Legal insolvency is a more serious financial problem than technical insolvency. Legal insolvency exists when a firm’s recorded assets amount to less than its recorded liabilities. This condition arises when successive losses create a deficit in the owners’ equity account, rendering it incapable of supporting the firm’s legal liabilities. The firm may be legally insolvent even when it is liquid and has plenty of cash to pay its current bills. Outsiders may not be aware of the insolvency as long as the liquidity of the firm enables it to meet its cash obligations. A protracted period of legal insolvency usually leads to bankruptcy.