Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Tennessee

Does businesss bankruptcy take care of sales tax and the IRS

We are looking at purchasing some real estate and the current business in the building is a bar. They owe the IRS about $100k and the State of TN about $90k in back taxes. They also owe a lot of creditors. If they file bankruptcy for the business are they still going to have to pay the Sales tax and IRS payments.


Asked on 4/13/05, 10:44 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Autry Jones Jones & Landers, Attorneys At Law

Re: Does businesss bankruptcy take care of sales tax and the IRS

Yes. Taxes owed to the IRS and State taxes are nondischargable debts.

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Answered on 4/13/05, 9:02 pm


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