{"id":21338,"date":"2018-03-01T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T06:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edenred.es\/?p=8844"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:52:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:52:37","slug":"los-errores-mas-comunes-en-la-contabilidad-empresarial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edenred.es\/en\/blog\/los-errores-mas-comunes-en-la-contabilidad-empresarial\/","title":{"rendered":"Business accounting: what are the most common mistakes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some <\/span>errors of<\/b> business accounting<\/b> are minor and unimportant and, when detected, are easy to correct. But there are others which are more serious and which could cause a <\/span>pernicious effect on the financial health of the business.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And the fact is that, over time, <\/span>poor business accounting practices can distort reality<\/b>, affecting the fiscal outlook of the company. Thus, in severe cases, repeated accounting errors can lead a company to insolvency. This is what can happen when errors such as the ones reviewed in this post accumulate.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 avoidable business accounting problems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Business accounting errors are sometimes caused by lack of knowledge, sometimes by insufficient experience, and almost always by human error.<\/b>, as can be seen in the following examples:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Assume that profits are a guarantee of cash flow:<\/b> This approach, while tempting, is dangerous. Writing off a projected profit as revenue can make the business look healthier than it really is. <\/span>This distorted picture of the real state of the business makes it difficult to cope with unforeseen events and may affect the overall accounts.<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Not being exhaustive in the management of the<\/b> business accounting<\/b>The key to effective accounting is to record everything, from the smallest transactions to large payments.<\/span>. Everything must be accounted for and recorded under the appropriate category,<\/b> This is the only way to rely on the available accounting information for decision making and to assess the financial performance of the business.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Confusing workers with contractors or vice versa:<\/b> the employment contract and the commercial contract are as different as the obligations deriving from them.<\/span>. This difference has accounting implications that need to be understood to avoid inaccuracies and future compliance problems.<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Failure to foster communication between the business and accounts areas: when the head of corporate accounting does not know what is going on in the business, he or she is missing important information.<\/b> This partial view can lead to seemingly small errors, which can end up causing serious problems and a lot of extra work later on.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Failure to allocate clear budgets to each project:<\/b> embarking on an initiative without knowing how much it might cost the company is an easy way to end up spending much more than expected. <\/span>Making this initial budget estimate and keeping good track of cost progress improves controllability.<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Manually manage company accounts<\/b>Automation is synonymous with precision and the only way to avoid human error. All decisions that help to <\/span>move towards a centralised system, where information is collected in real time and human intervention is minimised.<\/b> will help to optimise the management of the company's accounts.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Today<\/span>, Even per diems exempt from personal income tax can be managed through tools and solutions that make it easier for the organisation to control expenses.<\/b>, The conditions of the workers are improved, and they are provided with <\/span>applications such as Restaurant Ticket<\/a> o<\/b> Ticket Gasoline to keep an accurate record via a simple card or your own mobile device.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Algunos errores de contabilidad empresarial son menores y carecen de importancia y, cuando son detectados resultan f\u00e1ciles de corregir. Pero hay otros que son m\u00e1s serios y que podr\u00edan causar un efecto pernicioso en la salud financiera del negocio. Y es que, con el tiempo, las malas pr\u00e1cticas de contabilidad empresarial pueden distorsionar la realidad, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[199],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing-financiero"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nContabilidad empresarial: \u00bfcu\u00e1les son los errores m\u00e1s comunes? - Blog edenred<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Algunos errores de contabilidad empresarial son menores y carecen de importancia y, cuando son detectados resultan f\u00e1ciles de corregir.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edenred.es\/en\/blog\/los-errores-mas-comunes-en-la-contabilidad-empresarial\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Contabilidad empresarial: \u00bfcu\u00e1les son los errores m\u00e1s comunes? 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