Either way they will want a tax return filed before filing for chapter 13.
If you are expecting a refund then they will seize it if it is after so to keep the money file first and wait for the return, it will be considered as part of your income.
If you owe it is better to know the amount before filing.
You should wait until your refund is received and be sure to spend it on necessities or items that would be exempt anyway. Never file right before a large refund is due, the trustee will take it and apply it to your debt. In some cases you might have to wait to file Chapter 7 for quite a few months in order to protect your refund. For instance, if you feel the pressure to file in the fall, but are expecting a refund after the new year that would be a span of up to four or five months. Is it worth it to wait? Some people can't take the creditors hounding them an extra few months. Those persons might be better off just giving up the refund to the trustee.
You have to file your income taxes yearly regardless of whether you have filed for bankruptcy or not. Yes, IRS may garnish your refunds to pay toward your debts. If your bankruptcy is over however, you don't have to worry about that.
If it is a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, you have to wait 8 years before you can file it again.
You have to wait eight years after filing for Chapter 7 and 4 after filing for Chapter 13.
If you want to receive a refund as soon as possible, then you should be sure to file as early as possible. When the IRS receives thousands of tax applications, there is a waiting period for people who want to receive their refund. If you file before the big rush, the IRS will have more time to send you a refund as soon as possible. Filing as early as possible in January will allow you to get a refund check in the mail within a week or so. If you wait until April, it may be months before you see a refund check.
You can file again in 8 years. You can only file Chapter 7 once every 8 years. You could file a Chapter 13 or vice versa but not the same chapter.
You can file Chapter 13, but you would need to pay all creditors in full because you are not eligible to receive a discharge. If you want file Chapter 13 and receive a discharge, you must wait to file until 6 years have passed since your Chapter 7 case. You would to wait 7 years if you want to file another Chapter 7 case.
It all depends on how you file. If you file the standard "mail-in" way, expect a refund in 4-6 weeks. If you do them online or with a tax professional, the wait time is usually two weeks. Some tax professionals can file what is known as a "Refund Anticipation Loan", or RAL for short. For a fee, you can get your tax refund the next day, sometimes within hours. Be noted, however, that these are actual bank loans on your tax refund and not an actual refund itself.
chapter 7 filings 8 years from the time of discharge and the time for filing a chapter 13 after a chapter 7 discharge 4 years.
You can wait to file at a later time but you will have to file to claim the refund for 2009 tax year return that was due April 15 2010 before April 15 2013 or the refund will be gone lost and no longer available to you.
file an additional information page to amend your tax refund and show the additional information and file it again, then just wait they will certainly contact you if you made a mistake. Where ever you get your taxes done can do this for you also.
Since its dismissed w/ prejudice - Wait 180 days and file an individual chapter 7. Your spouse does not have to file.