Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
Rule 1007 — Lists, Schedules, Statements, and Other Documents; Time to File
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007
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(a)LISTSOFNAMESANDADDRESSES.
(1)Voluntary Case. In a voluntary case, the debtor must file
with the petition a list containing the name and address of
each entity included or to be included on Schedules D, E/F, G,
and H of the Official Forms. Unless it is a governmental unit,
a corporate debtor must:
(A)include a corporate-ownership statement containing
the information described in Rule 7007.1; and
(B)promptly file a supplemental statement if changed
circumstances make the original statement inaccurate.
(2)Involuntary Case. Within 7 days after the order for relief
has been entered in an involuntary case, the debtor must file
a list containing the name and address of each entity included
or to be included on Schedules D, E/F, G, and H of the Official
Forms.
(3)Chapter 11—List of Equity
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(a) LISTSOFNAMESANDADDRESSES.
(1) Voluntary Case. In a voluntary case, the debtor must file
with the petition a list containing the name and address of
each entity included or to be included on Schedules D, E/F, G,
and H of the Official Forms. Unless it is a governmental unit,
a corporate debtor must:
(A) include a corporate-ownership statement containing
the information described in Rule 7007.1; and
(B) promptly file a supplemental statement if changed
circumstances make the original statement inaccurate.
(2) Involuntary Case. Within 7 days after the order for relief
has been entered in an involuntary case, the debtor must file
a list containing the name and address of each entity included
or to be included on Schedules D, E/F, G, and H of the Official
Forms.
(3) Chapter 11—List of Equity Security Holders. Unless the
court orders otherwise, a Chapter 11 debtor must, within 14
days after the order for relief is entered, file a list of the debt-
or’s equity security holders by class. The list must show the
number and type of interests registered in each holder’s name,
along with the holder’s last known address or place of busi-
ness.
(4) Chapter 15—Information Required from a Foreign Represent-
ative. If a foreign representative files a petition under Chapter
15 for recognition of a foreign proceeding, the representative
must—in addition to the documents required by §1515—include
with the petition:
(A) a corporate-ownership statement containing the in-
formation described in Rule 7007.1; and
(B) unless the court orders otherwise, a list containing
the names and addresses of:
(i) all persons or bodies authorized to administer the
debtor’s foreign proceedings;
(ii) all entities against whom provisional relief is
sought under §1519; and
(iii) all parties to litigation pending in the United
States in which the debtor was a party when the peti-
tion was filed.
(5) Extending the Time to File. On motion and for cause, the
court may extend the time to file any list required by this
Rule 1007(a). Notice of the motion must be given to:
• the United States trustee;
• any trustee;
• any committee elected under §705 or appointed under
§1102; and
• any other party as the court orders.
(b) SCHEDULES, STATEMENTS, ANDOTHERDOCUMENTS.
(1) In General. Except in a Chapter 9 case or when the court
orders otherwise, the debtor must file—prepared as prescribed
by the appropriate Official Form, if any—
(A) schedules of assets and liabilities;
(B) a schedule of current income and expenditures;
(C) a schedule of executory contracts and unexpired
leases;
(D) a statement of financial affairs;
(E) copies of all payment advices or other evidence of
payment that the debtor received from any employer with-
in 60 days before the petition was filed—with all but the
last 4 digits of the debtor’s social-security number or indi-
vidual taxpayer-identification number deleted; and
(F) a record of the debtor’s interest, if any, in an account
or program of the type specified in §521(c).
(2) Statement of Intention. In a Chapter 7 case, an individual
debtor must:
(A) file the statement of intention required by §521(a)
(Form 108); and
(B) before or upon filing, serve a copy on the trustee and
the creditors named in the statement.
(3) Credit-Counseling Statement. Unless the United States
trustee has determined that the requirement to file a credit-
counseling statement under §109(h) does not apply in the dis-
trict, an individual debtor must file a statement of compliance
(included in Form 101). The debtor must include one of the fol-
lowing:
(A) a certificate and any debt-repayment plan required
by §521(b);
(B) a statement that the debtor has received the credit-
counseling briefing required by §109(h)(1), but does not
have a §521(b) certificate;
(C) a certification under §109(h)(3); or
(D) a request for a court determination under §109(h)(4).
(4) Current Monthly Income—Chapter 7. Unless §707(b)(2)(D)
applies, an individual debtor in a Chapter 7 case must:
(A) file a statement of current monthly income (Form
122A–1); and
(B) if that income exceeds the median family income for
the debtor’s state and household size, file the Chapter 7
means-test calculation (Form 122A–2).
(5) Current Monthly Income—Chapter 11. An individual debtor
in a Chapter 11 case (unless under Subchapter V) must file a
statement of current monthly income (Form 122B).
(6) Current Monthly Income—Chapter 13. A debtor in a Chapter
13 case must:
(A) file a statement of current monthly income (Form
122C–1); and
(B) if that income exceeds the median family income for
the debtor’s state and household size, file the Chapter 13
calculation of disposable income (Form 122C-2).
(7) Personal Financial-Management Course. Unless an approved
provider has notified the court that the debtor has completed
a course in personal financial management after filing the pe-
tition or the debtor is not required to complete one as a condi-
tion to discharge, an individual debtor in a Chapter 7 or Chap-
ter 13 case—or in a Chapter 11 case in which §1141(d)(3) ap-
plies—must file a certificate of course completion issued by
the provider.
(8) Limitation on a Homestead Exemption. This Rule 1007(b)(8)
applies if an individual debtor in a Chapter 11, 12, or 13 case
claims an exemption under §522(b)(3)(A) in property of the
type described in §522(p)(1) and the property value exceeds the
amount specified in §522(q)(1). The debtor must file a state-
ment about any pending proceeding in which the debtor may
be found:
(A) guilty of the type of felony described in §522(q)(1)(A);
or
(B) liable for the type of debt described in §522(q)(1)(B).
(c) TIMETOFILE.
(1) Voluntary Case—Various Documents. Unless (d), (e), (f), or
(h) provides otherwise, the debtor in a voluntary case must
file the documents required by (b)(1), (b)(4), (b)(5), and (b)(6)
with the petition or within 14 days after it is filed.
(2) Involuntary Case—Various Documents. In an involuntary
case, the debtor must file the documents required by (b)(1)
within 14 days after the order for relief is entered.
(3) Credit-Counseling Documents. In a voluntary case, the doc-
uments required by (b)(3)(A), (C), or (D) must be filed with the
petition. Unless the court orders otherwise, a debtor who has
filed a statement under (b)(3)(B) must file the documents re-
quired by (b)(3)(A) within 14 days after the order for relief is
entered.
(4) Financial-Management Course. Unless the court extends
the time to file, an individual debtor must file the certificate
required by (b)(7) as follows:
(A) in a Chapter 7 case, within 60 days after the first date
set for the meeting of creditors under §341; and
(B) in a Chapter 11 or Chapter 13 case, no later than the
date the last payment is made under the plan or the date
a motion for a discharge is filed under §1141(d)(5)(B) or
§1328(b).
(5) Limitation on Homestead Exemption. The debtor must file
the statement required by (b)(8) no earlier than the date of the
last payment made under the plan or the date a motion for a
discharge is filed under §1141(d)(5)(B), 1228(b), or 1328(b).
(6) Documents in a Converted Case. Unless the court orders
otherwise, a document filed before a case is converted to an-
other chapter is considered filed in the converted case.
(7) Extending the Time to File. Except as §1116(3) provides
otherwise, the court, on motion and for cause, may extend the
time to file a document under this rule. The movant must give
notice of the motion to:
• the United States trustee;
• any committee elected under §705 or appointed under
§1102; and
• any trustee, examiner, and other party as the court or-
ders.
If the motion is granted, notice must be given to the
United States trustee and to any committee, trustee, and
other party as the court orders.
(d) LIST OF THE 20 LARGEST UNSECURED CREDITORS IN A CHAPTER
9 OR CHAPTER 11 CASE. In addition to the lists required by (a), a
debtor in a Chapter 9 case or in a voluntary Chapter 11 case must
file with the petition a list containing the names, addresses, and
claims of the creditors that hold the 20 largest unsecured claims,
excluding insiders, as prescribed by the appropriate Official Form
(Form 104 or 204). In an involuntary Chapter 11 case, the debtor
must file the list within 2 days after the order for relief is entered
under §303(h).
(e) CHAPTER 9 LISTS. In a Chapter 9 case, the court must set the
time for the debtor to file the list required by (a). If a proposed
plan requires real estate assessments to be revised so that the pro-
portion of special assessments or special taxes for some property
will be different from the proportion in effect when the petition
is filed, the debtor must also file a list that shows—for each ad-
versely affected property—the name and address of each known
holder of title, both legal and equitable. On motion and for cause,
the court may modify the requirements of this Rule 1007(e) and
those of (a).
(f) SOCIAL-SECURITY NUMBER. In a voluntary case, an individual
debtor must submit with the petition a verified statement that
gives the debtor’s social-security number or states that the debtor
does not have one (Form 121). In an involuntary case, the debtor
must submit the statement within 14 days after the order for re-
lief is entered.
(g) PARTNERSHIP CASE. The general partners of a debtor partner-
ship must file for the partnership the list required by (a) and the
documents required by (b)(1)(A)–(D). The court may order any gen-
eral partner to file a statement of personal assets and liabilities
and may set the deadline for doing so.
(h) INTERESTS IN PROPERTY ACQUIRED OR ARISING AFTER A PETI-
TION IS FILED. After the petition is filed in a Chapter 7, 11, 12, or
13 case, if the debtor acquires—or becomes entitled to acquire—an
interest in property described in §541(a)(5), the debtor must file a
supplemental schedule and include any claimed exemption. Unless
the court allows additional time, the debtor must file the schedule
within 14 days after learning about the property interest. This
duty continues even after the case is closed but does not apply to
property acquired after an order is entered:
(1) confirming a Chapter 11 plan (other than one confirmed
under §1191(b)); or
(2) discharging the debtor in a Chapter 12 case, a Chapter 13
case, or a case under Subchapter V of Chapter 11 in which the
plan is confirmed under §1191(b).
(i) SECURITY HOLDERS KNOWN TO OTHERS. After notice and a
hearing and for cause, the court may direct an entity other than
the debtor or trustee to:
(1) disclose any list of the debtor’s security holders in its
possession or under its control by:
(A) producing the list or a copy of it;
(B) allowing inspection or copying; or
(C) making any other disclosure; and
(2) indicate the name, address, and security held by each
listed holder.
(j) IMPOUNDING LISTS. On a party in interest’s motion and for
cause, the court may impound any list filed under this rule and
may refuse inspection. But the court may permit a party in inter-
est to inspect or use an impounded list on terms prescribed by the
court.
(k) DEBTOR’S FAILURE TO FILE A REQUIRED DOCUMENT. If a debtor
fails to properly prepare and file a list, schedule, or statement
(other than a statement of intention) as required by this rule, the
court may order:
(1) that the trustee, a petitioning creditor, a committee, or
other party do so within the time set by the court; and
(2) that the cost incurred be reimbursed as an administrative
expense.
(l) COPIES TO THE UNITED STATES TRUSTEE. The clerk must
promptly send to the United States trustee a copy of every list,
schedule, or statement filed under (a)(1), (a)(2), (b), (d), or (h).
(m) INFANT OR INCOMPETENT PERSON. If a debtor knows that a
person named in a list of creditors or in a schedule is an infant or
is incompetent, the debtor must also include the name, address,
and legal relationship of anyone on whom process would be served
in an adversary proceeding against that person under Rule
7004(b)(2).
(1) Voluntary Case. In a voluntary case, the debtor must file
with the petition a list containing the name and address of
each entity included or to be included on Schedules D, E/F, G,
and H of the Official Forms. Unless it is a governmental unit,
a corporate debtor must:
(A) include a corporate-ownership statement containing
the information described in Rule 7007.1; and
(B) promptly file a supplemental statement if changed
circumstances make the original statement inaccurate.
(2) Involuntary Case. Within 7 days after the order for relief
has been entered in an involuntary case, the debtor must file
a list containing the name and address of each entity included
or to be included on Schedules D, E/F, G, and H of the Official
Forms.
(3) Chapter 11—List of Equity Security Holders. Unless the
court orders otherwise, a Chapter 11 debtor must, within 14
days after the order for relief is entered, file a list of the debt-
or’s equity security holders by class. The list must show the
number and type of interests registered in each holder’s name,
along with the holder’s last known address or place of busi-
ness.
(4) Chapter 15—Information Required from a Foreign Represent-
ative. If a foreign representative files a petition under Chapter
15 for recognition of a foreign proceeding, the representative
must—in addition to the documents required by §1515—include
with the petition:
(A) a corporate-ownership statement containing the in-
formation described in Rule 7007.1; and
(B) unless the court orders otherwise, a list containing
the names and addresses of:
(i) all persons or bodies authorized to administer the
debtor’s foreign proceedings;
(ii) all entities against whom provisional relief is
sought under §1519; and
(iii) all parties to litigation pending in the United
States in which the debtor was a party when the peti-
tion was filed.
(5) Extending the Time to File. On motion and for cause, the
court may extend the time to file any list required by this
Rule 1007(a). Notice of the motion must be given to:
• the United States trustee;
• any trustee;
• any committee elected under §705 or appointed under
§1102; and
• any other party as the court orders.
(b) SCHEDULES, STATEMENTS, ANDOTHERDOCUMENTS.
(1) In General. Except in a Chapter 9 case or when the court
orders otherwise, the debtor must file—prepared as prescribed
by the appropriate Official Form, if any—
(A) schedules of assets and liabilities;
(B) a schedule of current income and expenditures;
(C) a schedule of executory contracts and unexpired
leases;
(D) a statement of financial affairs;
(E) copies of all payment advices or other evidence of
payment that the debtor received from any employer with-
in 60 days before the petition was filed—with all but the
last 4 digits of the debtor’s social-security number or indi-
vidual taxpayer-identification number deleted; and
(F) a record of the debtor’s interest, if any, in an account
or program of the type specified in §521(c).
(2) Statement of Intention. In a Chapter 7 case, an individual
debtor must:
(A) file the statement of intention required by §521(a)
(Form 108); and
(B) before or upon filing, serve a copy on the trustee and
the creditors named in the statement.
(3) Credit-Counseling Statement. Unless the United States
trustee has determined that the requirement to file a credit-
counseling statement under §109(h) does not apply in the dis-
trict, an individual debtor must file a statement of compliance
(included in Form 101). The debtor must include one of the fol-
lowing:
(A) a certificate and any debt-repayment plan required
by §521(b);
(B) a statement that the debtor has received the credit-
counseling briefing required by §109(h)(1), but does not
have a §521(b) certificate;
(C) a certification under §109(h)(3); or
(D) a request for a court determination under §109(h)(4).
(4) Current Monthly Income—Chapter 7. Unless §707(b)(2)(D)
applies, an individual debtor in a Chapter 7 case must:
(A) file a statement of current monthly income (Form
122A–1); and
(B) if that income exceeds the median family income for
the debtor’s state and household size, file the Chapter 7
means-test calculation (Form 122A–2).
(5) Current Monthly Income—Chapter 11. An individual debtor
in a Chapter 11 case (unless under Subchapter V) must file a
statement of current monthly income (Form 122B).
(6) Current Monthly Income—Chapter 13. A debtor in a Chapter
13 case must:
(A) file a statement of current monthly income (Form
122C–1); and
(B) if that income exceeds the median family income for
the debtor’s state and household size, file the Chapter 13
calculation of disposable income (Form 122C-2).
(7) Personal Financial-Management Course. Unless an approved
provider has notified the court that the debtor has completed
a course in personal financial management after filing the pe-
tition or the debtor is not required to complete one as a condi-
tion to discharge, an individual debtor in a Chapter 7 or Chap-
ter 13 case—or in a Chapter 11 case in which §1141(d)(3) ap-
plies—must file a certificate of course completion issued by
the provider.
(8) Limitation on a Homestead Exemption. This Rule 1007(b)(8)
applies if an individual debtor in a Chapter 11, 12, or 13 case
claims an exemption under §522(b)(3)(A) in property of the
type described in §522(p)(1) and the property value exceeds the
amount specified in §522(q)(1). The debtor must file a state-
ment about any pending proceeding in which the debtor may
be found:
(A) guilty of the type of felony described in §522(q)(1)(A);
or
(B) liable for the type of debt described in §522(q)(1)(B).
(c) TIMETOFILE.
(1) Voluntary Case—Various Documents. Unless (d), (e), (f), or
(h) provides otherwise, the debtor in a voluntary case must
file the documents required by (b)(1), (b)(4), (b)(5), and (b)(6)
with the petition or within 14 days after it is filed.
(2) Involuntary Case—Various Documents. In an involuntary
case, the debtor must file the documents required by (b)(1)
within 14 days after the order for relief is entered.
(3) Credit-Counseling Documents. In a voluntary case, the doc-
uments required by (b)(3)(A), (C), or (D) must be filed with the
petition. Unless the court orders otherwise, a debtor who has
filed a statement under (b)(3)(B) must file the documents re-
quired by (b)(3)(A) within 14 days after the order for relief is
entered.
(4) Financial-Management Course. Unless the court extends
the time to file, an individual debtor must file the certificate
required by (b)(7) as follows:
(A) in a Chapter 7 case, within 60 days after the first date
set for the meeting of creditors under §341; and
(B) in a Chapter 11 or Chapter 13 case, no later than the
date the last payment is made under the plan or the date
a motion for a discharge is filed under §1141(d)(5)(B) or
§1328(b).
(5) Limitation on Homestead Exemption. The debtor must file
the statement required by (b)(8) no earlier than the date of the
last payment made under the plan or the date a motion for a
discharge is filed under §1141(d)(5)(B), 1228(b), or 1328(b).
(6) Documents in a Converted Case. Unless the court orders
otherwise, a document filed before a case is converted to an-
other chapter is considered filed in the converted case.
(7) Extending the Time to File. Except as §1116(3) provides
otherwise, the court, on motion and for cause, may extend the
time to file a document under this rule. The movant must give
notice of the motion to:
• the United States trustee;
• any committee elected under §705 or appointed under
§1102; and
• any trustee, examiner, and other party as the court or-
ders.
If the motion is granted, notice must be given to the
United States trustee and to any committee, trustee, and
other party as the court orders.
(d) LIST OF THE 20 LARGEST UNSECURED CREDITORS IN A CHAPTER
9 OR CHAPTER 11 CASE. In addition to the lists required by (a), a
debtor in a Chapter 9 case or in a voluntary Chapter 11 case must
file with the petition a list containing the names, addresses, and
claims of the creditors that hold the 20 largest unsecured claims,
excluding insiders, as prescribed by the appropriate Official Form
(Form 104 or 204). In an involuntary Chapter 11 case, the debtor
must file the list within 2 days after the order for relief is entered
under §303(h).
(e) CHAPTER 9 LISTS. In a Chapter 9 case, the court must set the
time for the debtor to file the list required by (a). If a proposed
plan requires real estate assessments to be revised so that the pro-
portion of special assessments or special taxes for some property
will be different from the proportion in effect when the petition
is filed, the debtor must also file a list that shows—for each ad-
versely affected property—the name and address of each known
holder of title, both legal and equitable. On motion and for cause,
the court may modify the requirements of this Rule 1007(e) and
those of (a).
(f) SOCIAL-SECURITY NUMBER. In a voluntary case, an individual
debtor must submit with the petition a verified statement that
gives the debtor’s social-security number or states that the debtor
does not have one (Form 121). In an involuntary case, the debtor
must submit the statement within 14 days after the order for re-
lief is entered.
(g) PARTNERSHIP CASE. The general partners of a debtor partner-
ship must file for the partnership the list required by (a) and the
documents required by (b)(1)(A)–(D). The court may order any gen-
eral partner to file a statement of personal assets and liabilities
and may set the deadline for doing so.
(h) INTERESTS IN PROPERTY ACQUIRED OR ARISING AFTER A PETI-
TION IS FILED. After the petition is filed in a Chapter 7, 11, 12, or
13 case, if the debtor acquires—or becomes entitled to acquire—an
interest in property described in §541(a)(5), the debtor must file a
supplemental schedule and include any claimed exemption. Unless
the court allows additional time, the debtor must file the schedule
within 14 days after learning about the property interest. This
duty continues even after the case is closed but does not apply to
property acquired after an order is entered:
(1) confirming a Chapter 11 plan (other than one confirmed
under §1191(b)); or
(2) discharging the debtor in a Chapter 12 case, a Chapter 13
case, or a case under Subchapter V of Chapter 11 in which the
plan is confirmed under §1191(b).
(i) SECURITY HOLDERS KNOWN TO OTHERS. After notice and a
hearing and for cause, the court may direct an entity other than
the debtor or trustee to:
(1) disclose any list of the debtor’s security holders in its
possession or under its control by:
(A) producing the list or a copy of it;
(B) allowing inspection or copying; or
(C) making any other disclosure; and
(2) indicate the name, address, and security held by each
listed holder.
(j) IMPOUNDING LISTS. On a party in interest’s motion and for
cause, the court may impound any list filed under this rule and
may refuse inspection. But the court may permit a party in inter-
est to inspect or use an impounded list on terms prescribed by the
court.
(k) DEBTOR’S FAILURE TO FILE A REQUIRED DOCUMENT. If a debtor
fails to properly prepare and file a list, schedule, or statement
(other than a statement of intention) as required by this rule, the
court may order:
(1) that the trustee, a petitioning creditor, a committee, or
other party do so within the time set by the court; and
(2) that the cost incurred be reimbursed as an administrative
expense.
(l) COPIES TO THE UNITED STATES TRUSTEE. The clerk must
promptly send to the United States trustee a copy of every list,
schedule, or statement filed under (a)(1), (a)(2), (b), (d), or (h).
(m) INFANT OR INCOMPETENT PERSON. If a debtor knows that a
person named in a list of creditors or in a schedule is an infant or
is incompetent, the debtor must also include the name, address,
and legal relationship of anyone on whom process would be served
in an adversary proceeding against that person under Rule
7004(b)(2).
Advisory Committee Notes
(As amended Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Aug. 1, 1991; Apr. 23, 1996, eff. Dec. 1, 1996; Apr. 23, 2001, eff. Dec. 1, 2001; Mar. 27, 2003, eff. Dec. 1, 2003; Apr. 25, 2005, eff. Dec. 1, 2005; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; Mar. 26, 2009, eff. Dec. 1, 2009; Apr. 28, 2010, eff. Dec. 1, 2010; Apr. 23, 2012, eff. Dec. 1, 2012: Apr. 16, 2013, eff. Dec. 1, 2013; Apr. 29, 2015, eff. Dec. 1, 2015; Apr. 11, 2022, eff. Dec. 1, 2022; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)