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So, dont take this the wrong way, but a Chapter 13 is a personal reorganization for personal BK, so a chapter 11 and 13 are the same, just one is corperate. A wipeout of debt is a Chapter 7.
There is no Chapter 7 for a business because if you cant pay any debts, the courts would make you close your doors. 100% of the time when a business goes through a bankruptcy, the hope is they continue to keep the doors open.
I am in finance, and just couldnt let it go, sorry, like you, great poster, just what i know, lol
Google “Bernie Kosar” and “Ronco”. Both individuals and businesses can file Chapter 7. Businesses often file Chapter 11 for a reorganization and then either the business or the Court moves it to Chapter 7 because there is no viable reorganization plan.
My ex worked for an accounting firm in Cleveland that did a lot of bankruptcy work. That’s excellent work to get because the receiver gets paid first ahead of employees, the taxman, vendors, debt and equity holders etc. One day around 1997 seven figures in settlement checks for a bankruptcy were printed out on our home printer in suburban Cincinnati and then overnighted to the law firm for distribution. That’s uncommon today as electronic payments would be preferred.