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“Technically Insolvent”

What does the term `Technically insolvent` really mean? The simple answer goes like `when liabilities exceed assets`.

How do we value assets that are not readily convertible to cash? Like ownership of shares in a private corporation? How do we value liabilities whose cash value we don`t have a handle on? Like a lease agreement or a contract.

This situation applies to me. I should be filing for bankruptcy but then I made a series of transactions over the last 2 years when I was technically insolvent (if you take only the cash and publicly traded stocks and bonds in my portfolio).

How do I handle this?

One Response to ““Technically Insolvent””

Barton Goth GCO Bankruptcy Trustees said...

To be technically insolvent you must reside, carry on business, or have property in Canada, owe greater than $1000 to your creditors and
a) for any reason must be unable to meed your obligations as they become due; or
b) ceased paying normal obligations in normal course of buiness; or
c) the aggregate of your property at fair market value is not sufficent to pay your obligations.

In terms of the rest of your questions you should really sit down with a local trustee and discuss these directly. The answers may be quite involved and can change with specific aspects of your case.