Risk Watch Essentials – December 2022.
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Young Accountants Making a Difference
Aiko Wang of Rodgers Reidy was featured in the December/January edition of the CAANZ Acuity Magazine which recognised 20 young chartered accountants in Australia reaching significant achievements and breaking down barriers in their chose careers. A link to the article is below:
20 chartered accountants to watch | Acuity (acuitymag.com)
Rodgers Reidy are leaders in gender equality and diversity and note that 30% of Rodgers Reidy’s Liquidators are female, compared to the industry average of 9%.
The tables and graphs below summarise the data essentials captured from our daily Risk Watch publication, which provides a synopsis of the insolvency market for December 2022.
Small Business Restructuring
During the month of December 2022, 32 companies appointed a Restructuring Practitioner in relation to the Debtor in Possession restructuring process for small businesses.
Rodgers Reidy is the leading appointee for appointments in relation to Small Business Restructuring. We have achieved excellent results for our clients, restructuring their businesses and saving the vast majority from a formal liquidation or administration. We urge directors to consider this an option and act early. Feel free to contact your local Rodgers Reidy office to discuss whether this option is right for your clients.
Winding Up applications filed with the Court in December 2022
Winding Up applications | Australia | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | ACT | SA | NT | TAS | ||||||||
TOTAL | (No.) | (No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) |
90 | 20 | 22 | 52 | 58 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
There were seven (7) winding up applications filed by the ATO in December 2022. This is only a fraction of the number of the winding up applications that the ATO routinely filed prior to the pandemic.
Formal Appointments in December 2022
Formal Appointments | Australia | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | ACT | SA | NT | TAS | ||||||||
TOTAL | (No.) | (No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) | (No.) | (%) |
110 | 324 | 44 | 166 | 23 | 142 | 19 | 50 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Court Liquidation | 110 | 42 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Creditors’/Members’ Voluntary Liquidation | 524 | 254 | 48 | 119 | 23 | 75 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 1 | <1 | 4 | <1 |
Voluntary Administration | 95 | 28 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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