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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostIf you have the house or other assets to cover the debt, then you're not really bankrupt are you? Better to sell yourself and manage the situation than have it forced upon you.
Bankruptcy occours when your assets cannot cover your debts and you are unable to service those debts based on your income. An IVA means you get to agree the payments you make so that you *can* service the debt with your available income and your creditors cannot then make demands on you to force the sale of your assets etc.
An IVA will still affect you credit history *but* lender do not normally ask about IVA's when applying for a mortgage etc, they do ask about Bankruptcy.
Even if you declare bankruptcy and all your assets are sold, you can still end up paying your creditors every month if the sale of the assets did not repay the debt completely.
IVA's are not a get out of jail free card. They are a lot better than Bankruptcy."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostEven if you declare bankruptcy and all your assets are sold, you can still end up paying your creditors every month if the sale of the assets did not repay the debt completely.
Quick google:
http://www.cv-service.org/Insolvant.htm
Debtors are allowed to discharge all their debts after one year and it typically takes six months
If the insolvency is a result of circumstances beyond the debtor’s control, such as disability preventing him or her from working, debts can be discharged in as little as three months, provided that the person has co-operated fully with the insolvency service, creditors have not called for further investigations and a bankruptcy notice has been filed
Debtors guilty of reckless behavior, such as racking up credit card debts on a holiday before declaring personal insolvency, can be hit with bankruptcy restriction orders which last between two and fifteen years and severely restrict a person’s ability to get loans and credit cards.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostIf you have the house or other assets to cover the debt, then you're not really bankrupt are you? Better to sell yourself and manage the situation than have it forced upon you.
I've just been advised that if I can get someone else to be the director of the Ltd then it can continue trading. Profits will go to the receiver for 3 years (fair enough). Then that's it.Comment
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Originally posted by DS23 View Postyikes. how did it get like this?Comment
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostDivorce, school fees, a period when I didn't work for 12 months due to feeling like a loser. Credit funded the lot. Now I've spent my tax money and Hector is cross.(\__/)
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Hi Platypus
How upset is Hector?
He may put your company into compulsory liquidation and then appoint an Insolvency Practitioner to liquidate any assets - probably big fat zero. If you have acted 'wrongly or fraudulently' as a director, you will be personally responsible for the tax. Not keeping Hectors cut does not go down well. You may get banned as a director - minimum 2 years.
If you have no assets, the IP will probably take an offer on the tax bill - maybe 50-70% or so. All this can take a some time.
Depending on other debts, if you can get a well paying contract, you could survive without going bankrupt. If you get banned as a director, just work through an umbrella company.
PM me if you want
Best regards
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Originally posted by TykeMerc View PostBankruptcy means you will not get Security Clearance so future gigs at many HMG departments will be impossible. Financial institutions also won't touch you with a barge pole for work either, it's a very serious step.I didn't say it was your ******* fault, I said I was blaming you!Comment
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