The new bankruptcy code requires proof of filing for the 4 most recent tax years for most cases. If you are even just considering bankruptcy, you might want to use this form with instructions to obtain your transcripts. I have added this to the website due to slow response times with the IRS filling these requests to give you plenty of lead time to obtain these transcripts
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