E-commerce Sellers + Bankruptcy Filing: The Challenge
As an e-commerce seller, preparing bank statements for bankruptcy filing is a common but time-consuming task. Bankruptcy attorneys and filers need 6+ months of bank statements for means testing, Schedule I/J preparation, and trustee review in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases.
How BankScan AI Helps E-commerce Sellers with Bankruptcy Filing
Convert your bank statements to structured spreadsheets so you can match marketplace payouts, refunds, and fees against your sales records. For bankruptcy filing specifically, BankScan AI extracts Current Monthly Income (CMI) for means test, payments to creditors in the 90 day automatically.
How E-commerce Sellers Handle Bankruptcy Filing
When preparing bank statements for bankruptcy filing, e-commerce sellers need to E-commerce sellers receive batched payouts from marketplaces and payment processors, then reconcile these against individual order records. They need . BankScan AI automates the data extraction step.
Key terms you'll encounter: marketplace payout, settlement report, chargeback, FBA fees.
How It Works
Upload bank statement PDFs
Supports all major banks. Upload 6 months of statements for means test (CMI calculation); trustees may request up to 2 years to identify preferential or fraudulent transfers of statements for bankruptcy filing.
AI extracts what you need
Our AI extracts Current Monthly Income (CMI) for means test, payments to cre — formatted for e-commerce sellers workflows.
Complete your bankruptcy filing work
Download Excel files ready for bankruptcy filing. Income averaged over 6-month look-back period per means test form (B122A/B122C); expenses categorized per Schedule J; transfers over $600 in prior 2 years identified for SOFA
Supported Banks
BankScan AI works with all major UK and US banks, including:
Features for E-commerce Sellers — Bankruptcy Filing
- Built for E-commerce Sellers — Saves 2-3 hours per week on marketplace payout reconciliation for sellers processing 500+ orders per month across multiple channels
- Software compatible — Output works directly with Xero, A2X, QuickBooks
- Built for Bankruptcy Filing — Convert bank statements to Excel for quick means test analysis, income/expense categorization, and complete financial disclosure required by bankruptcy courts.
- Key data extracted — Current Monthly Income (CMI) for means test, payments to creditors in the 90 days pre-filing (preferential transfers), insider payments in prior year, cash on hand at filing date
Compliance: E-commerce Sellers + Bankruptcy Filing
When e-commerce sellers prepare bank statements for bankruptcy filing, specific compliance requirements apply.
- VAT registration is required above the threshold, and e-commerce sellers must account for VAT on sales to different countries under OSS rules. Making Tax Digital applies for VAT returns. HMRC has been increasing scrutiny of online sellers, requiring accurate income records from bank statements.
- Legal basis: 11 USC section 707(b) (means test for Chapter 7); 11 USC section 521 (debtor duties including document production); Bankruptcy Rules 1007 and 4002
Bankruptcy Filing — Built for E-commerce Sellers
Bankruptcy petition triggers automatic stay immediately; however, required documents (including bank statements) must be filed within 45 days or the case may be dismissed
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