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Best Case Bankruptcy to CINcompass Transition Essentials 2

Table of Contents FIRM NAVIGATION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3

CREATE A NEW CLIENT…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…4

NAVIGATE A BANKRUPTCY MATTER…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………5

DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………6

ENTER INCOME………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…7

MEANS TEST…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……9

DATA ENTRY………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10

PREPARE A CHAPTER 13 PLAN…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11

MANAGE FORMS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……13

PREPARE A CASE FILING……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………15

ADDITIONAL ITEMS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…16

FORMS AND SCHEDULES CONVERSION MAP…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…16

DOCUMENT PREPARATION AND FILING………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………16

PLAN CLASS COMPARISON…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…17


Firm Navigation

Reference this layout to see how to navigate through the various areas of your CINcompass account.

In Best Case, I used to… In CINcompass, I can…

Navigate through Best Case using (1) the main menu toolbar

and (2) the Client List.

Navigate through CINcompass using the Dashboard.

1. Main Menu Toolbar

Easily access the master list of all Contacts, Tasks, Matters, and an Activity log for the firm.

2. Settings

Utilize administrative tools that you will need to customize and configure your firm.

3. Task Summary

Get a glimpse of all tasks sorted by priority and due date.

4. Upcoming Events

View a listing of all upcoming events or create new ones.

5. Recent Matters

View and access a list of recently opened matters.

6. Time Tracking

Add Time Entries on-the-go to capture time spent working on matters.


Create a New Client

Follow these steps to create a New Client in CINcompass.


1. Create NEW Client File.

2. Use the Case Status to enter additional Client

Information.

1. Click Contacts and select Create Client. a. Select Bankruptcy.

b. Enter Contact Details.

2. Use the New Client tabs to enter

additional Client Information.

3. Click Complete to save the Client

Contact and open the Bankruptcy

matter.


Navigate a Bankruptcy Matter

Explore the various sections of a CINcompass Bankruptcy Matter to navigate through the case.


Use the Forms & Schedules window to navigate the bankruptcy.

Navigate through a bankruptcy matter using the four tabs:

1. Manage Matter: manage the case including fees, notes, documents, events and tasks.

2. Bankruptcy Information: enter data for the forms and schedules.

3. Manage Forms: preview, print, and prepare forms for filing.

4. Post-Filing: manage personal financial management certificate and Form B23.


Document Management

Upload and store all documents for the case in one convenient area.


Upload Documents to the ECF Manager.

Upload documents for the matter under Manage Matter > Documents. Any Documents

added here will be available for filing.

NOTE: All Due Diligence Product Reports will store here for your convenience.

Upload a document:

1. Click the add button .

2. Browse and select the document.

3. Click Add.

Select an added document for filing:

1. Go to Manage Forms > Forms.

2. Select the Documents tab.

3. Check the box next to the Document.

4. Click Prepare Filing.

Attach a document to a Case form:


2. Select the Case Forms tab.

3. Click the attach icon .

4. Select the add button next to

Prepend or Append.

5. Select the document.

6. Click Add.


Enter Income

Enter income separately or use the enhanced workflow methods CINcompass offers.


Enter Income for Form B22 separate from Schedule I.

Enter income separately for Form B22 and Schedule I.

Enter Income on Form B22 only:

1. Select Bankruptcy Information > Form B22.

a. Select the Income tab.

b. In the Wages area, click to add income to Form B22 only.

2. Enter Employer Information and Paychecks.

To enter Income on Schedule I only:

1. Select Bankruptcy Information > Income & Expenditures.

2. Select the General tab.

3. In the Employment/Payroll area:

a. Select the Combined Entry tab.

b. Click to add an employer to Schedule I only.

4. Enter Employer Information and Paychecks.

WORKFLOW TIP: Save time by entering income into Form B22 and Schedule I together.

Enter income to both Form B22 and Schedule I:

1. Navigate to the Wage (b22) or Payroll (Income & Expenditures) section as indicated in the

preceding steps.

2. Click the add button for Add employer to Form B22 and Schedule I.

3. Use the Integration Mode drop-down, found at the bottom, to make selections:

a. Select how you want to Include income on Schedule I:

i. Average of all checks;

ii. Select a Specific check;

iii. Last dated check.

b. Pay Period.



Enter Income on Form B22 via:

1. Manual Calculation and entry of 6 Month Average

Income; or

2. Entry of CMI Details using:

6 individual months;

Same income every month;

Year-to-Date subtractions.

Enter income on Form B22 via:

1. Individual Paycheck Entry: CINcompass averages total income and deductions for you

based on individual paycheck entries;

2. Identical Paycheck Entry: Enter one check and specify the Number of identical paychecks

issued in the past 6 months;

3. Fast-Entry Paycheck template: Create a set of payroll deductions to stay consistent

across a group of paychecks.


Means Test

Easily review the Means Test Analysis in CINcompass, referring to the Disposable Income Summary for more detail.


View the CMI and DMI in the footer of the Form B22.

View the Analysis under the Income tab or Disposable Income Summary of Form B22.

Determine the presumption of

abuse in Form B22:

1. Select Form B22.

2. Select the Summary tab:

a. If Summary appears

green, the

presumption of

abuse DOES NOT

arise for the

debtor(s).

b. If Summary appears

red, the presumption

of abuse DOES arise

for the debtor(s).

Print the Paycheck Summary worksheet and manually

attach to Form B22:

1. In the Income tab, click the Paycheck Summary worksheet icon

.

a. Print the worksheet to a PDF and save file.


3. Click the attach document icon next to Chapter (7, 13)

Statement of Current Monthly Income and Means Test

Calculation.

a. Next to Appended, click the add button .

b. Click Upload new…

c. Browse to the saved Paycheck Summary worksheet

and click open.

d. Select the document from the drop-down.

4. Click Add.


Data Entry

Use the Bankruptcy Information section to enter data for preparing the Forms and Schedules.


Open the Form or Schedule to open the data entry window (Example: Schedule

B – Personal Property).

Click on the Name of the section to open the data entry window (Example:

Assets).

Data Entry Buttons:

Add

Edit

Delete

Available in Assets Only:

Add Real Property

Add Personal Property

Add Vehicle Property


Prepare a Chapter 13 Plan

Utilize the various tabs under Chapter 13 Plan to easily manage and prepare the plan.


Use the Chapter 13 Plan tabs to prepare the Chapter 13 Plan.

Use the Chapter 13 Plan tabs to prepare the Chapter 13 Plan.

Use the Claims window to manage plan payment details.

Use the Calculator window to manage plan payment details.



Manually edit the plan in the Best Case Editor.

Use the Chapter 13 Template tab to edit the Chapter 13 Plan.

Change the Chapter 13 plan format:

1. Select the Voluntary Petition.

2. On the Case Info tap, select a format

in the Available Plan Format list.

3. Click Save.

Note: you may need to regenerate the

plan template in the Chapter 13 Plan

Template tab for the plan format

change to take effect.

Generate the Chapter 13 Plan:

1. Select the Chapter 13 Template tab.

2. Click the Generate button .

3. Enter the esignature date if desired.

4. Click Regenerate.

Edit the Chapter 13 Plan template:

1. Select the Chapter 13 Plan Template tab.

2. Click the Edit button .

3. Make changes to the template.

4. Click Save.

WORKFLOW TIP: Customize Chapter 13 plan

templates for the firm by editing the default

template:

1. Select Admin Tool > Bankruptcy Setup > Chapter

13 Plans.

2. In the Chapter 13 Plans view:

a. Select the plan you want to customize,

and click the Edit button .

b. Edit the template content, as needed.

3. Click Save & Close.


Manage Forms

The Forms window allows you to add, edit, and preview bankruptcy forms for your CINcompass matter.


Manage forms from the Forms & Schedules window.

Manage forms from the Manage Forms > Forms window.

Preview form(s):

1. Check the box next to the form(s) you wish to preview.

2. Click the Preview button .

Note: forms preview in PDF format, which you may then save or print.

Add Attachments to bankruptcy case forms:

1. In the Case Forms view:

a. Click next to the case form you want to add an attachment to.

b. In the [case form name] view:

i. Click next to Prepend, Replace, Signature, or Append.


c. Click Upload New to browse and select your document.

d. In the drop-down list, select the PDF file that you want to attach and click Add.

2. Close the previewer.

The next to the case form in the list now appears orange, indicating an attachment.

Add New Case Forms from the Forms & Schedules window.

Add new case forms to a bankruptcy matter:


2. In the Case Forms view, click .

3. In the Add External Case form view:

a. Click Upload new, navigate to the PDF you want to add, and click Open.

If you’ve already uploaded the new case form to the matter, go to the next step.

b. In the drop-down list, select the new case form filename, and click Add.

The filename is added to the Case Forms list. For example:

new_custom_caseform.pdf (External Form).

4. Click Save.

Add Supplemental and District-specific Local Forms from the

Forms & Schedules window.

Add Supplemental forms to a

bankruptcy matter:


a. Select the Supplemental tab.

b. In the Supplemental Forms view, click

.

c. Select the form in the list you want to

add, and click Add.

Note: If a data entry form appears, fill

in the required information and click

Create.

2. Click Save.

Add Custom/Local forms to a

bankruptcy matter:


a. Select the Custom tab.

b. In the Custom view, click .

c. Select the form you want to add

and click Add.

2. Click Save.

Insert Documents from the Forms & Schedules window.

Add Documents when managing bankruptcy forms:

1. In the Documents view:

a. Click to add a document to a matter.

b. Browse for the document you want to add.

c. Enter the Description.

d. Click Add.

2. Click Save.


Prepare a Case Filing

File cases easily by using the ECF Tool to upload your bankruptcy forms to the courts site.


Prepare documents with the ECF Wizard and electronically file

using One-Touch Filing.

Use the CINcompass ECF Tool to electronically file your bankruptcy case.

Generate an ECF package for filing a bankruptcy matter:

1. In each of the Forms views:

a. Check the forms and documents you want to include in the ECF package.

2. Click Prepare Filing.

Note: You may be prompted to resolve errors identified in the Violations view.

3. Click Prepare Filing again.

4. In the prompt that appears:

a. Click Upload to open the EZ-ECF® page and upload the matter.


Additional Items

This section provides a cross-reference for forms, documents and processes from Best Case to CINcompass

Forms and Schedules Conversion Map

Best Case CINcompass Form 1 – Voluntary Petition Bankruptcy Information > Voluntary Petition

Exhibit D Bankruptcy Information > Exhibit D

Schedules A & B (Property) Bankruptcy Information > Assets Schedules

Schedule C (Exemptions) Bankruptcy Information > Assets Schedules (open “Exemptions” tab of

edit asset window)

Schedules D, E, F (Creditors holding Claims) Bankruptcy Information > Liabilities Schedules

Schedule H (Codebtors) Bankruptcy Information > Liabilities Schedules (open “Additional Parties”

tab of edit liability window)

Schedules I & J (Income & Expenses) Bankruptcy Information > Income & Expenditures

Form 7 – Statement of Financial Affairs

Bankruptcy Information > Statement of Affairs

Compensation Statement of Attorney

Bankruptcy Information > Fee Disclosure

Chapter 13 Plan Bankruptcy Information > Chapter 13 Plan

Document Preparation and Filing

ECF Preparation Wizard & OneTouch Check Warnings/Errors: Manage Forms > Diagnostics

Prepare Forms/Documents: Manage Forms > Forms (select forms &

documents and click Prepare Filing)


Plan Class Comparison

You may be used to selecting certain Chapter 13 Plan classes in Best Case to classify your client’s debts. This chart should give you some

insight on how those classes compare to what’s available in CINcompass.

Best Case

Chapter 13 Plan Treatment:

Treatment Classes

CINcompass


Repayment Class

Description

Assumed Executory Leases Post-Petition Paid thru Trustee – Executory

Contract

Schedule G Creditors that need to be paid inside the plan.

Arrearage – Paid Prorata Residence – Cure Default – Pro Rata payments

or

Last Pmt > Plan End – Cure Default – Pro Rata

Payments

Arrearage portion of a claim that is to be paid on a pro rata basis in

the plan.

Arrearage – Fixed Payment

Residence – Cure Default – Scheduled

Payments

or

Last Pmt > Plan End – Cure Default –

Scheduled Payments

Arrearage portion of a claim that is to be paid on a pro rata basis in

the plan.

Attorney Fees

or

Filing Fees

Administrative – Unpaid Attorney Fees

or

Administrative – Unpaid Filing Fees

Attorney's fee paid through the plan.

Domestic Support Government

or

Domestic Support Obligation

Priority – Domestic Support Obligation

or

Post-Petition Paid through Trustee – Alimony

and/or Child Support

Alimony or child support.


Best Case


Treatment Classes

CINcompass


Repayment Class

Description

Not in Plan Keep Current Claims that will not be included in the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator's

calculations and will not be printed on the plan.

Secured, Avoid Lien Lien Strip

or

Avoid Lien

Property securing the lien is claimed as fully exempt.

Secured, fixed payment § 506NA Secured – Scheduled Payments

And/or

Secured – Adequate Protection

Secured debt which is to be paid off in full, with fixed payments,

during the length of the plan.

Secured, long term, in plan Secured – Scheduled Payments

Secured debt, such as a mortgage, which extends beyond the

length of the plan and is to be paid fixed amounts through the plan.

Secured, long term, outside plan Residence – Principal Paid Outside of Plan Secured debt, such as a mortgage, which extends beyond the

length of the plan and is to be paid outside of the plan directly to

the creditor.

Secured, Paid Prorata § 506NA Secured – Pro Rata Payments

or

Secured - Adequate Protection

Secured debt which is to be paid off in full, with pro rata payments,

during the length of the plan.

Secured, Surrender Property Surrender

Surrendering the collateral to the creditor.

Unsecured, Special Class 100% Unsecured – Special Class Paid at 100%

Special priority unsecured claims that are to be paid in full ahead of

other Schedule F claims.

Unsecured, General Non Priority Unsecured – General Non-priority Debts

Unsecured non-priority claims paid prorata with lowest payout

ranking.

Unsecured, Priority Priority – Certain Farmers and Fisherman

or

Priority – Claims for Death or PI While Debtor

was Intoxicated

Unsecured priority claims to be paid in full during the length of the

plan.

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