Rule 4002 — Debtor’s Duties

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4002

• Source: Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
• Rule: 4002
• PART X: [ABROGATED]
• Citation: Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4002

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(a) IN GENERAL. In addition to performing other duties that are
required by the Code or these rules, the debtor must:
(1) attend and submit to an examination when the court or-
ders;
(2) attend the hearing on a complaint objecting to discharge
and, if called, testify as a witness;
(3) if a schedule of property has not yet been filed under Rule
1007, report to the trustee immediately in writing:
(A) the location of any real property in which the debtor
has an interest; and
(B) the name and address of every person holding money
or property subject to the debtor’s withdrawal or order;
(4) cooperate with the trustee in preparing an inventory, ex-
amining proofs of claim, and administering the estate; and
(5) file a statement of any change in the debtor’s address.
(b) INDIVIDUALDEBTOR’SDUTYTOPROVIDEDOCUMENTS.
(1) Personal Identifying Information. An individual debtor
must bring to the §341 meeting of creditors:
(A) a government-issued identification with the debtor’s
picture, or other personal information that establishes the
debtor’s identity; and
(B) evidence of any social-security number, or a written
statement that no such evidence exists.
(2) Financial Documents. An individual debtor must bring the
following documents (or copies) to the §341 meeting of credi-
tors and make them available to the trustee—or provide a
written statement that they do not exist or are not in the
debtor’s possession:
(A) evidence of current income, such as the most recent
payment advice;
(B) unless the trustee or the United States trustee in-
structs otherwise, a statement for each depository or in-
vestment account—including a checking, savings, or
money-market account, mutual fund or brokerage ac-
count—for the period that includes the petition’s filing
date; and

(C) if required by §707(b)(2)(A) or (B), documents showing
claimed monthly expenses.
(3) Tax Return to Be Provided to the Trustee. At least 7 days
before the first date set for the §341 meeting of creditors, the
debtor must provide the trustee with:
(A) a copy of the debtor’s federal income-tax return, in-
cluding any attachments to it, for the most recent tax
year ending before the case was commenced and for which
the debtor filed a return;
(B) a transcript of the return; or
(C) a written statement that the documents do not exist.
(4) Tax Return to Be Provided to a Creditor. Upon a creditor’s
request at least 14 days before the first date set for the §341
meeting of creditors, the debtor must provide the creditor
with the documents to be provided to the trustee under (3).
The debtor must do so at least 7 days before the meeting.
(5) Safeguarding Confidential Tax Information. The debtor’s
obligation to provide tax returns under (3) and (4) is subject to
procedures established by the Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts for safeguarding confiden-
tial tax information.

Advisory Committee Notes

(As amended Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; Mar. 26, 2009, eff. Dec. 1, 2009; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)