Means Test Review

Where to find this in NextChapter: Means Test > Means Test Review

The page is organized to show you the specific question from the means test as well as your answer. If you need to revisit to make any edits or add/remove additional information, click on the Revisit button. This will take you directly to the spot in NextChapter to answer the question.

Many lines have a pencil icon you can click to update that figure without leaving the page. Your change saves both here and in the section where it’s normally entered. Some automatically calculated lines, like Taxes, also have an Override toggle in the edit window. For details, see Editing Directly in Means Test Review.

For more help with a question, click the question mark icon next to it to open the related Help Center article.

Lines that NextChapter calculates automatically have a How was this calculated? button. Click it to see how the amount was calculated, and click again to close it.

Lines you answer directly, like marital status, show a No automated calculation label instead of the button.

You can open more than one breakdown at a time to compare lines. Breakdowns are view only. To change a value, click the pencil icon, use the source link, or click Revisit.

NextChapter doesn't accept negative numbers when entering income for Schedule I or the Means Test, since the official bankruptcy forms don't allow negative income values there. If you need to reflect a business loss or other negative income, attach a supplemental form to document the loss for the court.

This restriction only applies to income entry fields. Other calculated figures, like net monthly income on Schedule J, can show a negative number when expenses exceed income, and that's expected and correct.