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Advantages And Disadvantages Of A Company

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Company has many advantages and disadvantages. One of the greatest advantages is limited liability whereby the shareholders only risk whatever amount they invested to the business and does not risk their personal possession in case if the business fails. Unlike sole proprietor and partnership are each liable for all the debts of the business (unlimited liability). For example, if the asset of the sole proprietor and partnership cannot settle the debt, the creditor can go after their personal asset (i.e house, bank account etc). On the other hand, the shareholder, investor or partner are not liable if the company runs out of funds. Besides that, Company is easy to expand as they can issue shares and debentures to generate funds as capital. …show more content…

It is because it communicates so much of the information that owner, manager and investor need to evaluate company’s financial performance. These people are called stakeholders. The information obtained then used in making better business decisions such as whether to lend or not to the firm. The creditor will also need to know about the financial status of the firm to ensure their funds sufficient to repay its debts. For example, in 2016 AXA Affin General Insurance show a positive growth of their profit before tax from RM114.9 millions to RM181.2 millions higher compared to 2015’s performance. The result shows the effectiveness of their strategies and action plans in place in 2015.

1.4.2ACCOUNTING CREATING ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTROL

Board members are to ensure that the company they manage is accountable. This includes adherence to the mission of the company, compliance with laws, financial responsibility and annual tax reporting requirements. Internal control must be executed in order to ensure accountability in these areas.
Internal control is processes and standard procedures implemented by the company as guidelines in order to the safeguarding of its assets. For example every big transaction must be approved by the board of director before proceeding.

1.4.3ACCOUNTING IN INFORMATION

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