{"id":490,"date":"2022-05-06T20:14:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T20:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carltonbentleyandpenn.com\/?page_id=490"},"modified":"2024-02-22T12:54:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T20:54:27","slug":"business-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carltonbentleyandpenn.com\/business-bankruptcy\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Bankruptcy Avoidance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"490\" class=\"elementor elementor-490\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65bfc79f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65bfc79f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27168d99\" data-id=\"27168d99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-309924a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"309924a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8691fbb elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8691fbb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581c2176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"581c2176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Difficulty of Business Bankruptcy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7436d07e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7436d07e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>If you are a small business owner or its president, and are considering a Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 Commercial Bankruptcy, you should understand how difficult this process can be. You should carefully review the changes in the law with your attorney, for example, on October 17, 2005 \u201cThe Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005\u201d made it much tougher for consumers filing bankruptcy, and it also caused many complications for small businesses attempting to file business bankruptcy.<\/p><p>A small business, under this Bankruptcy law is defined as any business with $2,000 in debt or more. Here are a few of the provisions that will make filing a Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 Commercial Bankruptcy much riskier for a small business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76c6fb46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76c6fb46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bf17382\" data-id=\"5bf17382\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38923753 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-right 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If the trustee determines the company does not have a good chance of surviving, he\/she can move the case from a Chapter 11 to a Chapter 7.<\/li><li>Sole Proprietors may now be forced to file corporate bankruptcy protection as individuals if the bankruptcy judge determines that most of their commercial debt is personal.<\/li><li>The time period for a company to decide whether to keep or reject it\u2019s non-residential real property lease changes to 120 days. Previously, filers could extend the current 60-day deadline many times, sometimes drawing out the process for a year or more<\/li><\/ul><p>Business bankruptcy is now a less desirable option for many small to medium sized businesses that carry high amounts of debt and with the red tape imposed by their creditors trying to collect, this process can be unbearable. 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