What is a Bankruptcy Estate (Individual)?

30 Oct 2019

The definition of a bankruptcy estate is an estate as it relates to the assets of an individual that has filed for bankruptcy. When you file for bankruptcy, all of your assets will be available. The revenue that you get from those assets will be put in place to pay off any creditors, as much s possible.

What exactly makes up a bankruptcy estate and why is it important to know these details as an individual? It all boils down to making sure you have the estate in good standing, organized appropriately, so all things inclusive of Internal Revenue Service tax filings can be done properly.

The Internal Revenue Service treats this type of estate like any other organization. This means requiring the estate to have an estate employer identification number and other formation douments on-hand. Work with a Tax ID service professional in this area to be sure you have the bankruptcy estate in good standing ahead of the IRS tax filing time and you can run your estate by doing things like opening a bank account for the estate.