Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: Law and Practice by Sheila M. Williams, Andrew A. Turner, George M. Basharis, John M. Pachkowski, Charles A. Menke, James Hamilton List Price: $57.00   Eligible for Free Standard Shipping on U.S. Prepaid Orders Imprint: CCH Published: 5/5/2005  ISBN: 9780808013051 Format: Paperback Available: Item ships in 3-5 Business Days

With its recent enactment, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 has created the largest overhaul of the Bankruptcy Code since its enactment in 1978. Many of the provisions from the sweeping changes will soon become effective, so we have assembled the critical information you need today in order to start planning for your clients. The writers at CCH and Aspen Publishers have been closely monitoring the Law in order to provide you with timely and insightful analysis. This unique publication includes the full text of the legislation, a table of statutes added or amended by the Act, table of effective dates, invaluable CCH explanation of the provisions in the Act, selected committee reports and other legislative history. The 14 explanatory chapters provide detailed discussion of all of the changes to the Bankruptcy Code, including specialized treatment of the legislation’s tax provisions in a chapter authored by bankruptcy tax expert, Kenneth C. Weil. It's a must-have resource for every practitioner, particularly those working in the area of business and consumer bankruptcy law and tax. Moreover, compliance officers and inside counsel for financial institutions and credit and collections firms will find this text highly beneficial because of the important new means testing provisions. Other significant business and legal issues impacted by the Act include: Bankruptcy Tax Provisions Business Bankruptcy Provisions Cross-Border Cases Financial Contracts Family Farmers Health Care Providers Consumer Credit Disclosure Corporate Bankruptcy Abuse EXPLANATION NEEDS-BASED BANKRUPTCY ENHANCED CONSUMER PROTECTIONS DISCOURAGING BANKRUTPCY ABUSE BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY DATA COLLECTION BANKRUPTCY TAX PROVISIONS CROSS BORDER INSOLVENCY FINANCIAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS PROTECTION OF FAMILY FARMERS HEALTH CARE AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TECHICAL AMENDMENTS CONSUMER CREDIT DISCLOSURE PREVENTING CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY LAW TEXT TITLE I — NEEDS-BASED BANKRUPTCY TITLE II — ENHANCED CONSUMER PROTECTION TITLE III — DISCOURAGING BANKRUPTCY ABUSE TITLE IV — GENERAL AND SMALL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS TITLE V — MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS TITLE VI — BANKRUPTCY DATA TITLE VII — BANKRUPTCY TAX PROVISIONS TITLE VIII — ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES TITLE IX — FINANCIAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS TITLE X — PROTECTION OF FAMILY FARMERS AND FAMILY FISHERMEN TITLE XI — HEALTH CARE AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TITLE XII — TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TITLE XIII — CONSUMER CREDIT DISCLOSURE TITLE XIV — PREVENTING CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY ABUSE TITLE XV — GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT