Forensic bookkeeping for bankruptcy cases
Rebuilt, verified financial records for individuals and businesses preparing for, currently in, or resolving the tax fallout of bankruptcy. Not routine monthly bookkeeping — evidence-grade records for attorneys, trustees, and the IRS.
Bankruptcy books are held to a higher standard
Trustees, US Trustees, and creditors will scrutinize every number in the petition and every dollar that moved before it. Missing transactions, sloppy classifications, or unreconciled accounts can delay confirmation, invite a 2004 exam, or jeopardize the discharge. Our forensic engagements are built to hold up under exactly that scrutiny.
Forensic accounting, bankruptcy-focused
Every engagement is scoped around a bankruptcy timeline: pre-petition reconstruction, petition-ready reporting, and post-confirmation compliance for Chapter 11, Chapter 13, and Subchapter V cases.
Financial Record Reconstruction
Rebuild months or years of incomplete or disorganized records from bank statements, merchant reports, and third-party data — so nothing walks into the trustee meeting undocumented.
Missing Transaction & Discrepancy Analysis
Identify gaps, unrecorded income, misclassified transfers, and discrepancies that could raise trustee questions or trigger an IRS review.
Books Organized for Bankruptcy Filing
Prepare the underlying financials your attorney needs for the petition, Schedules I/J, Statement of Financial Affairs, and Subchapter V / Chapter 11 monthly operating reports.
Support for Bankruptcy Tax Resolution
Clean the books that feed the returns. Accurate ledgers make dischargeability analysis, IRS transcripts, and unfiled-return catch-up defensible.
Trustee & Attorney-Ready Reporting
Deliver P&L, balance sheet, and cash-flow reconstructions in the format attorneys, trustees, and tax authorities expect — with source documentation attached.
Pre-Petition Financial Position Review
Give clients a clear picture of where they actually stand before filing — assets, liabilities, cash flow — so the case strategy is built on real numbers.
Records that stand up in court
- Full reconstruction from source documents (bank, card, processor, payroll)
- Reconciled ledgers tied to third-party statements
- Identification and documentation of missing or irregular transactions
- Financial statements formatted for the petition and monthly operating reports
- Books-to-tax handoff for bankruptcy tax preparation
- Direct coordination with your attorney and, where appropriate, the trustee
Rebuild the books. Protect the case.
Whether the petition is next month or already filed, we'll get the underlying financials clean, defensible, and ready for everyone who's going to look at them.
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