Effective Date: December 1, 2015 Supersedes: December 28, 2007, March 17, August 23, 2008
Installment Payment – Cases entered using bankruptcy software must reflect the case Statistical Information as Installment and the dollar amount of the initial installment payment, if any. This allows you to pay the initial installment filing fee via the internet when filing the new petition. If there is no initial installment payment with the new petition, enter “0” dollars when prompted for an amount in the bankruptcy software program. Subsequent installment payments will be made via the internet by docketing Installment Payment or Installment Payment (Final) in CM/ECF.
Filing Fee Waived – Cases entered using bankruptcy software must reflect the case Statistical Information as Filing Fee Waived and the dollar amount of filing fee “0” dollars.
Pre-petition tax documents must be routed to the case trustee and NOT attached to the Bankruptcy Petition. For trustee’s email addresses for tax returns go to our website at http://www.iasb.uscourts.gov and select the Office of the US Trustee tab. Then select Trustee Information for the Southern District of Iowa.
Note: Debtor information uploaded during case opening must include the complete social security number of the debtor and/or joint debtor. The social security number appears redacted (only last 4 digits show) on the case docket when viewed by the public.
1. Select Bankruptcy.
2. Select Case Upload (Use with BK software).
3. Browse, verify and attach the Case Information (debtor.txt file).
Complete social security number must be included in the .txt file.
4. Browse, verify and attach the *Petition (PDF file).
The redacted social security number must appear in the PDF file.
5. Browse, verify and attach the List of Creditors (.txt file).
Ensure that the creditors display their mailing address.
Error message appears if list of creditors is not a .txt file. "The list of creditors is not a text file."
6. Browse, verify and attach the Ch 13 Plan (PDF file), if applicable.
7. Browse, verify and attach the Certificate of Credit Counseling for Debtor (PDF file).
8. Browse, verify and attach the Certificate of Credit Counseling for Joint Debtor (PDF file).
9. Browse, verify and attach one of the following Forms (PDF file):
Chapter 7 Statement of Monthly Income (122A-1)/Exemption from Presumption of Abuse (122A-1Supp),
Chapter 7 Means Test Calculation (122A-2),
Chapter 11 Statement of Your Current Monthly Income (122B),
Chapter 13 Statement of Your Monthly Income (122C-1), or,
Chapter 13 Calculation of Your Disposable Income (122C-2).
10. Browse, verify and attach Employee Income Record (PDF file).
11. Select the “no” or “yes” for Presumption Arises.
12. Review the Notice of Electronic Filing. It is your receipt.
Make note of the assigned case number.
13. Pay filing fees. To see credit card screen, click here.
Select Pay Now or Continue Filing.
Installment with installment filing fee payment? Yes,
You will see this screen with amount of initial installment payment appearing.
Installment without payment of filing fee? Yes,
You will not see this screen.
Filing Fee Waived? Yes,
You will not see this screen.
14. Installment case? Yes,
15. Filing Fee Waived case? Yes,
Note: Duplicate case uploaded? Call the court immediately. Do not pay the filing fee!