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  1. I have no secured claims which qualify for pre-confirmation protections payments.

    - Atlanta, GA

    Once your Chapter 13 is filed, your right to seek additional deductions on the Means Test is history. Planning these...

  2. Should I file a Chapt 13 or have CPA deal with the IRS for negotiated repayment plan. (Initial amount $1,250,000)

    - Irvine, CA

    Your tax specialist will probably get nowhere with the IRS because the returns have not been filed. Why would the IRS...

  3. For BK do you claim CA State Disability Insurance payments like it is part of your "income."

    - San Francisco, CA

    Bankruptcy is not for amateurs. Who told you that you do not qualify for Chapter 7? Who told you that you do not have...

  4. As an underwater property owner of 1 owner occupied and 3 rental dwellings, can I file a chapter 13 bankruptcy and include all?

    - Las Vegas, NV

    No easy answer to your question without a review of your circumstances to see how much debt you have and how much money...

  5. What is a Creditor's chance of recovery after debtor filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy?

    - Worcester, MA

    The person obviously has more going on than just you. You will have to get in line behind the secured creditors getting...

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