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Administrative Expense Multipliers

The following lists the Administrative Expense Multipliers that is used to complete bankruptcy forms B122A and B122C.

11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III) allows a debtor who is eligible for chapter 13 to include in his/her calculation of monthly expenses the administrative expenses of administering a chapter 13 plan in the judicial district where the debtor resides.

The bankruptcy administrators in the six judicial districts in Alabama and North Carolina issue the schedules of administrative expenses which contain, by judicial district, the chapter 13 multiplier needed to complete Official Bankruptcy Forms B122A and B122C (Statement of Current Monthly Income and Calculations). Form B122A-2 is the form most chapter 7 debtors will complete and the multiplier is entered on Line 36. Form B122C-2 is the form most chapter 13 debtors will complete and the multiplier is entered on Line 36.

Chapter 13 Administrative Expense Multipliers for Completing Forms B122A and B122C

(as required by 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III))
 

Effective Date 10.1.16 10.1.17 10.1.18 10.1.19 10.1.20 10.1.21 10.1.22 10.1.23
Eastern Dist. North Carolina 8% 6% 6.5% 6% 6.50% 7% 7% 8%
Middle Dist. North Carolina 7% 7% 7.25% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7.5%
Western Dist. North Carolina 4.77% 4.85% 4.99% 4.97% 7.8% 4.79% 5.18% 5.29%
Northern Dist. Alabama 8.2% 7.63% 7.55% 6.9% 7.38% 7.34% 5.99% 7.83%
Middle Dist. Alabama 5.17% 5.82% 5.77% 5.77% 5.8% 5.8% 6.5% 6.5%
Southern Dist. Alabama 5.5% 5.89% 5.75% 5.69% 5.58% 5.85% 5.83% 6.24%

See data (docx) from previous years.

Last updated: September 2023