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Fed­eral Bank­ruptcy Amounts Changed for April 1, 2022

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Source: Adjust­ment of Cer­tain Dol­lar Amounts in the Bank­ruptcy Code A Notice by the Judi­cial Con­fer­ence of the United States on 02/​04/​2022

Affected sec­tions of Title 28 U.S.C. and the bank­ruptcy code Dol­lar amount to be adjusted New (adjusted) dol­lar amount 1
28 U.S.C.
Sec­tion 1409(b)—a trustee may com­mence a pro­ceed­ing aris­ing in or related to a case to recover:
(1)—money judg­ment of or prop­erty worth less than $1,375 $1,525.
(2)—a con­sumer debt less than $20,450 $22,700.
(3)—a non-​consumer debt against a non-​insider less than $25,000 $27,750.
11 U.S.C.
Sec­tion 101(3)—definition of assisted person $204,425 $226,850.
Sec­tion 101(18)—definition of fam­ily farmer $10,000,000 (each time it appears) $11,097,350 (each time it appears).
Sec­tion 101(19A)—definition of fam­ily fisherman $2,044,225 (each time it appears) $2,268,550 (each time it appears).
Sec­tion 101(51D)—definition of small busi­ness debtor $2,725,625 (each time it appears) $3,024,725 (each time it appears).
Sec­tion 109(e)—debt lim­its for indi­vid­ual fil­ing bank­ruptcy under chap­ter 13 $419,275 (each time it appears)
$1,257,850 (each time it appears)		 $465,275 (each time it appears).
$1,395,875 (each time it appears).
Sec­tion 303(b)—minimum aggre­gate claims needed for the com­mence­ment of an invol­un­tary chap­ter 7 or 11 petition $16,750 (each time it appears) $18,600 (each time it appears).
Sec­tion 507(a)—priority expenses and claims:
(1)—in para­graph (4) $13,650 $15,150.
(2)—in para­graph (5)(B)(i) $13,650 $15,150.
(3)—in para­graph (6) $6,725 $7,475.
(4)—in para­graph (7) $3,025 $3,350.
Sec­tion 522(d)—value of prop­erty exemp­tions allowed to the debtor:
(1)—in para­graph (1) $25,150 $27,900.
(2)—in para­graph (2) $4,000 $4,450.
(3)—in para­graph (3) $625
$13,400		 $700.
$14,875.
(4)—in para­graph (4) $1,700 $1,875.
(5)—in para­graph (5) $1,325
$12,575		 $1,475.
$13,950.
(6)—in para­graph (6) $2,525 $2,800.
(7)—in para­graph (8) $13,400 $14,875.
(8)—in para­graph (11)(D) $25,150 $27,900.
Sec­tion 522(f)(3)—exception to lien avoid­ance under cer­tain state laws $6,825 $7,575.
Sec­tion 522(f)(4)—items excluded from def­i­n­i­tion of house­hold goods for lien avoid­ance purposes $725 (each time it appears) $800 (each time it appears).
Sec­tion 522(n)—maximum aggre­gate value of assets in indi­vid­ual retire­ment accounts exempted $1,362,800 $1,512,350.
Sec­tion 522℗—state home­stead exemp­tion, limit for inter­est acquired 1215 days before filing $170,350 $189,050.
Sec­tion 522(q)—state home­stead exemp­tion, limit under par­tic­u­lar circumstances $170,350 $189,050.
Sec­tion 523(a)(2)©—exceptions to discharge—presumption of nondischargeability:
(1)—in para­graph (i)(I)—consumer debts for lux­ury goods or ser­vices incurred ≤90 days before fil­ing owed to a sin­gle cred­i­tor in the aggregate $725 $800.
(2)—in para­graph (i)(II)—certain cash advances obtained ≤70 days before fil­ing, in the aggregate $1,000 $1,100.
Sec­tion 541(b)—certain prop­erty of the estate exclu­sion limits $6,825 (each time it appears) $7,575 (each time it appears).
Sec­tion 547©(9)—minimum pref­er­ence avoid­ance value in cases with pri­mar­ily non-​consumer debts $6,825 $7,575.
Sec­tion 707(b)—dismissal of a chap­ter 7 case or con­ver­sion to chap­ter 11 or 13 (means test):
(1)—in para­graph (2)(A)(i)(I) $8,175 $9,075.
(2)—in para­graph (2)(A)(i)(II) $13,650 $15,150.
(3)—in para­graph (2)(A)(ii)(IV) $2,050 $2,275.
(4)—in para­graph (2)(B)(iv)(I) $8,175 $9,075.
(5)—in para­graph (2)(B)(iv)(II) $13,650 $15,150.
(6)—in para­graph (5)(B) $1,375 $1,525.
(7)—in para­graph (6)© $750 $825.
(8)—in para­graph (7)(A)(iii) $750 $825.
Sec­tion 1322(d)—length of chap­ter 13 plan, cur­rent monthly income, 4+ household $750 (each time it appears) $825 (each time it appears).
Sec­tion 1325(b)—confirmation of chap­ter 13 plan, cur­rent monthly income, 4+ household $750 (each time it appears) $825 (each time it appears).
Sec­tion 1326(b)(3)—payments to for­mer chap­ter 7 trustee $25 $25.
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The New (Adjusted) Dol­lar Amounts reflect a 10.97347880254584 per­cent increase, rounded to the near­est $25.

About Albin Renauer

Albin Renauer is the founder of Legal Consumer, which he began in 2006 as an online companion to his book, How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. Albin received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1985. He worked for various public-interest law firms in the Bay Area and also as a staff attorney for Chief Justice Rose Bird of the California Supreme Court. He also spent 17 years as an editor at Nolo, where he helped create numerous books and software programs, including the bestselling WillMaker. He edited Law on the Net, the first online directory of legal resources and was the architect of Nolo's Webby Award winning website during the dot-com boom.