By ConsiderChapter13, on April 15th, 2018
April 13, 2018
Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) enacted in December 2017, members of the U.S. Army/Navy/Marines/Air Force/Coast Guard who performed services in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt can claim combat zone tax benefits retroactive to June 2015. Eligible service members should review Publication 3, Armed Forces’ Tax Guide, available on . . . → Read More: Combat Zone Tax Benefits Now Available to Armed Forces Members Who Served in the Sinai Peninsula; IRS Accepting Retroactive Tax Refund Claims Back to 2015
By ConsiderChapter13, on April 8th, 2018
When a taxpayer changes their name, that change can affect their taxes. All the names on a taxpayer’s tax return must match Social Security Administration records. A name mismatch can delay a tax refund. Here’s what a taxpayer should do if anyone listed on their tax return changed their name:
Reporting Taxpayer’s Name Change. . . . → Read More: Taxpayers Should Report Name Changes Before Filing Taxes
By Scott Stout, on March 4th, 2018
By Scott G. Stout and Wayne P. Novick
So, you think the Bankruptcy Code does not impact your practice. Think again. Bankruptcy is one area of the law that can reach far and wide and can impact numerous other areas of law. The most important question you can ask your client is: “Are you . . . → Read More: Special Counsel and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
By ConsiderChapter13, on December 17th, 2017
It is with great affection that we say good-bye to retiring Chapter 13 Standing Trustee Jeffrey Sapir. Trustee Sapir has been in private practice concentrating on bankruptcy for over 50 years.
Besides being in private practice, Sapir has been the Chapter 13 Trustee for the Southern District of New York covering the courts in . . . → Read More: Fond Adieu to Beloved Trustee
By ConsiderChapter13, on December 3rd, 2017
By Professor Rafael I. Pardo, Robert T. Thompson Professor of Law, Emory Law (Atlanta, GA)
Summary/Commentary
By Phil Lamos, Chief Legal Counsel, Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee Lauren A. Helbling (Cleveland, OH)
Slavery and Bankruptcy in America – Summary
Professor Rafael Pardo has written an extensive and fascinating article to be . . . → Read More: Slavery and Bankruptcy in America
By ConsiderChapter13, on November 5th, 2017
Melissa J. Davey was appointed a Chapter 13 Trustee in the Northern District of Georgia for the Atlanta and Newnan divisions effective October 1, 2017. Her office administers approximately 9,000 Chapter 13 cases assigned to Judge W. Homer Drake, Judge Paul M. Baisier and Judge Lisa Ritchey Craig.
Prior to her appointment, she was . . . → Read More: Meet the New Trustee
By ConsiderChapter13, on October 29th, 2017
Lauren A. Helbling comes to the Chapter 13 world from private practice where she served as a Chapter 7 panel trustee. Helbling was appointed as a Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Northern District of Ohio on October 1, 2017. Helbling was appointed subsequent to the retirement of Craig Shopneck who served the Cleveland . . . → Read More: Welcome New Trustee
By ConsiderChapter13, on October 8th, 2017
Bureau Also Seeks Comment on Separate Proposed Rule Modifying Timing Requirements for Bankruptcy Periodic Statements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 4, 2017
The CFPB issued an interim final rule and a proposed rule to provide mortgage servicers more flexibility and certainty around requirements to communicate with certain borrowers under the Bureau’s 2016 mortgage servicing . . . → Read More: CFPB Issues Interim Final Rule To Help Mortgage Servicers Communicate With Certain Borrowers At Risk Of Foreclosure
By ConsiderChapter13, on September 24th, 2017
Hurricane Irma victims in the entire state of Georgia now have until Jan. 31, 2018, to file certain individual and business tax returns and make certain tax payments.
This includes an additional filing extension for taxpayers with valid extensions that run out on Oct. 16, and businesses with extensions that ran out on Sept. . . . → Read More: All of Georgia Now Eligible for Disaster Tax Relief
By ConsiderChapter13, on April 16th, 2017
Diana Daugherty received her B.S. in Finance from St. Louis University in 1984 and graduated from St. Louis University Law School in 1987. She clerked at the Missouri Court of Appeals for three years and held the position of staff attorney for John V. LaBarge, Jr., the Standing Chapter 13 Trustee for the Eastern . . . → Read More: Eastern District of Missouri Has New Trustee
|
|
