(a) Creditor List.
(1) General Requirements.
The master creditor list shall include those agencies and offices of the United States required to
receive notice in FRBP 2002. Addresses for proper notice to major United States Government
agencies are listed on the Court’s website at:
https://www.txwb.uscourts.gov/government-entities-list-addresses.
(2) Form of Creditor List.
The creditor list shall be in such form as prescribed from time to time by the Clerk of the Court.
The format may be found in the Style Guide posted to the Court’s website at:
https://www.txwb.uscourts.gov/sites/txwb/files/style%20guide%20electronic%20filing.pdf.
(b) Counseling Certificate Required Under 11 U.S.C. § 521(b)(1).
If an individual debtor fails to file with the petition commencing the case the certificate,
required under 11 U.S.C. § 521(b)(1), from an approved nonprofit budget and credit counseling
agency, the Clerk of the Court shall refer the case to the presiding judge for action, which may
include dismissal without further notice or hearing.
(c) Declaration of Evidence of Employer’s Payments Within 60 Days.
An individual debtor must file Local Form No. 1007-1 Declaration of Evidence of Payments available
on the Court’s website to comply with 11 U.S.C. § 521(a)(1)(B)(iv).
(d) Extension of Time to File Lists, Schedules, Statements, and Other Documents.
(1) A motion for extension of time to file the lists of creditors and equity security holders, or
to file the schedules, statements, and other documents required under 11U.S.C. § 521(a), must:
(A) identify the date the petition was filed, and the date of the proposed new deadline;
(B) state the date of the 341 meeting of creditors; (C) be supported by a sufficient
explanation for the requested extension of time; and (D) contain a proof of service upon the
trustee (if any) and U.S. trustee.
(2) The motion may be filed and granted without a hearing pursuant to L. Rule 9014-1(d).
(e) Small Business Financial Report (Monthly Operating Report).
Unless the Court orders otherwise, the filing of a completed Monthly Operating Report in the form
required by the Office of the U.S. Trustee shall be deemed to satisfy the small business debtor’s
obligation under 11 U.S.C. § 308(b) to file periodic financial and other reports as described
therein.
(f) Annual Tax Returns in a Chapter 13 Case.
Within thirty days of filing, the debtor shall provide to the chapter 13 trustee a copy of his or
her post- petition annual federal income tax return and any applicable state income tax returns
until payments under the plan are completed.
(g) Corporate Authorization.
Any person filing a voluntary petition on behalf of a corporation, partnership, or other
non-individual shall file with the Court the written resolution or other appropriate corporate
document, adopted, and executed by the authorized corporate representative, authorizing the filing of the petition.
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