Allowable Living Expenses
(IRS National Standards for bankruptcy Means Test -- Cases Filed On and After
May 1, 2012)
Collection Financial Standards for Food, Clothing and Other
Items
| Expense |
One Person |
Two Persons |
Three Persons |
Four Persons |
| Food |
$301 |
$537 |
$639 |
$765 |
| Housekeeping supplies |
$30 |
$66 |
$65 |
$74 |
| Apparel & services |
$86 |
$162 |
$209 |
$244 |
| Personal care products & services |
$32 |
$55 |
$63 |
$67 |
| Miscellaneous |
$116 |
$209 |
$251 |
$300 |
| Total |
$565 |
$1,029 |
$1,227 |
$1,450 |
|
More than four persons: |
Additional Amount Per Person |
| For each additional person, add
amount to
four-person total allowance: |
$281 |
Bankruptcy Allowable Living Expenses — National Standards
| Expense |
One Person |
Two Persons |
Three Persons |
Four Persons |
| Food & clothing
(apparel & services)* |
$386 |
$699 |
$848 |
$1,009 |
|
5% of food &
clothing |
$19 |
$35 |
$42 |
$50 |
| More than four persons |
Additional Amount Per Person |
| Food & clothing
(apparel & services)* |
$196 |
|
5% of food &
clothing |
$10 |
* This total may differ from the combination of the two amounts
in the Collection Financial Standards table due to rounding.
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Means Test
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