Advantages of Paying Your 2012 Income Tax through Chapter 13
If you expect to owe 2012 income tax, you may be able to take care of it simply by paying less to your other creditors.
Paying Your 2012 Income Taxes on the Backs of Your Other Creditors
If you expect to owe 2012 income taxes, and you file bankruptcy after December 31, that tax can be “included” in your case.
Defeating Creditors’ Accusations That You Misused Their Credit to Pay for the Holidays
The risk that creditors will not allow you to discharge some of their debts can be minimized through smart timing of your bankruptcy.
Americans Still Think the Same about Why the Rich Are Rich
The headline story: many more Americans now believe that strong conflict exists between the rich and the poor. The surprising backstory: our attitude has NOT changed about how the rich got to be that way. This follows up on my recent blog about the report by the Pew Research Center titled “Rising Share of Americans […]
The Honest Christmas
Your abundant love for your children, spouse, and others is not defined by an (over)abundance of holiday gifts.
“Converting” Your Chapter 13 Case into a Chapter 7 One
When you start a Chapter 13 plan, it’s good to have Chapter 7 available as a backup plan.
Americans DO See More Class Conflict
Many more Americans now believe that strong conflicts exist between the rich and the poor. After years of very high unemployment, millions of home foreclosures, and months of the Occupy Movement dominating the news, maybe this is not so surprising. But there ARE some unexpected and important twists in this change in attitude. Earlier […]
The Practical Consequences of Voluntarily Dismissing Your Chapter 13 Case
One advantage of filing a Chapter 13 case is that you can get out of it at any time. But what happens if you do dismiss your case?
Dumping Your Chapter 13 Case Midstream
You can usually get out of an ongoing Chapter 13 “adjustment of debts” bankruptcy case by simply asking to do so.
Dumping Your Chapter 7 Case Midstream, or Switching to a Chapter 13 One
You can usually change from an ongoing straight Chapter 7 case into a Chapter 13 payment plan. But getting out of bankruptcy altogether is generally not allowed.