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25 Insolvency and going concern risk

‘Prudence is a rich ugly old maid, and her beau is Insolvency.’

William Blake poet, painter, printmaker

In a nutshell

Insolvency is a legal term used to describe the situation where a company is unable to repay the debts that it owes. This can lead to insolvency proceedings, in which legal action is taken against the entity, and assets are liquidated to pay off outstanding debts.

Going concern is an accounting concept used to describe a state of operational continuity for a business. The going concern presumption, applied when preparing financial statements, is that a company can continue to operate into the foreseeable future with no intention or need to stop trading.

Going concern and insolvency are ...

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