Chapter 1
Introduction

Chapter 2
Don’t be embarrassed, nervous or afraid

Chapter 3
What causes people to need Banruptcy Relief

Chapter 4
What is the Procedure to File Bankruptcy?

Chapter 5
When should I file bankruptcy?

Chapter 6
What do I lose if I file bankruptcy?

Chapter 7
What happens to my credit score if I file bankruptcy?

Chapter 8
What can bankruptcy do for you?

Chapter 9
What Does Bankruptcy Cost?

Chapter 10
What is the Real Price Difference Between Bankruptcy Lawyers?

Chapter 11
If I am Married, Can I File a Bankruptcy Without my Husband or Wife?

Chapter 12
Will My Employer Find Out if I File Bankruptcy?

Chapter 13
Does Chapter 7 or 13 Bankruptcy “Ruin My Credit?”

Chapter 14
If I File Bankruptcy, Can I Leave Bills or Property or Transfers Off my Bankruptcy Petition?

Chapter 15
Can I File Bankruptcy on Bills in Someone Else’s Name?

Chapter 16
How Does Filing Bankruptcy Affect My Credit Union?

Chapter 17
Can I file bankruptcy if I have co-signers?

Chapter 18
What About My Car in Bankruptcy?

Chapter 19
What Happens to My House in Bankruptcy?

Chapter 20
When Will Creditors Stop Bothering Me?

Chapter 21
Cross-Collateralization Agreements in Bankruptcy

Chapter 22
Bankruptcy and Joint Accounts with Parents

Chapter 23
When do I stop paying my creditors?

Chapter 24
Gas, cable, electric and phone bill

Chapter 25
Bankruptcy and Divorce, Alimony, & Child Support

Chapter 26
What Bankruptcy won't solve

Chapter 27
Chapter 13 Debt repayment Plans

Chapter 28
Will I be able to get credit again?

Chapter 29
Bill Consolidation Loans

Chapter 30
Bill Consolidation Scams

Chapter 31
Wage Assignments, Deductions and Levies

Chapter 32
Student Loans

Chapter 33
Can I get rid of Taxes

Chapter 34
NSF Checks, Traffic & Parking Tickets

Chapter 35
Surrendering Real Estate & Time Shares

Chapter 36
Business Bankruptcy

Chapter 37
Professional Persons

Chapter 38
Do you ever "Not Get" a Discharge?

Chapter 39
File bankruptcy for the debts of my deceased spouse or child?

Chapter 40
What if I need a Bankruptcy lawyer near me?

Chapter 41
About Geraci Law LLC and Peter Francis Geraci

CHAPTER #36 Business Bankruptcies

At Geraci Law, we don't do bankruptcies for operating business. You may as well wind it up properly yourself. Pay your taxes, sell your inventory, and close up. Businesses don't get a discharge anyway. Chapter 7 only liquidates a business. You can do that by yourself.

You may have heard of major corporations reorganizing under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Small businesses seldom reorganize, and 95% of the businesses with under $2 million in sales that go into Chapter 11 do not reorganize successfully and go under completely. In October, 2005, a simplified reorganization procedure for small businesses was enacted.

Businesses don't usually file bankruptcy because only people get discharges. Business usually wind up their affairs, pay off what creditors they can, and disappear. Only if a real person has personal liability, or the business really wants to liquidate using bankruptcy, do small businesses file.

Many small businesses are incorporated. If the owner of the incorporated business did not sign personally, it is only the corporation that is obligated. In that case, certainly the owner does not need a bankruptcy attorney. But does the small corporation need bankruptcy relief? The answer generally is, no. Just struggle along. If your small incorporated business is still alive, do the best you can. Stay away from bankruptcy. Make sure you pay the employee withholding taxes, unemployment taxes, and sales tax. Those are items that an officer or shareholder of a corporation may be held personally liable for. Try to pull out of your problem by yourself, and if you cannot, fold the business yourself.

However, if your business is not incorporated, you may be personally liable for its debts. In that case, the same rules apply. I see no benefit to putting a going business into bankruptcy court. If you are going under, just go out of business. Many creditors tend to just drift away. After you are out of business, and find a regular job, if anyone sues you, you may want to file a Chapter 7. Bankruptcy rules will generally not help a failing small business to succeed.

If you have already closed your business, and remain liable on its bills, and have other bills such as charge card debt, we may be able to get you a fresh start. We represent a lot of people who have already closed their businesses, there are no assets left, and they need to get a fresh start.

If that is your business is closed up, and you are now doing something else, and you just want to eliminate personal liability on loans, or if you have a 1 person business, you may benefit greatly from the bankruptcy relief which is available. But, if your business is still going, don't call me!

Problem: Jose had a hot dog stand, and his rent doubled, and he was evicted. He is now working as a cook making about $32,000.00 a year, but that is not enough to pay for all the bills he ran up trying to save his small business, and now the creditors are suing him.

The Peter Francis Geraci Chapter 7 or 13 Solution: Jose can file a Chapter 7, list both his business and personal debts, and get a fresh start.




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