I think what you are trying to say is that his WWE champions account will have more money available.
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just one more pull...This right here. A vast majority of his critics said this bankruptcy shit would never go his way...hell, a damn lawyer predicted it not going well. Most of the stuff with DSP is simply wishful thinking.This is DSP we're talking about here. What we believe should happen, and what is actually going to happen, will never match up.
Is that the minimum payment after or before bankruptcy?
This was a personal bankruptcy so the interest charges on the listed credit card debts do not qualify as a deductable business expense.He has no credit card debts (presumably) after his bankruptcy. This was what he was paying before he filed for bankruptcy. What I'm not clear on (maybe @Synth could clarify) is how much of his credit card payments he could claim as a business expense.
Edit: If only interest (so not the 1% part of the minimum) is able to claimed, that would be about $1900 a month at the high end.
He has no credit card debts (presumably) after his bankruptcy. This was what he was paying before he filed for bankruptcy. What I'm not clear on (maybe @Synth could clarify) is how much of his credit card payments he could claim as a business expense.
Edit: If only interest (so not the 1% part of the minimum) is able to claimed, that would be about $1900 a month at the high end.
What could be claimed as a business expense (properly: Ordinary and Necessary Expenses) is any interest that is accrued that is attached to a business expense originally. This comes down to interpretation and how you want to view the whole "I moved to Washington for my business," bullshit he has brought up. If it was ever brought to court, this is where a good lawyer would really help, but the court obviously never gave a rat's ass
So if he spent $10,000 on the move and put it all on credit, he would be able to claim the interest generated each month as O&NE? Do I understand that correctly?
Yes, and the same applies to everything put on credit (or a business loan or whatever else -- any and all interest) that could remotely be argued as being "for the business". He could probably even make a case for his cum dumpster statues by listing them as props or some shit, but, again, that's lawyer-y shit.
If the loan is listed on his Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, it's a personal loan and interest payments do not qualify as a business expense. If DSP tried to claim that the interest payments were in fact business expenses then the debts related to those interest payments wouldn't be discharged in a personal bankruptcy.Ok, so based on that, his interest payments (based on the most recent balances and assuming 17% APR) were like $1900 or so a month. That could explain the lower months' expenses. That July one, though...
If the loan is listed on his Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, it's a personal loan and interest payments do not qualify as a business expense. If DSP tried to claim that the interest payments were in fact business expenses then the debts related to those interest payments wouldn't be discharged in a personal bankruptcy.
Oh shit my bad, you're right. Still, he specifically listed all the unsecured claims (except for his backtaxes) as consumer debt on his bankruptcy petition. I assume he would try to qualify them as business debts if he could, because you automatically qualify for Chapter 7, regardless of income, if more than 50% of your debts are business debts. He wouldn't have had to boost his expenses to get his income under the state median.It doesn't matter. He's sole proprietor. There's essentially no legal distinction between the business and person (and their debts/profits) when you have a sole proprietorship.
Let's say Phil was counting $2.5k-3k in credit card interest as business expenses. Now that his credit card debt has been erased and he doesn't have to pay them anymore, his business expenses would be cut in half, right?
How will this effect his taxes in the future? He has lost $30k in expenses but maintains the same income.
Phil's hoping to get credit cards again.