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The Means Test – Line by Line – Part V Lines 30-38

By John Gustafson, Chapter 13 Trustee, Northern District of Ohio, Western Division

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Line 30. Other Necessary Expenses: taxes. Enter the total average monthly expense that you actually incur for all federal, state, and local taxes, other than real estate and sales taxes, such as income taxes, self-employment taxes, social-security taxes, and Medicare taxes. Do not . . .

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