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Chapter 7 Handbooks & Reference Materials
Chapter 7 Handbooks & Reference Materials
Date Subject Other Formats
  Private Trustee Listings      
       
  Handbook for Chapter 7 Trustees      
November 13, 2008
  • Handbook, July 2002 (With Technical Amendments, effective 1/1/05; updated 341 meeting questions, effective 3/1/06; and Domestic Support Obligations, effective 10/1/08)

[PDF - 1.1 MB]

[WPD - 989 KB]  
July 21, 2008
  • Handbook, July 2002 (with Technical Amendments, effective January 2005, and updated 341 meeting questions, effective 3/1/06)

[PDF - 948 KB]

[WPD - 985 KB]  
January 11, 2005

[PDF - 466 KB]

[WPD - 1 MB]  
 
  • Blank Forms 1, 2, and 3 — See Forms and Instructions
     
 
    • Blank Form 1 — Individual Estate Property Record And Report
[PDF - 5 KB] [WPD - 18 KB]  
 
    • Blank Form 2 — Cash Receipts And Disbursements Record
[PDF - 16 KB]   [QPW - 12 KB]
 
    • Blank Form 3 — Summary Interim Asset Report
[PDF - 6 KB] [WPD - 19 KB]  
 
  • Completed Forms 1, 2, and 3 for Sample Cases
     
January 11, 2005
    • Form 1 — Individual Estate Property Record And Report
[PDF - 8 KB] [WPD - 32 KB]  
January 11, 2005
    • Form 2 — Cash Receipts And Disbursements Record
[PDF - 27 KB]   [QPW - 19 KB]
 
    • Form 3 — Summary Interim Asset Report
[PDF - 7 KB] [WPD - 20 KB]  
 
  • Summary of Major Changes (effective January 2005)
[PDF - 13 KB] [WPD - 17 KB]   
 

[PDF - 630 KB]

[WPD - 936 KB]  
  [PDF - 26 KB] [WPD - 47 KB]   
 
  • Handbook (with updates effective July 1, 2001)

[PDF - 398 KB]

[WPD - 879 KB]   
 
  • Summary of First Set of Revisions (effective July 1, 2001)
[PDF - 6 KB] [WPD - 6 KB]   
 
  • Summary of Major Changes

[PDF - 43 KB]

[WPD - 61 KB]   
 

Check 21 - Policy Statement and Frequently Asked Questions

     
 

[PDF - 10 KB]

[WPD - 26 KB]   
 

[PDF - 18 KB]

[WPD - 30 KB]  
  Chapter 7 Closed-Case Distribution Statistics, Form 4      
  (Please note: To use the Sample Form 4 spreadsheet listed below, click on the link and use the SAVE AS feature in your browser. Save them to your hard disk and then access them through your QuattroPro or Excel software as usual.)      
October 2005

[PDF - 58 KB]

[WPD - 54 KB]   
December 1, 2001 [PDF - 9 KB] [WPD - 58 KB]  
December 1, 2001 [PDF - 20 KB] [WPD - 36 KB]  
  Uniform Transaction Codes (UTCs)      
October 17, 2005

[PDF - 83 KB]

[WPD - 81 KB]  
February 20, 2003 [PDF - 137 KB] [WPD - 269 KB]  
February 20, 2003

[PDF - 24 KB]

[WPD - 38 KB]  
  UST Field Examination Materials      
January 1, 2005 [PDF - 40 KB] [WPD - 66 KB]  
January 1, 2005 [PDF - 21 KB] [WPD - 43 KB]  
  Chapter 7 Audit and Field Exam Findings for 2000 - 2007      
April 2008
  • Top 25 Findings (2007)
[PDF - 33 KB]   [QPW - 37 KB]
April 2008
  • Inadequate Findings (2007)
[PDF - 22 KB]   [QPW - 24 KB]
April 2008
  • National Findings (2007)
[PDF - 47 KB]   [QPW - 57 KB]
March 2007
  • Top 25 Findings (2006)
[PDF - 20 KB]   [QPW - 31 KB]
March 2007
  • Inadequate Findings (2006)
[PDF - 18 KB]   [QPW - 22 KB]
March 2007
  • National Findings (2006)
[PDF - 33 KB]   [QPW - 52 KB]
August 2006
  • Top 25 Findings (2005)
[PDF - 19 KB]   [QPW - 24 KB]
August 2006
  • Inadequate Findings (2005)
[PDF - 17 KB]   [QPW - 21 KB]
August 2006
  • National Findings (2005)
[PDF - 36 KB]   [QPW - 48 KB]
December 2005
  • Top 25 Findings (2004) Revised
[PDF - 44 KB]   [QPW - 23 KB]
December 2005
  • Inadequate Findings (2004) Revised
[PDF - 21 KB]   [QPW - 19 KB]
December 2005
  • National Findings (2004) Revised
[PDF - 80 KB]   [QPW - 27 KB]
October 28, 2004 [PDF - 28 KB]   [QPW - 19 KB]
October 28, 2004 [PDF - 44 KB]   [QPW - 27 KB]
October 24, 2004 [PDF - 132 KB]   [QPW - 17 KB]
October 1997 Suspension and Removal Rule      
  [PDF - 88 KB]    
 
  • Summary
    Note
    : This rule was published in the Federal Register at 62 Fed.Reg. 51740 (Oct. 2, 1997) & is codified in the Code of Federal Regulations at 28 CFR 58.6. 
     
  October 1998 Chapter 7 Trustee Handbook & Question and Answers (Superseded 03/01/01)      
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May 2000 Volume 2 of the UST Manual pertaining to Chapter 7 Case Administration      
         
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