Documents Required for Bankruptcy Filing
Assets, Income, Appraisals, etc.
Requested Provided
□ □ Tax returns for the preceding 4 years or transcripts of returns
Call or go to IRS and ask for last 4 years of Tax Transcripts 2002, 03, 04, 05
□ □ 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 Nov through April and beyond
□ □ 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
□ □ 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, health, 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
□ □ Check Stubs
□ □ Check registers
□ □ Quicken and similar printouts
□ □ Bank statements going back 3 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
□ □ 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:_______________