Dealing with a Recorded Income Tax Lien and Preventing Future Ones
Chapter 7 sometimes doesn't give much help with tax liens. But Chapter 13 hugely helps with tax liens already recorded, and stops new liens.
A Fresh Start for Your Home Partly Encumbered by a Tax Lien
Chapter 13 handles a tax lien on a home especially well when the home has enough equity to cover some but not all of the tax lien amount.
Chapter 7 and Chapter 13–Older Income Taxes
Income tax debts can be written off when meeting certain conditions, mostly by being old enough. Here's what happens in Chapter 7 and 13.
Chapter 7 and Chapter 13–Surrendering Your Home
If you are leaving your mortgage(s) behind, what are the advantages and disadvantages of doing so within the two main bankruptcy options?
How Bankruptcy Handles . . . a Chapter 13 Plan for Paying Both Income and Property Taxes
Here'a an illustration how you could save your home if you were behind on your mortgage and property taxes, as well as income taxes.
How Bankruptcy Handles . . . a Chapter 13 Plan of Paying Income Taxes
Here's an illustration how a Chapter 13 case would pay your taxes that you could not discharge (write off) in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy.