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Writing Off Income Taxes through Chapter 7

October 3, 2016 by Chris Kane

If your tax debt can meet 4 conditions, you can usually write it off with bankruptcy forever.     Two Myths Two myths about bankruptcy and taxes persist because there’s a bit of truth behind them. First myth: You can’t discharge (legally write off) income taxes in ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 7, Tax Debts Tagged With: discharge income taxes, discharge of taxes, dischargeable debts, income tax, tax levy, tax returns

What Happens to Income Taxes in Bankruptcy

September 26, 2016 by Chris Kane

The two rather unpleasant-sounding topics—taxes and bankruptcy—can actually turn into a pretty good combination.   If you got an extension to file 2016 tax returns, it’s now only three weeks until the extended October 17 deadline. So it’s a good time to look at the many ... Read More »

Filed Under: Tax Debts Tagged With: Chapter 13 payment plan, discharge income taxes, tax interest and penalties, tax levy, tax liens, tax returns

Be Careful About a Recently Dismissed Bankruptcy Case

September 19, 2016 by Chris Kane

Don’t get tripped up in a rule designed to prevent bankruptcy abuse.   Don’t Lose the Precious “Automatic Stay” One of the most important benefits you get from filing bankruptcy is protection from your creditors. That legal protection is called the “automatic ... Read More »

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Procedure Tagged With: automatic stay, dismissal of case, good faith, prior bankruptcy case, serial bankruptcy filings, serial filer

When It Makes Sense to File Bankruptcy Too Soon to Discharge Debts

September 12, 2016 by Chris Kane

You can file a new bankruptcy very soon after a prior one, without getting a discharge of your debts. So how could that be worth doing?   The last blog post was about how long you must wait after a prior bankruptcy to file a new one. The timing rules refer to getting a discharge of your debts ... Read More »

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Procedure Tagged With: bankruptcy discharge, Chapter 13 case, discharge debts, filing new bankruptcy, filing second bankruptcy, writing off new debts

If You Filed Bankruptcy Before, When Exactly Can You File Again?

September 5, 2016 by Chris Kane

To file a bankruptcy case after filing one earlier, sometimes you must wait 8 years but it may be only 6 or 4 or 2 years, or even 0 years.   To Get a Discharge—a Legal Write-off—of Debts There are various rules about qualifying to file bankruptcy. Some of those rules involve ... Read More »

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Procedure Tagged With: Chapter 13, Chapter 7, date of filing case, discharge of debts, qualifying for bankruptcy

Chapter 7 Can . . . Help You Close Your Business by Giving Your Bankruptcy Trustee the Headache of Selling Your Last Business Assets

August 29, 2016 by Chris Kane

Shut down your business without worrying about how to use your final resources and about how to deal with your competing creditors.   As the owner of struggling business you have the challenge of figuring out whether to close down the business. And once you have decided to do so, how and when ... Read More »

Filed Under: Business, Chapter 7 Tagged With: business assets, business collateral, business debts, business disputes, business litigation, business taxes

Chapter 7 Can . . . Help You Close Your Business But Keep Business Assets

August 22, 2016 by Chris Kane

Protect your business assets right away with the “automatic stay,” and then permanently with property exemptions.   Often, by the time you are ready to file a personal bankruptcy, your business has no meaningful assets that you could sell. That simplifies your situation because then ... Read More »

Filed Under: Business, Chapter 7 Tagged With: business assets, business collateral, business debts, business disputes, business fraud, business taxes

Collection against Your Business Not “Stayed” by Your Personal Bankruptcy

August 15, 2016 by Chris Kane

If your business is not a sole proprietorship, creditors of a business corporation can continue collecting from the business.   This series of blog posts has been about the benefits of filing a bankruptcy case when closing down your business. We made the point last week that your ... Read More »

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: automatic stay, business assets, business debts, business disputes, business taxes, lawsuits

Chapter 7 Can . . . Help You Avoid or Escape a Business Lawsuit

August 8, 2016 by Chris Kane

You can prevent a threatened lawsuit against you or your business, or resolve an ongoing one, by filing bankruptcy.   Business Disputes and Litigation A business, especially one on shaky ground already, can be brought to its knees by a lawsuit, or the threat of a lawsuit, against the business ... Read More »

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: business assets, business debts, business disputes, discharge, discharge of debts, lawsuits

Chapter 7 Can . . . Help You Deal with Secured Debts from Your Closed Business

August 1, 2016 by Chris Kane

Chapter 7 puts you more in control over whether to keep or surrender the collateral that secures your business debts. As you close down your business, what would you like to do with the collateral securing your business loans and debts? Is the collateral a business asset you no longer need? Then ... Read More »

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: business assets, business collateral, business debts, business disputes, business fraud, secured debt

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