“Does Filing Tax Returns Relate to Filing for Bankruptcy?”
You must have filed all tax returns you were supposed to file for the last 4 years before the filing of the Chapter 7 bankruptcy case. For a Chapter 13 case, you should file all tax returns which were required to be filed for the past 4 years. However, in the case of an emergency filing of a Chapter 13 case, such as to halt a foreclosure sale, you may file the bankruptcy first. Then, quickly file any required tax returns so the bankruptcy case may be confirmed.
