When you file for bankruptcy you are required to provide the trustee with a copy of the tax return you filed for the most recent year in which a tax return was due.   If you file for Chapter 13 you are required to have filed your last four tax returns.

So the question becomes one of whether you need to file a return at all.  In this post from Gina’s Tax Articles, a CPA gives your the lowdown on the 20 questions that must be answered in order to determine whether you are required to file a tax return.

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