Sprawozdanie finansowe jako źródło informacji dla interesariuszy zewnętrznych przedsiębiorstwa w procesie upadłości
Financial statement as a source of information for corporate external stakeholders during insolvency proceedings

Summary/Abstract: Insolvency proceedings court records contain financial statements, but access to the records is limited by the Bankruptcy Law. The purpose of this article was to examine whether, in the opinion of insolvency specialists, it is advisable to provide access to the financial statements and whether it is possible to use the information contained therein by the creditors. As a result of the survey conducted, it was found that, in the opinion of insolvency professionals, access to the financial statements included in court files of bankruptcy proceedings and those in the court register, is significant. At the same time, however, only 18% of the respondents indicated that they often or very often meet in their professional life creditors with knowledge sufficient to utilize the information from financial statements. On the other hand, the vast majority of respondents (72%) stated that in their professional practice they had at least frequent contact with judges-commissioners and judges ruling on cases who had sufficient knowledge that enabled them to use information derived from the financial statements of the ongoing proceedings. The insolvency experts’ opinion that access to financial statements in court files and through an online bankruptcy registry is important fits the concept that insolvency plays a role in reducing information asymmetry between stakeholders and other parties involved in a particular court case

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