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Income taxes stop for no one. Even after you die, someone will need to file a final income tax return for you. If you recently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you may wonder how it will affect your income tax filing this year. First, it’s crucial to understand that...
If you want to discharge your student loans through bankruptcy, you need to claim they cause you “undue hardship.” The problem is, no one is sure what that means. Some people have succeeded in persuading a court they are suffering undue hardship and got their loans...
Bankruptcy can help those struggling financially relatively quickly. It can be a powerful debt solution that stops aggressive collection activity and even discharges the amounts you owe on unsecured debts. Despite these benefits, many people enduring financial...
Like a lot of other Americans, you’ve struggled with your finances over the last few years. It seems like the bills keep getting bigger, and your resources keep getting smaller. The only real thing you have of value that you own outright is your car or truck. Should...
You know that the lender can repossess your car if you're behind on your payments. They typically won't do this after one missed payment, though they usually could if they wanted to, but it's a more drastic step when it appears that you are not going to be paying...
When you have bills stacking up and a lot of overdue bills, it’s easy to start feeling pretty anxious. The constant collection calls, increasingly insistent letters and other contacts from your creditors can make you desperate for a solution. That’s exactly what some...
The holidays come with a lot of social pressure. People want to give gifts to their friends and families. They feel like they need nice outfits for religious ceremonies or office parties. There may also be pressure to travel or to host family members at their homes....
A successful bankruptcy filing can benefit an individual in numerous ways. The automatic stay will stop pending lawsuits, repossession efforts and other collection activity. The eventual discharge of your unsecured debts will prevent future collection efforts on those...
Credit cards are a handy financial tool as long as they’re used properly. You should ensure that you’re able to make the monthly payment when you charge things. Unfortunately, you can’t see into the future, so you never know what’s going to happen. For some people, an...
Each year, the government releases information on the total number of bankruptcies that have taken place. In January 2021, the United States Courts reported that there was a 29.7% decrease in the number of bankruptcy filings from 2019 to 2020, which may have been...