• Filing Fee

If the fee is to be paid in installments or the debtor requests a waiver of the fee, the debtor must be an individual and must file a signed application for court approval. Official Form B 103A or B 103B

Schedule of Current Bankruptcy Fees

View acceptable methods of payment if a filing fee is due

FRBP 1006(b) & (c)

• Voluntary Petition (Official Form B 101 for individual cases or B 201 for non-individuals)
  • Must include names and addresses of all creditors.   
  • If the debtor is not an individual or a governmental unit, Statement of Corporate Ownership must be included. All but the last four digits of the debtor's social security number must be redacted.

Individual debtors only:

• One of the following re: Credit Counseling:  A. Attached credit counseling certificate;   B. Statement that debtor has received counseling but does not have certificate; C. Motion Requesting Temporary Waiver of Credit Counseling Requirement; or  D. Motion Requesting Permanent Waiver of Credit Counseling Requirement. FRBP 1007(b)(3)

• Creditor list (on diskette, CD, or uploaded electronically). S. D. Ind. B-1007-1(b)

• List of Creditors holding the 20 largest unsecured claims (Official Form B 104 for individual cases or B 204 for non-individuals). FRBP 1007(d)

• A list of creditors having or claiming to have a secured claim. This may also be filed using Schedule D, so long as it is accompanied by the Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury. S. D. Ind. B-1002-1(b)(5)

• Statement of Social Security Number (Official Form B 121). Required if the debtor is an individual.  FRBP 1007(f)

Due within 7 days of filing of the Petition:

Small Business Chapter 11 cases only:

• Small Business Balance Sheet, Statement of Operations, Cash Flow Statement and Tax Return. 11 USC 1116 (1). All of these documents must be signed by the debtor/debtor's attorney.

A Statement in Lieu may be filed in place of any or all of the above documents.

Due within 14 days of filing of the Petition:

Individual debtors only:

• Certificate of Credit Counseling - due with Petition unless debtor has indicated in their Voluntary Petition that the debtor has received counseling but does not have certificate. In this case, the certificate is due within 14 days.

Individual debtors only:

• Schedules A/B-J and Declaration under Penalty of Perjury (Official Form B 106). FRBP 1007(b) & (c)
• A Summary of Your Assets and Liabilities and Certain Statistical Information (Official Form B 106 Summary)

Non-Individual debtors only:

• Schedules A/B and D-H (Official Form B 206), Income & Expense Statement (Sample form) and Declaration under Penalty of Perjury (Official Form B 202). FRBP 1007(b) & (c)
• A Summary of Your Assets and Liabilities (non-individuals) (Official Form B 206 Summary)

• Verification of Creditor List (Sample form)

• Statement of financial affairs (Official Form B107 for individual cases or B 207 for non-individuals). FRBP 1007 (b) & (c)

• Names and address of equity security holders of the debtor. (Required for corporate Chapter 11 debtors only). FRBP 1007(a)(3)

• Statement of Current Monthly Income (Official Form B 122A-1), and Chapter 7 Statement of Exemption from Presumption of Abuse (Form B 122A-1supp) or Chapter 7 Means Test Calculation (Form B 122A-2), if required by Form B 122A-1. Required if the debtor is an individual. FRBP 1007(b) & (c)

• Statement of Current Monthly Income (Official Form B 122B). Required if the debtor is an individual. Not required for Subchapter V cases. FRBP 1007(b) & (c)

• Statement of Current Monthly Income and Calculation of Commitment Period (Official Form B 122C-1), and Chapter 13 Calculation of Disposable Income (Form B 122C-2), if required by Form B 122C-1. Required if the debtor is an individual. FRBP 1007(b) & (c)

• Copies of all payment advices or other evidence of payment received by the debtor from any employer within 60 days before filing of the petition, OR Statement in Lieu of Pay Advices. Required if the debtor is an individual. FRBP 1007(b) & (c). 

Note: It is not sufficient to file a document stating that pay advices were mailed to the Trustee. Copies of pay advices, if available, must be filed with the Court.

• Statement disclosing compensation paid or to be paid to the attorney for the debtor (Official Form B 2030) (if the debtor has an attorney). 11 USC 329, FRBP 2016(b)

• Statement disclosing compensation paid or to be paid to a "bankruptcy petition preparer” as defined in 11 USC 110 if a paid petition preparer was used (Official Form B 2800). 11 USC 110(h)

• Bankruptcy Petition Preparer's Notice, Declaration and Signature (Official Form B 119) if a paid petition preparer was used.

• Notice to Individual Consumer Debtor (Required if the debtor is an individual with primarily consumer debts, the debtor has an attorney, and that attorney has not signed Exhibit B) (Official Form B 2010)

• Chapter 13 Plan. Use of the Model Plan approved by the Southern District of Indiana is required by S. D. Ind. B-3015-1. FRBP 3015

Due 7 days before the date first set for the Section 341 meeting of creditors:

• Provide to the trustee, a copy of the Federal income tax return (or transcript of return) for the most recent tax year ending before filing. 11 USC 521(e).
• Provide to the trustee other documents required pursuant to S. D. Ind. B-4002-1 and the Chapter 7 Uniform Document Production List

Note:  Unless ordered to do so under 11 USC 521(f), debtors should NOT file tax returns with the Court. Tax information required under 11 USC 521(e)(2) should be provided directly to the trustee and any requesting creditor.

Due within 30 days of filing of the Petition or on the date of the meeting of creditors, whichever is earlier:

• Statement of intention regarding secured property (Official Form B 108). Required only if the debtor is an individual and the schedule of assets and  liabilities contains debts secured by property of the estate or personal property subject to an unexpired lease. 11 USC 362(h) and 521(a)(2).

Due within 90 days of filing of the Petition:

• Chapter 12 Plan. 11 USC 1221.

Due before the discharge is granted:

• Certification of Completion of Instructional Course Concerning Financial Management (Official Form B 423). Required if the debtor is an individual. In a chapter 7 case, must be filed within 45 days after the Section 341 meeting of creditors. In a chapter 13 case, must be filed no later that the last payment made by the debtor as required by the plan or the filing of a motion for entry of a discharge under 11 USC 1328(b). FRBP 1007(b) & (c)