债务重组作为困境企业的有效救济路径,本质是债权人与债务人通过制定债务重组方案的方式,就债权债务重新做出安排。而在实践中,债务重组方案的执行情况往往是由方案本身的可行性、方案执行过程中的管理与实时协调、方案实施的弹性空间等多个方面决定的。本文将从这几个方面作简要分析,提出一定思考与借鉴。
一、关于债务重组
现阶段,国内尚未建立起完整的调整企业债务重组行为的法律规范,对于“债务重组”的释义,主要出现在会计及税务层面。根据《企业会计准则第12号——债务重组》的相关规定,债务重组是指在不改变交易对手方的情况下,经债权人和债务人协定或法院裁定,就清偿债务的时间、金额或方式等重新达成协议的交易。而根据《关于企业重组业务企业所得税处理若干问题的通知》(财税〔2009年〕59号)规定,债务重组是在债务人发生财务困难的情况下,债权人按照其与债务人达成的书面协议或者法院裁定书,就其对债务人的债务做出让步,通过重组以优化企业资产质量,从而实现资产价值的提升并获得收益的行为。
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