With its recent enactment, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 has created the largest overhaul of the Bankruptcy Code since its enactment in 1978. Many of the provisions from the sweeping changes will soon become effective, so we have assembled the critical information you need today in order to start planning for your clients. The writers at CCH and Aspen Publishers have been closely monitoring the Law in order to provide you with timely and insightful analysis.
This unique publication includes the full text of the legislation, a table of statutes added or amended by the Act, table of effective dates, invaluable CCH explanation of the provisions in the Act, selected committee reports and other legislative history. The 14 explanatory chapters provide detailed discussion of all of the changes to the Bankruptcy Code, including specialized treatment of the legislations tax provisions in a chapter authored by bankruptcy tax expert, Kenneth C. Weil.
It's a must-have resource for every practitioner, particularly those working in the area of business and consumer bankruptcy law and tax. Moreover, compliance officers and inside counsel for financial institutions and credit and collections firms will find this text highly beneficial because of the important new means testing provisions. Other significant business and legal issues impacted by the Act include:
Bankruptcy Tax Provisions
Business Bankruptcy Provisions
Cross-Border Cases
Financial Contracts
Family Farmers
Health Care Providers
Consumer Credit Disclosure
Corporate Bankruptcy Abuse
You can count on the experts at CCH and Aspen Publishers to assist you in understanding these sweeping changes with timely and relevant information.
Table of Contents
TABLES
Introduction
Explanation
CHAPTER 1 NEEDS-BASED BANKRUPTCY
CHAPTER 2 ENHANCED CONSUMER PROTECTIONS
CHAPTER 3 DISCOURAGING BANKRUTPCY ABUSE
CHAPTER 4 BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY
CHAPTER 5 MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY
CHAPTER 6 DATA COLLECTION
CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY TAX PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 8 CROSS BORDER INSOLVENCY
CHAPTER 9 FINANCIAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 10 PROTECTION OF FAMILY FARMERS
CHAPTER 11 HEALTH CARE AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
CHAPTER 12 TECHICAL AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER 13 CONSUMER CREDIT DISCLOSURE
CHAPTER 14 PREVENTING CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY
LAW TEXT
TITLE I NEEDS-BASED BANKRUPTCY
TITLE II ENHANCED CONSUMER PROTECTION
TITLE III DISCOURAGING BANKRUPTCY ABUSE
TITLE IV GENERAL AND SMALL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS
TITLE V MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS
TITLE VI BANKRUPTCY DATA
TITLE VII BANKRUPTCY TAX PROVISIONS
TITLE VIII ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES
TITLE IX FINANCIAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS
TITLE X PROTECTION OF FAMILY FARMERS AND FAMILY FISHERMEN
TITLE XI HEALTH CARE AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
TITLE XII TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
TITLE XIII CONSUMER CREDIT DISCLOSURE
TITLE XIV PREVENTING CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY ABUSE
TITLE XV GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS
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