DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR BANKRUPTCY FILING

 

**BEFORE FILING BANKRUPTCY YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICPATE IN A PRE-BANKRUPTCY CREDIT COUNSELING PROGRAM**                                                       

 

 

 

 

Assets, Income, Appraisals, etc.

 

Requested   Provided      N/A

□     □     □Tax returns for the preceding 4 years or transcripts of returns.

Call (800-829-1040) or go to IRS and request last 4 years of Tax Transcripts for 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008 with W2’s for current year    

□     □   □A current credit report

                                        www.annualcreditreport.com  or call 1-877-322-8228

□     □     □Credit card statements or receipts going back 90 days

□     □     □Pay stubs going back 180 days prior to filing etc  

□     □     □Other sources of income per Code §521(a)(1)(B)(iv)

                             Gambling income winning and proof of losses

□     □     □Deeds, title reports, etc. to real property  **********

□     □     □Evidence of title to vehicles and other personal property

□     □     □Bank statements going back 6 months

□         □         □Statements showing balances owed on mortgages, cars, etc.

□     □     □Tax liens and recorded judgments

□     □     □UCC-1 security and financing agreements

□     □     □Notices of levy, garnishment, repossession

□     □     □Tax transcripts in client’s possession

□     □     □Marital property agreements or decrees for recent divorce

□     □     □Notices from any tax collection agency

□     □     □Leases and rental agreements

□     □     □Purchase-money security interests for vehicles, personal property

□     □     □UCC-1 finance agreements for non-business property

□     □     □Life, homeowners/rental, vehicle and other insurance policies

□     □     □Wills and pending probate papers where client will inherit

□     □     □Partnership agreements, other evidence of interest in business

□     □     □Petitions and schedules for a prior bankruptcy within last six years

□     □     □Lawsuits and judgments against the client

□     □     □Lawsuits, judgments and other legal claims filed by the client

□     □     □Written appraisals for home, valuable personal property, vehicles

□     □     □Trust documents

□     □     □Documents establishing annuities and other investments

□      □      □Documents establishing IRA or pension plans

□     □     □Educational loans

□     □     □Bills of any kind with balances still owed

□     □     □Notice of foreclosure, eviction notice, etc.

□     □     □Interest in an education individual retirement account

□     □     □Evidences of money market funds, stocks, annuities, etc.

□     □      □Documents showing disability, incapacity, or military service

□     □     □A form for motor vehicle information

□     □     □Other __________________________________________________________

 

Evidence of Regular Expenses

 

Requested   Provided      N/A

□     □     □Check Stubs

□     □     □Check registers

□     □     □Quicken and similar printouts

□     □     □Bank statements going back 6 months

□     □     □Receipts

□     □     □Credit card statements and receipts

□     □     □Court orders for family or child support

□     □     □Bills for utilities, rent, insurance, cable TV, internet, telephone

□     □     □Invoices

□     □     □Statements for all installment purchases

□     □     □Prescriptions with pharmacy receipts

□     □     □Leases and rental agreements

□     □     □Evidences of charitable contributions or tithing

□     □     □Evidences of private school tuition and school expenses

□     □     □Domestic support orders

□     □     □Other__________________________________________________________

 

For Self-Employed Individuals

 

Requested   Provided      N/A

□     □     □Cancelled checks

□     □     □Check stubs

□     □     □Check registers

□     □     □Quicken and similar printouts

□     □     □Receipts

□     □     □Self-employed retirement plans

□     □     □Profit and Loss Statements

□     □     □Balance sheets

□     □     □Financial statements

□     □     □Inventories

□     □     □Appraisals

□     □     □UCC-1 and other security and financing agreements

□     □     □Executory contracts and leases

□     □     □Budgets

□     □     □Litigation

□     □     □Partnership agreements

□     □     □Articles of incorporation, stock ledger

□     □     □Equipment and vehicles leases and purchase contracts

□     □     □Factoring agreements

□     □     □Franchise agreements

□     □     □Unsecured commercial loans

□     □     □Small Business Administration (SBA) loans

 

 

Client Acknowledgement

 

The undersigned acknowledges that a copy of the Documents Required for Bankruptcy Filing has been given to me for the purpose of evaluating our/my financial circumstances in contemplation of bankruptcy.

 

 

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Dated:_______________ Dated:_______________