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Bankruptcy Protects Your Assets

August 7, 2017 by Chris Kane

When you file a Chapter 7 “straight bankruptcy” case, usually you can keep everything you own. These 10 points show how this works.    Property exemptions usually protect all that you own, but they are trickier than may seem:  Exemptions are categories of protected assets, usually with a ... Read More »

Filed Under: Asset Protection Tagged With: asset Chapter 7 case, Chapter 7, Chapter 7 trustee, exempt assets, no-asset case, property exemptions

Your Income Tax Debt Paid through an “Asset Chapter 7 Case”

October 17, 2016 by Chris Kane

Have your Chapter 7 trustee pay your income taxes out of the proceeds of sale of assets that you don’t need.   Here’s an unusual way of paying your income tax debt. The circumstances don’t line up very often, but when they do this procedure can work very nicely. Turning Lemons ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 7, Tax Debts Tagged With: asset Chapter 7 case, assets, Chapter 7, Chapter 7 trustee, discharge of debts, exemptions

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Can . . . Help You Walk Away from Your Business

July 18, 2016 by Chris Kane

Closing down a failing business can be much easier and safer with the benefits of a Chapter 7 “straight bankruptcy” case.   Closing down a failing business can be a very challenging and stressful task. Most likely you have a bunch of creditors beating at your door to get paid. ... Read More »

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: asset Chapter 7 case, asset protection, business assets, business debts, business taxes, Chapter 7

Paying Your 2015 Income Taxes in an “Asset Chapter 7” Case

May 23, 2016 by Chris Kane

If you owe income taxes for 2015, pay all or part of it through an asset you don’t need.   An income tax debt that you owe for the 2015 tax year (and/or for 2013 and 2014) presents both challenges and opportunities. The Challenge You have a tax debt (or more than one) that you wish you ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 7, Tax Debts Tagged With: asset Chapter 7 case, assets, income tax liens, income taxes, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes

Debts Not Listed in Your Bankruptcy Documents

April 25, 2016 by Chris Kane

If one of your creditors is not included in your "schedules" you risk continuing to owe that debt after your bankruptcy is finished.   Legal Obligation to List All Creditors Overall you are required by law to list all your debts and their creditors on your bankruptcy schedules. You can’t ... Read More »

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Procedure Tagged With: asset Chapter 7 case, creditor schedules, creditors, discharge of debts, no-asset case

Giving More Thanks for Chapter 7 “Straight Bankruptcy”

November 27, 2015 by Chris Kane

Here are more features of Chapter 7 worth knowing and taking advantage of.   The day before Thanksgiving we talked about the following features of “straight bankruptcy”: 1) The “Automatic Stay”: The IMMEDIATE stopping of virtually all collection actions against you and ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 7 Tagged With: asset Chapter 7 case, discharge of debts, judgment lien, preferences, priority debts, redemption

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