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Bankruptcies and compulsory liquidation

What exactly are bankruptcies and compulsory liquidations?

Konkurser and forced dissolution are two different legal processes that can lead to the termination of a business, but they differ in cause, course and consequence.

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Bankruptcies and compulsory liquidation are two different legal processes that can lead to the termination of a business, but they differ in cause, process and consequence.

1 A bankruptcy occurs when a company (or a person) cannot pay its debts and there is no prospect that.

2 Compulsory dissolution occurs when a company does not meet its statutory obligations. It is typically Business.

3 Bankruptcy is caused by an inability to pay and is typically initiated by a creditor or the debtor himself. Compulsory dissolution.

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Konkurser

A bankruptcy occurs when a company (or a person) cannot pay its debts and there is no prospect that the economy can be saved. Bankruptcy is initiated by a bankruptcy petition, which either the debtor himself or a creditor can submit to the bankruptcy court.

When bankruptcy is declared, the bankruptcy court appoints a kurator, which is responsible for liquidating the company. Curator's duties include, among other things:

To secure values and assets in the company.
To sell the assets and distribute the proceeds among the creditors.
To investigate whether there have been illegal dispositions.

Bankruptcy basically means that the company ends, but in some cases part of the activities can be sold on to new owners.

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forced dissolution

Compulsory dissolution occurs when a company does not meet its statutory obligations. It is typically the Danish Business Authority that requests the bankruptcy court to compulsorily dissolve a company. The most common causes are:

Failure to submit an annual report.
Failure to register a statutory management (board or executive board).
Other serious deficiencies in relation to company legislation.

In case of compulsory dissolution, one is appointed likvidator or curator of the bankruptcy court, who arranges for the company to be wound up. If the company is solvent (has enough assets to pay its debts), the owners can sometimes choose to dissolve the company by voluntary liquidation instead.

Differences and connections

Konkurs is due to inability to pay and is typically initiated by a creditor or the debtor himself.
forced dissolution is due to non-compliance with legal requirements and is initiated by the Danish Business Authority.
A compulsory dissolution can lead to bankruptcy if it turns out that the company is insolvent.

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Meaning for owners and creditors

For the owners, both processes can mean loss of deposits and possible liability if actions have been taken irresponsibly. For the creditors, this means that they must register their claims, after which they will receive a possible dividend from the company's assets.

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