| The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: Evaluation of the Effects of Using IRS Expense Standards to Calculate a Debtor's Contributor(s): Carroll, Stephen J. (Author), Clancy, Noreen (Author), Bradley, Melissa A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0833041835 ISBN-13: 9780833041838 Publisher: RAND Corporation OUR PRICE: $21.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2007 Annotation: The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) requires that debtors filing for bankruptcy whose monthly income exceeds the median income for their household size in their state use the IRS expense standards rather than their current expenses to calculate their monthly disposable income (MDI). This report assesses this new requirement's effects on debtors and the courts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice - Law | Bankruptcy & Insolvency - Law | Civil Law |
| Dewey: 346.730 |
| LCCN: 2007021207 |
| Series: Technical Report |
| Physical Information: 66 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) requires that debtors filing for bankruptcy whose monthly income exceeds the median income for their household size in their state use the IRS expense standards. This report assesses this requirement's effects on debtors and the courts. |