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Projecting Means Test Tax Expense When Things Change

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

means test taxes

Bankruptcy means test tax projections get more complicated when the year of filing situation looks much different than the last year. If the financial situation is essentially unchanged and all you have to do is adjust for a tax refund or a tax liability, it’s little more than dividing the refund or tax due by […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

Taxing Questions in Bankruptcy’s New Subchapter V

By Steven Walker Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice, Tax

SBRA tax questions

With the enactment of the Small Business Reorganization Act, Chapter 11 is expected to become more accessible and economic for business debtors with debts below the limits. For bankruptcy lawyers taking their first venture into Chapter 11, knowledge of the tax issues in reorganizations becomes critical. So, I’m happy to have attorney Steven Walker of […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice, Tax Tagged With: 2020

Coronavirus & The Law

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

covid-19 resources

In the face of pandemic and economic stasis,  information is both vital and fleeting. I’m going to collect here links to sources of information  useful to consumer lawyers as I find them. As always, check the dates on the linked resources, as I fully expect change, and more change as we work our way through […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice Tagged With: 2020

Mortgage Matters In Times Of COVID-19

By Bob Schuman Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

mortgage

Is it 2008 again? For us in the mortgage industry, we woke up this week feeling as if during the night, we were transported back to 2008 when the mortgage industry basically collapsed. Then, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the FHA were the exceptions. As of March 25, 2020, like everything else, the world of […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice Tagged With: 2020

Black Decision Sheds Light On Vesting Questions

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

shedding light on vesting

Clouds of uncertainty have hovered over Chapter 13 debtors who find that they need to sell appreciated property before the case is over. Does appreciation occurring after filing go to creditors on the theory that the appreciation is property of the estate? Or does the vesting of property at confirmation entitle the debtor to any […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice Tagged With: 2020

First Principles For First Meetings

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

Once again, I sat in a 341 meeting where the trustee purported to deliver vital information to the assembled debtors. She had a captive audience of anxious listeners.  She had ostensible power of life and death over their financial future. They needed to know what she had to say. But as communication, it failed.  Badly.  […]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice Tagged With: 2019

PACE Loans- New Subprime Debts

By Cathy Moran, Esq. Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

Presentation November 2017  NCLC Consumer Litigation Conference 1 NCLC PACE Presentation final

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Practice

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