Accounting question re dissolved corporation filing
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 1:37 pm
Well Mark, those were my questions to the Debtor as well but he wants to do
it I think more as a formality to drive the final stake through the heart of
the company.
Holly Roark
On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Mark T. Jessee wrote:
> What is the point of a corporate bankruptcy if the company is wound up and
> dissolved in the past tense? It is done and there are no more legal
> requirements for it to do anything other than file the final tax retuns if
> the receivalbes are uncollectable. Why expend the time and money to file a
> corporate chapter 7 if the corporation was not able to collect a debt while
> it was operating? Why would a trustee want to invest time and money to
> pursue an uncollectable debt if a chapter 7 petition was filed? The tax
> return has no relevance to the bankruptcy other than it confirms that the
> receivables are uncollectable and that the now dissolved corp should
> issue 1099c's to the deadbeat receivalbe obligees.
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> Mark T. Jessee
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> On Thu, 12 May 2011 11:25:10 -0700, Holly Roark wrote:
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> I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT TAX. Your guidance is appreciated.
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> Under California law, a dissolved corporation or limited liability company
> continues to exist for the purpose of:
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> winding up its affairs;
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> prosecuting and defending actions to collect and discharge obligations;
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> disposing of and conveying its property; and
> collecting and dividing its assets. [Calif. Corps.C. 2010, 17354(a)]
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> Such a corporation or limited liability company does not continue to exist
> for the purpose of continuing business except to the extent necessary to
> wind up its business. [Calif. Corps.C. 2010, 17354(a)]. The effect is
> that a dissolved California corporation or limited liability company can
> file a bankruptcy petition to liquidate but not to reorganize.
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> Debtor liquidated company to the extent possible and paid off as many
> creditors as possible. There is one large creditor remaining, and
> receivable assets remaining that so far have been uncollectible. A
> certificate of dissolution was filed in April 2010, checking the box that
> says, " The corporation's known debts and liabilities have been paid as far
> as its assets permitted." Debtor wants to file Chapter 7 and allow a
> trustee to try to collect those remaining receivables and pay the large
> creditor to the extent possible.
>
> Accountant is preparing the "final" tax return for the business which is
> 2010. He tells me that after the return is prepared and filed the balance
> sheet will show "zeros" because of how they offset the assets and
> liabilities. I am not sure what that means with respect to the Chapter 7.
> The collectibles will still exist, as will the big creditor. Should debtor
> not file the final tax return prior to filing BK? Will filing the "final"
> tax return mean that there is nothing left to wind up or liquidate, meaning
> that it can't file the bk? Should he wait and let the estate file the final
> tax return? Or will the tax return have no effect on the Chapter 7?
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> Thanks for your help.
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> Holly Roark
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Holly Roark
holly@roarklawoffices.com
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
I'm riding in AIDS/LifeCycle 10, a 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to
Los Angeles,
June 5-11, 2011, to raise money for the Jeffrey Goodman Clinic and other
services for
people with AIDS.
You can make a donation online (or obtain a pledge form) at
http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/ holly
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