{"id":22455,"date":"2020-08-30T18:18:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T15:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=22455"},"modified":"2020-08-30T06:16:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T03:16:37","slug":"financial-distress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/financial-distress\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Setbacks: Overlooked Causes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/washingtonstatewire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/recession-e1560281365250.png\" alt=\"Why the next recession may start July 1 - Washington State Wire\" width=\"684\" height=\"314\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Many entrepreneurial ventures face a range of challenges that can lead to their failure and collapse. These include technical issues related to <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">the nature of the industry in which the business operates, as well as administrative, social, market-related, and other factors. Many analysts and writers have discussed <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">the reasons these ventures struggle and proposed various solutions to overcome these challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">However, many people overlook one cause of these ventures\u2019 difficulties: even if it does not lead to failure, it can limit a business to a certain size and prevent it from growing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">That cause is the absence of a complete, well-maintained accounting system. An accounting system helps safeguard a business\u2019s resources. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and its assets and property.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">As is well known, accounting is the language of finance and business professionals. Its primary goal is to preserve wealth in society by<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> analyzing, recording, and classifying financial events, and preparing reports that show a business\u2019s financial position\u2014that is, the assets it owns<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> and the liabilities or debts it owes. Accounting also shows whether the business made a profit or incurred a loss at the end of each year. The continuous, periodic recording <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">of all the business\u2019s financial events\u2014collecting revenue, paying expenses, purchasing assets, settling liabilities, and other <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">financial transactions\u2014will continually give the entrepreneur a clear picture of the business\u2019s true financial position and its areas<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Its strengths and weaknesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">For example, a business owner may notice that expenses are increasing, raising production costs and forcing the business to <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">raise the prices of its products. As a result, it may lose a competitive advantage it had in the market. However, financial transactions must be recorded regularly <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">so that the business\u2019s expenses are tracked in its books. Analyzing these records may reveal, for example, that electricity expenses have risen. The entrepreneur can then take steps <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">to curb the increase in electricity consumption, thereby lowering electricity costs <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and, in turn, reducing total expenses and production costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The accounting system also provides information about all financial aspects. Sometimes we see a business generating high sales volumes and, as a result, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">high revenue, with its financial statements showing rising profits, yet ultimately the business runs into trouble. Examining and analyzing the financial statements <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">reveals a high proportion of credit sales and lax collection from customers, with no clear overall policy guiding <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">the entrepreneur\u2019s credit sales practices\u2014which can lead to significant financial losses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/euexperts.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Financial-Crisis.png\" alt=\"The perception of the economic crisis in EU Member States national  newspapers \u2013 euexperts-bruxelles\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">This makes clear why every organization needs an accounting system, regardless of its size. Its importance stems from accounting\u2019s primary area of work:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> financial transactions\u2014that is, recording money in its various forms, whether in kind or cash, as it enters or leaves the organization, and the money<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> As we know, it is the lifeblood of a business and keeps it running. To protect it, every related transaction must be recorded accurately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Some may argue that startups are small in their early stages and cannot afford to hire an accountant or build a complete accounting system. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">That could be costly, and that is true. We are not suggesting that a full accounting system\u2014whether electronic or manual\u2014be built. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Instead, a simple accounting program can be tailored to the size of the project and cover its core transactions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">A qualified accountant is not necessarily required either. Entrepreneurs can learn some accounting basics that will enable them to <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">use the system, which can be implemented electronically or on paper. Many companies, websites, and individuals design<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Accounting systems should be tailored to the size of the project. If a business is just getting started, its operations will be limited, so a <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">simple accounting program that entrepreneurs can use with ease may be all it needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">To understand the importance of accounting and having a robust accounting system, let\u2019s look at some global companies that went bankrupt <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and left the market. We\u2019ll find that most collapsed because weak accounting systems enabled manipulation and fraud, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">as well as embezzlement. 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