what can you put down for pet expenses

[helpsoneeded]

i have 2 dogs and I go through about 40 dollars a month just in food and thats buying cheap food. Would putting down 75 on my schedules be too much? That would be an average for food and vet bills, assuming they stay healthy... Thanks

[optimistic1]

Its at the discretion of the trustee, so go ahead and try it, if they object you will need to provide receipts. Start saving your receipts for all pet food and vet expenses, this way, they lose when they object. You might only be able to claim the expense for the food.

[TooMuchCredit]

How about for above median filers? They have to abide by form B22C and there is no place to put the expense that makes sense to me. I have a wellness plan of about $32 month plus about $50 for food, treats, and toys...add another $10 for heartworm preventative and flea control...so about $92/month.

[optimistic1]

They have to abide by B22C IRS Standards, only that they do not exceed them. If you can provide proof of the expenses to the trustee, then I suppose they could say no, and you would need to pay for those things from your food expenses/entertainment/expenses.

A quick google search provides two things for you to look at.

First, a posting on a different forum.

Old 10-11-2004, 11:23 AM
kopes kopes is offline
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Lady is right, all areas are different. I am a single parent with two kids and listed food as $600 a month, plus school lunches as $70 a month. The trustee normally lives in the same as you do and will know what reasonable expenses are. Put what you normally spend and see what happens. Your lawyer, if you have one, will be able to tell what the trustee considers too much. Here in MN you can put expenses for your pets. At my 341 someone did not put any value on her pets or put expenses for them and the trustee asked her why. He said "You feed them, don't you?" She was able to add that expense.




Second,

A chapter 13 trustee expense spreadsheet. Not the pet area, it says $20 max, or provide receipts.

http://www.13network.com/trustees/cin/cindocs/forms/BUDGETING.FORM.doc

So it is all trustee preference really.

[ready2puke]

My dog is everything to me ( like many of you) and she has health insurance. I would almost rather get rid of mine than hers. I pay 70 mth for her insurance. I already dropped the wellness and kept the cancer. She is over 10 1/2 yrs. and now is the time I need it..I hope I wont have problems with it

[Flamingo]

i have 2 dogs and I go through about 40 dollars a month just in food and thats buying cheap food. Would putting down 75 on my schedules be too much? That would be an average for food and vet bills, assuming they stay healthy... Thanks

Figure out what you spend per year on dog food and also on vet care/shot updates, heart worm meds, etc. Divide it by 12 to come up with an approximate monthly figure. That is what we did for our Dachshund and our cat. Don't go overboard; be reasonable as you can buy food in bulk quantities. Your attorney will advise you if he/she thinks the amount is too high.

[welovedis]

Also, I found that my vet had really great records and was able to tell me exactly what we spent on our dog last year, plus they gave me duplicate receipts. For some reason i couldn't locate my "dog" folder in my file cabinet. Found it about a month later in a different spot.

Anyway, once I had that info I figured in how much dog food we used in a month and then added in the vet expenses. We put down $75 (for one dog who is on 2 different daily meds) and that was probably the only thing the UST didn't blink at, lol!