Solvency Determination Turns on Income Recognition Analysis

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 23 No. 8
BVLaw Case Update
August 2017
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Redmond v. NCMIC Fin. Corp. (In re Brooke Corp.)
2017 Bankr. LEXIS 1320
May 15, 2017
US
Federal Court
Federal
United States Bankruptcy Court
R. Larry Johnson, Kent E. Barrett (trustee); John Tittle Jr. (defendant)
Somers

Summary

Court credits trustee expert’s analysis of debtor’s balance sheet, finding the expert showed debtor’s practice of immediate recognition of initial franchise fees as revenue violated GAAP and debtor was continuously insolvent; transfers are avoidable.

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Solvency Determination Turns on Income Recognition Analysis

Court credits trustee expert’s analysis of debtor’s balance sheet, finding the expert showed debtor’s practice of immediate recognition of initial franchise fees as revenue violated GAAP and debtor was continuously insolvent; transfers are avoidable.