Peculiarities of accounting and control of current liabilities of the enterprise

Abstract

Introduction. The crisis state of the domestic economy and a number of other factors require domestic enterprises and other levels of management to take prompt and drastic measures aimed at increasing the level of management. One of the promising and proven directions for increasing the efficiency of the management level is the increase and qualitative growth of the accounting system and the internal control system. One of the most important and difficult areas of accounting and control work (determining the final results of the financial and economic activities of the enterprise and its financial condition) is the accounting and control of liabilities, primarily current ones, this is what determines the direction of this research. The purpose of the paper is to improve the accounting and control of current liabilities by developing measures to eliminate violations and prevent them in the future. The methodological basis was dialectics, philosophical methodological methods of cognition. Results. The paper examines approaches to clarifying the definition of “current liabilities”. The most significant problems of modern economic activity of the domestic economy are investigated: low contractual discipline, crisis of non-payments, global chronic violation of the terms and conditions of payment for liabilities, primarily for current liabilities. A number of measures were proposed to eliminate violations in accounting, control current liabilities and prevent them in the future; non-admission in the practice of economic activity, accounting and control of delays in the terms and conditions of payment for liabilities. The studies have shown the need to improve the level of planning and contractual discipline, financial planning, improving document flow, accounting and control work at the enterprise. Conclusion. The main conclusions of the study are: the need for further research on this issue; introduction of a payment schedule for liabilities; the need to develop a methodology for checking current liabilities by the internal control system, compliance with contractual discipline; scheduled regular inspections of facilities and processes related to accounting and control of current liabilities.