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While individuals can file both Chapter 13 and chapter 7 cases for themselves, there are limitations in filing a bankruptcy case on behalf of a business. <\/p>\n

Bankruptcy cases for a Limited Liability Company or a Corporation must be filed by an licensed attorney. To file otherwise would be considered the unauthorized practice of law, a felony. <\/p>\n

However, if the business is merely a sole proprietorship or conducted under a trade name, the debtor would be the owner of the sole proprietorship and would be permitted to file the bankruptcy case in his or her own name, as the owner of the business. <\/p>\n

But the debtor must choose an option; filing a Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 at the same time, for the same debtor, is not generally permitted. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While individuals can file both Chapter 13 and chapter 7 cases for themselves, there are limitations in filing a bankruptcy case on behalf of a business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bankruptcy-questions"],"yoast_head":"\nCan I File Bankruptcy on my Business? - Ask Standard Legal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The legal structure of the business determines whether or not an individual can file fro bankruptcy pro se on behalf of a business.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/can-i-file-bankruptcy-on-my-business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can I File Bankruptcy on my Business? - Ask Standard Legal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The legal structure of the business determines whether or not an individual can file fro bankruptcy pro se on behalf of a business.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/can-i-file-bankruptcy-on-my-business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ask Standard Legal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StandardLegalSoftware\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-23T19:32:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Standard Legal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@StandardLegal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Standard Legal\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.standardlegal.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-file-bankruptcy-on-my-business#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.standardlegal.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-file-bankruptcy-on-my-business\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Standard Legal\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.standardlegal.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d43d72c05d7716823188aa03d9f96525\"},\"headline\":\"Can I File Bankruptcy on my Business?\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-23T19:32:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.standardlegal.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-file-bankruptcy-on-my-business\"},\"wordCount\":131,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.standardlegal.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Bankruptcy Questions\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.standardlegal.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-file-bankruptcy-on-my-business\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.standardlegal.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-file-bankruptcy-on-my-business\",\"name\":\"Can I File Bankruptcy on my Business? - Ask Standard Legal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.standardlegal.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-23T19:32:33+00:00\",\"description\":\"The legal structure of the business determines whether or not an individual can file fro bankruptcy pro se on behalf of a business.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.standardlegal.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-file-bankruptcy-on-my-business#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.standardlegal.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-file-bankruptcy-on-my-business\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.standardlegal.com\\\/blog\\\/can-i-file-bankruptcy-on-my-business#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.standardlegal.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Can I File Bankruptcy on my Business?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.standardlegal.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.standardlegal.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ask Standard Legal\",\"description\":\"Ask a Legal Question for FREE! 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