Subchapter V Small Business Reorganization

A Subchapter V reorganization is ideal for businesses and their owners in the following circumstances:

1. An individual whose business is failing or has failed and has high business debt that is personally guaranteed, but has income from another source.
2. Small businesses that operate multiple locations and want to close some of the locations.
3. Business owners who used the equityThe value of a debtor’s interest in property that remains after liens and other creditors’ interests are considered. (Example: If a house valued at $100,000 is subject to a $80,000 mortgage, there is $20,000 of equity.) in their home to fund their business. The debtorA person who has filed a petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code. may “cram down” or modify the junior mortgage (such as a HELOC) by proposing a lower interest rate or extending its maturity date as long as, 1) the loan was obtained after the home was purchased, 2) the home value is less than the total debt secured by the home, and 3) the funds from the junior loan were used in connection with business,.
4. Companies that are able to remain cash flow positive after the elimination or reduction of certain debts.
5. Even a midsize business with over 100 employees and $20 million in annual revenue that is subject to $150 million in litigation claims (contingent), can benefit from a Subchapter VSubchapter V allows small businesses and their owners to spread the repayment of some or all of their debt over 3 to 5 years, similar to a Chapter 13 reorganization for individuals. The excess debt that cannot be repaid by the plan payments is discharged at the end of the repayment period. Click for more: New Relief for Small Business - Subchapter V reorganization as long as its noncontingent and unliquidated claims (e.g., trade and funded debt claims) total less than $7.5 million.
6. Businesses that expect to incur large amounts of post-petition, preconfirmation trade credit from vendors that provide goods and services to it (which are considered admin. claims) that now can be paid back over the life of the planA debtor’s detailed description of how the debtor proposes to pay creditors’ claims over a fixed period of time..
7. And, of course, sole proprietorships.