In short
The means test covers people whose debts are primarily consumer debts. It doesn’t apply to someone whose debts are mostly business debts, and the law also carves out certain veterans, reservists and National Guard members.
Form 122A-1Supp is a one-page statement of which of those situations applies. It’s filed together with Form 122A-1, and it tells the filer which box to check at the top of that form.
Who files it
Only a Chapter 7 debtor who believes one of the exemptions applies. A debtor with primarily consumer debts and no qualifying military service doesn’t submit it.
What it asks
Part 1: Identify the Kind of Debts You Have
Whether your debts are primarily consumer debts, meaning debts taken on mainly for personal, family or household purposes.
Part 2: Determine Whether Military Service Provisions Apply to You
Whether you’re a disabled veteran whose debts arose mostly during active duty or a homeland defense activity, or a reservist or National Guard member called to active duty or homeland defense for at least 90 days. For reservists and Guard members the exclusion is temporary: it lasts through the service and 540 days after.
When it’s filed
Together with Form 122A-1.
Related forms
- Chapter 7 Statement of Your Current Monthly Income (Official Form 122A-1)
- Chapter 7 Means Test Calculation (Official Form 122A-2)
- Voluntary Petition for Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy (Official Form 101)
The official form
Official Form 122A-1Supp is one page long and is used in Chapter 7 only cases. This guide describes the 12/15 revision, the date printed beside the form’s title. The federal courts publish the form and replace it when it changes, so their page always has the current one.
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