On Aug. 23, 2019, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) was signed into law and created a new Subchapter V. The general purpose of Subchapter V was to streamline the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process for small businesses and individuals engaged in business to administer their bankruptcy estate in an efficient and less costly manner.

The debt ceiling for a small business to file under Subchapter V was recently increased temporarily to $7.5 million under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security act of 2020 (the CARES Act). This debt ceiling increase expands access to bankruptcy relief to thousands of small businesses.

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