It’s always good to pay your debts, if you can keep up with them. But if your debt is simply overwhelming, it may be time to file for bankruptcy. These days the main trigger for someone filing for bankruptcy is…
It’s always good to pay your debts, if you can keep up with them. But if your debt is simply overwhelming, it may be time to file for bankruptcy. These days the main trigger for someone filing for bankruptcy is…
There are a number of debts that cannot be discharged when you file for bankruptcy. These debts need to be discussed with an Iowa bankruptcy lawyer. While filing bankruptcy under Chapter 7 will give you a fresh start on your…
There are a number of debts that cannot be discharged when you file for bankruptcy. These debts need to be discussed with an Iowa bankruptcy lawyer. While filing bankruptcy under Chapter 7 will give you a fresh start on your…
The news keeps getting worse for Universal Health Care Group, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based Medicare insurer accused of financial impropriety and mismanagement. State regulators began investigating the company in August, 2012, and it filed for bankruptcy in February, 2013. More…
Bankruptcy allows an individual or business overwhelmed by debt to get a fresh start by discharging most debt or allowing a manageable plan and time frame for repayment. The cost of bankruptcy is that some of your assets may be…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may seize a tax refund at any time. Sometimes this is done in error. Filing bankruptcy does not stop the IRS from collecting tax refunds before the process is started. What many people do not…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may seize a tax refund at any time. Sometimes this is done in error. Filing bankruptcy does not stop the IRS from collecting tax refunds before the process is started. What many people do not…
A large Florida-based health insurance provider has filed for bankruptcy. The move comes after months of state scrutiny and allegations of financial impropriety. Universal Health Care Group Inc., based in St. Petersburg, has filed for Chapter 11 protection. Meanwhile, state…
A federal government program to audit bankruptcy filings is being put on hold due to budgetary constraints. The U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) – part of the Justice Department – began auditing corporate and individual bankruptcies as part of Congress’s 2005…
If you are receiving unemployment, it is considered in a bankruptcy means test. For those considering filing for personal bankruptcy, and receiving unemployment, you must provide this information to your Iowa bankruptcy lawyer. This includes all pay stubs from the…