Enrolled Agents + Bankruptcy Filing: The Challenge
As an enrolled agent, 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 Enrolled Agents with Bankruptcy Filing
Batch-convert client bank statements to Excel for fast income verification, deduction substantiation, and IRS examination responses. For bankruptcy filing specifically, BankScan AI extracts Current Monthly Income (CMI) for means test, payments to creditors in the 90 day automatically.
How Enrolled Agents Handle Bankruptcy Filing
When preparing bank statements for bankruptcy filing, enrolled agents need to Enrolled Agents review client bank statements to verify income reported on tax returns, identify unreported income during IRS examinations, substantia. BankScan AI automates the data extraction step.
Key terms you'll encounter: IRS examination, correspondence audit, bank deposit analysis, Circular 230.
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 enrolled agents 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 Enrolled Agents — Bankruptcy Filing
- Built for Enrolled Agents — Saves 1-2 hours per IRS examination response on bank statement analysis, plus 20-30 minutes per tax return during filing season on income verification
- Software compatible — Output works directly with Drake Tax, Lacerte, ProConnect Tax
- 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: Enrolled Agents + Bankruptcy Filing
When enrolled agents prepare bank statements for bankruptcy filing, specific compliance requirements apply.
- Enrolled Agents are federally licensed by the IRS under Circular 230 and must complete 72 hours of continuing education every 3 years. They have unlimited practice rights before the IRS. They must maintain client confidentiality under IRC Section 7216 and follow IRS e-file requirements. PTIN renewal is required annually.
- 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 Enrolled Agents
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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