With its recent enactment, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 has created the largest overhaul of the Bankruptcy Code since its enactment in 1978. Many of the provisions from the sweeping changes will soon become effective, so we have assembled the critical information you need today in order to start planning for your clients. The writers at CCH and Aspen Publishers have been closely monitoring the Law in order to provide you with timely and insightful analysis. This unique publication includes the full text of the legislation, a table of statutes added or amended by the Act, table of effective dates, invaluable CCH explanation of the provisions in the Act, selected committee reports and other legislative history. The 14 explanatory chapters provide detailed discussion of all of the changes to the Bankruptcy Code, including specialized treatment of the legislation's tax provisions in a chapter authored by bankruptcy tax expert, Kenneth C. Weil. It's a must-have resource for every practitioner, particularly those working in the area of business and consumer bankruptcy law and tax. Moreover, compliance officers and inside counsel for financial institutions and credit and collections firms will find this text highly beneficial because of the important new means testing provisions. Other significant business and legal issues impacted by the Act include: Bankruptcy Tax Provisions Business Bankruptcy Provisions Cross-Border Cases Financial Contracts Family Farmers Health Care Providers Consumer Credit Disclosure Corporate Bankruptcy Abuse