Closing the Registration Is Not a Universal Prerequisite to Bankruptcy
| Block | Before closure | After closure |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | File required returns | Pay or include the balance |
| Employees | Complete employment steps | Retain records |
| Cash desk and account | Close operations correctly | Obtain final statements |
| Contracts | Terminate or perform | Fix outstanding balance |
| Debts | Do not disappear | Remain with the citizen |
Stop creating new obligations
Do not continue sales and purchases under a closed status.
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Bank and cash-system access may later be restricted.
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Status at filing affects formal steps.
Formal Closure While Business Continues Creates More Questions
If payments, advertising and contracts continue after the register entry ends, the court examines actual activity. Transferring goods, equipment or proceeds to a relative is not made safe by closure and may be challenged. A sound route records stock, receivables, advances, tax and documents. Post-bankruptcy restrictions follow status at judgment and the court order, not the closure form alone. Use one chronology for every conclusion: proprietor status, debt creation, transaction, petition acceptance, bankruptcy judgment and completion. Business-register, insolvency-register, tax, bank and court records must relate to the specific event. A search result saying “bankrupt” does not show whether the court applied Article 216 consequences, so read the full operative order. Before filing, retain primary records, accounting exports and counterparty correspondence. Reconstructing data is harder after account restrictions or loss of access. Do not promise off-priority payment or backdate documents that did not exist; those steps weaken the evidence and may affect discharge.