GBC REOPENING Policy – JUNE 2021
GBC REOPENING Policy – JUNE 2021

As New Jersey has announced the loosening of restrictions in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Gillman, Bruton & Capone, (“GBC”), is happy that we are able to reopen our offices to the public again effective June 1, 2021. Our...

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Social Security Benefits will have record low increase in 2021
Social Security Benefits will have record low increase in 2021

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that benefits will increase by 1.3% in 2021 for the annual cost of living allowance (COLA). Obviously, social security benefits are essential for older Americans to maintain current in their household expenses. The historically low COLA...

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Social Security Benefits will have record low increase in 2021
Social Security Benefits will have record low increase in 2021

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that benefits will increase by 1.3% in 2021 for the annual cost of living allowance (COLA). Obviously, social security benefits are essential for older Americans to maintain current in their household expenses. The historically...

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Bankruptcy Law Changes Approved by House Committee
Bankruptcy Law Changes Approved by House Committee

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has approved two (2) important potential changes to the Bankruptcy Code to protect consumers who are faced with overwhelming debt. STUDENT LOAN DEBT The Committee passed H.R. 2648, the Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019...

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Cover Your Assets: Asset Protection for New Jersey Business Owners
Cover Your Assets: Asset Protection for New Jersey Business Owners

Going into business for yourself is a risky endeavor. From investing in goods and services and hiring employees to simply carrying out the daily tasks related to your business, each step is fraught with risks. This is especially true given...

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Bankruptcy Courts Rule SBA Must Consider Bankrupt Applicants for Loans
Bankruptcy Courts Rule SBA Must Consider Bankrupt Applicants for Loans

Judge Cynthia C. Jackson of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida became the latest judge to rule that the Small Business Administration cannot reject an applicant for an emergency loan designed to aid employees of small...

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Impact of COVID-19 on Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Discharges
Impact of COVID-19 on Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Discharges

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected even the New Jersey Bankruptcy Court normal process of entering a discharge in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy case. We applaud the New Jersey Bankruptcy Court for taking prompt and reasonable steps to ensure the...

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Recent Case Liberally Interprets Sub-Chapter V Eligibility
Recent Case Liberally Interprets Sub-Chapter V Eligibility

The Small Business Reform Act defines small business debtor as a person engaged in commercial or business activities (including any affiliate of such person that is also a debtor under this title and excluding a person whose primary activity is the business of owning single asset real estate) that has aggregate non-contingent liquidated...

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Sub-Chapter V Small Business Debtors and Confirmation of A Plan of Reorganization
Sub-Chapter V Small Business Debtors and Confirmation of A Plan of Reorganization

The goals of Sub-chapter V are to minimize the time and expense of small business reorganization. status conference Within 60 days of the filing, the bankruptcy court is expected to hold a status conference “to further the expeditious and economical...

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Sub-Chapter V: Makes It Easier For Small Businesses to Reorganize
Sub-Chapter V: Makes It Easier For Small Businesses to Reorganize

ELIGIBILITY FOR SUB-CHAPTER V ELECTION Sub-chapter V election by a small business requires that the debtor have non-contingent, liquidated debts (secured and unsecured) totally not more than $2,725,625..00 (presently for small business election under Chapter 11 the debt limit is...

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