Debtor Audit Information
The USTP is authorized to randomly designate for audit a specified uniform percentage of consumer bankruptcy cases per federal judicial district and to designate cases for exception audit in which the income or expenditures of a debtor deviate from the statistical norm of the district in which the case was filed. By statute, a debtor is required to cooperate with the audit.
Each year, by delegation from the Attorney General, the USTP issues an annual public report on the aggregate results of the audits, including the percentage of cases, by district, in which a material misstatement of income or expenditures is reported. These reports are available on the Reports & Studies page of this Web site.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING DEBTOR AUDITSJune 9, 2025As authorized in section 603(a) of Public Law 109-8, the United States Trustee Program established procedures for independent audit firms to audit petitions, schedules, and other information in consumer bankruptcy cases. Under 28 U.S.C. § 586(f), the USTP contracts with independent accounting firms to perform audits in cases designated by the USTP. Because of budgetary constraints, effective June 9, 2025, the USTP suspended its designation of new chapter 7 and chapter 13 cases subject to audit. |
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Date | Subject | Other Formats |
March 2023 | Document Request Form | [PDF - 149 KB] |
October 2006 | SB 256 -- Section 603 Audit Procedures | [PDF - 189 KB] |
October 2006 | Federal Register Vol. 71, No. 190 Debtor Audit Standards | [PDF - 60 KB] |