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Will A Second Bankruptcy Really Protect?

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Immediate protection from collection is at the top of the list for most bankruptcy filers. They want the lawsuit to stop; the wage garnishment to stop; the debt collectors to stop. But, if this isn’t your first bankruptcy case, do you get that protection? What the automatic stay does The Automatic Stay (or “Stay”) protects […]

When Chapter 20 Bankruptcy Adds Up

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You can look a long time in the Bankruptcy Code without finding Chapter 20. Chapter 7 is there;  so are Chapters 11 and 13.  But no 20. But you find it in bankruptcy courtrooms and in the arsenal of good bankruptcy lawyers. So, what’s up? Chapter 20 is really bankruptcy slang.  It’s a Chapter 7 case […]

Last Minute Tax Break For Distressed Homeowners

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  Days before the end of the tax year, the massive tax bill changed the rules retroactively.  And for once, the change benefited individual taxpayers. The tax bill revived, for tax year 2017, the exclusion from income accorded to phantom income upon foreclosure, short sale, or loan modification. The provision that created an exception protecting […]

IRS Shakedown Happening In Bankruptcy Court

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The latest IRS scam is happening in bankruptcy, out in the open. Now usually when I write about IRS scams, I’m talking about genuine bad guys either pretending to be the IRS to hijack your money or pretending to be you to the IRS, to hijack your money. But nobody is pretending in the trick […]

Warning: Wells Fargo Can Freeze Your Account

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Preparation for filing bankruptcy should include getting your money out of Wells Fargo Bank. Unless, of course, you’re willing to have Wells freeze your money for days or weeks, on its own initiative. Wells says they are “helping” the bankruptcy trustee by denying you access to your money.  Only the bankruptcy trustee didn’t ask for […]

Taxes: Building Block of Financial Literacy

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You’re a first time employee.  Congratulations. Welcome to the world of tax forms, withholding, and tax deadlines.   Taxes are the price we pay for civilization, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes. In fact, the first day on your new job you’ll be presented with an IRS form w-4. It’s like a rite of passage into adulthood. Even families […]

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