If you owe some income tax which qualifies for discharge and some that doesn’t, can Chapter 7 “straight bankruptcy” help you? Tax Liens under Chapter 7 Last week we showed how Chapter 7 can sometimes permanently prevent an income tax lien from hitting your home. It does that by stopping the recording of the tax lien, and then discharging … Read More
The Tax Exceptions
In spite of you filing bankruptcy, the taxing authorities can still take certain very specific actions as exceptions to the automatic stay.
“Priority” Income Tax Debt under Chapter 7
Income tax debt may be discharged–legally written off–in a Chapter 7 case. It just needs to meet some conditions.
Treatment of “Priority” Debts under Chapter 7
Here’s what happens to “priority” debts in an “asset case.”