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If debtor dissolves an entity during his personal BK do those assets belong to the estate (rather than just the stock)?

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:10 pm
by Yahoo Bot

Dissolution of the LLC effectuatesa transfer of the real property from the LLC to the debtor which may have tax consequences.
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On Thursday, March 6, 2014 6:27 AM, Stella Havkin wrote:
In most states, the LLC can be reinstated with a form.
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On Mar 5, 2014, at 10:00 PM, Holly Roark wrote:
>Debtor filed a personal BK. He had a single member LLC that owns real property which is not worth much (approx. $30K). The LLC has debts against it which reduce the equity in the LLC to about $15K which we can exempt. BUT, the Debtor filed a dissolution of the LLC postfiling and pre341(a). So, I am not sure whether the debts of the LLC still offset the equity in the property, or whether it's as if he was just a dba. The property is in the name of the LLC.
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>[Ultimately, it may not matter because the property is a big liability, is in a high crime area out of state, and probably unsellable, but just in case, I need to understand the effect of him dissolving the LLC after filing.] I understand that the debtor may not have had the authority to dissolve the LLC since it's property of the estate, but it's done already.
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>Holly Roark
>Certified Bankruptcy Specialist*
>holly@roarklawoffices.com**primary email address**
>http://www.roarklawoffices.com/
>Central District of California
>Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney
>1875 Century Park East, Suite 600
>Los Angeles, CA 90067
>T (310) 553-2600
>F (310) 553-2601
>*By State Bar of California Board of Legal
Specialization
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>**For a quicker response, email me at holly@roarklawoffices.com.
>I only use gmail for my listservs, and am likely to miss private emails >directed to my gmail account.**
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If debtor dissolves an entity during his personal BK do those assets belong to the estate (rather than just the stock)?

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 6:27 am
by Yahoo Bot

In most states, the LLC can be reinstated with a form.
Sent from my Stella Havkin's iPad
> On Mar 5, 2014, at 10:00 PM, Holly Roark wrote:
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> Debtor filed a personal BK. He had a single member LLC that owns real property which is not worth much (approx. $30K). The LLC has debts against it which reduce the equity in the LLC to about $15K which we can exempt. BUT, the Debtor filed a dissolution of the LLC postfiling and pre341(a). So, I am not sure whether the debts of the LLC still offset the equity in the property, or whether it's as if he was just a dba. The property is in the name of the LLC.
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> [Ultimately, it may not matter because the property is a big liability, is in a high crime area out of state, and probably unsellable, but just in case, I need to understand the effect of him dissolving the LLC after filing.] I understand that the debtor may not have had the authority to dissolve the LLC since it's property of the estate, but it's done already.
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> Holly Roark
> Certified Bankruptcy Specialist*
> holly@roarklawoffices.com **primary email address**
> www.roarklawoffices.com
> Central District of California
> Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney
> 1875 Century Park East, Suite 600
> Los Angeles, CA 90067
> T (310) 553-2600
> F (310) 553-2601
> *By State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
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> **For a quicker response, email me at holly@roarklawoffices.com.
> I only use gmail for my listservs, and am likely to miss private emails
> directed to my gmail account.**
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