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You can earn a high income and still pass the means test if you have substantial expenses like a hefty mortgage, multiple car payments, taxes, childcare, health care, or care of an elderly or disabled person. However, if your disposable income is more than a certain sum, you will not be able to file.

If the debtor's disposable income, projected for a five-year period, is more than 25 percent of the total unsecured debt, the debtor will likely be denied a Chapter 7 filing. If the percentage is less than 25 percent, the debtor will most likely survive the means test and be allowed to continue with a Chapter 7 filing.

The full Means Test compares the debtor's income to their expenses to determine whether they should benefit from Chapter 7 relief based on their ?disposable income.? Applying the Means Test involves deducting all household expenses from the debtor's gross income, including housing costs, utilities, medical expenses, ...

The means test is calculated by comparing the debtor's average income for the past six months (current monthly income), annualized, to the median income for households of the same size in the debtor's state of residence.

If your total monthly income over the course of the next 60 months is less than $7,475 then you pass the means test and you may file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. If it is over $12,475 then you fail the means test and don't have the option of filing Chapter 7.

Motions may be filed in paper, or alternatively, may be sent electronically via email to our Helpdesk at: rib_helpdesk@rib.uscourts.gov. The subject line of the email must state, "Motion For Excusal".