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Deal With Your Taxes After Bankruptcy

By Cathy Moran

taxes after bankruptcy

When you’ve still got taxes after bankruptcy, things can get complicated. That’s because some taxes got discharged in bankruptcy, while others may live on. The taxes that live on get an extension on their life span. And liens after Chapter 7 just keep on chugging. So let’s make sense of taxes after bankruptcy. Which taxes […]

Filed Under: Consumer Rights, Taxes Tagged With: 2022, tax liens, taxes

Tax Liens Live On After Bankruptcy, Unless….

By Cathy Moran

You mean the tax liens won’t  go away when I get a bankruptcy discharge? The client was startled that the lien would live on beyond his bankruptcy. So, if all my debt doesn’t go away, what do I get from the bankruptcy discharge?  he asked. I thought the tax debt went away when I filed. […]

Filed Under: Life after bankruptcy, Taxes, True Stories Tagged With: after bankruptcy, discharge, tax liens

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About The Soapbox

You’ve arrived at the Bankruptcy Soapbox, a resource of bankruptcy information and consumer law.

Soapbox is a companion site to Bankruptcy in Brief, where I try to be largely explanatory and even handed (Note I said “try”).

Here, I allow myself to tell stories and express strong opinions. We dig deeper into how to consider bankruptcy and navigate a bankruptcy case.

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Inclusion in Bankruptcy Doesn’t Equal “Discharged”

Convincing clients that all of their debts must be included in bankruptcy is one of the hardest parts of being a bankruptcy lawyer. The struggle often seems Herculean. Sometimes, they will tell me they don't want to include their car loan in the case because they "need the car". Sometimes I find the … Read more

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