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Use the attached table to fill in the Amount Exempt and Category of Exemption columns ( I did the first one for you so you

Use the attached table to fill in the Amount Exempt and Category of Exemption columns (I did the first one for you so you can see what I mean).
Assume that Mr. Farquarr is filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Calculate the net assets available to creditors (total assets minus total exemptions).
Below is a list of assets for Farquarr Mule Skinners, a sole proprietorship of Mr. Gomer Farquarr (45 years old, unmarried, one dependent child).
Description
Mkt. Value
Amt Exempt (if any)
Category of exemption (and reason why it should be exempt)
529 plan held for child
$30,000
$25,000
Funds in a qualified 529 plan to a limit of $25,000 for a child of the debtor. 1C-1601(a)(10)
Cash in savings account
$10,000
Mutual funds in a regular (non-retirement) brokerage account.
$22,900
Individual Retirement Account balance in an Etrade IRA account
$67,500
Home Furniture (all bought years ago)
$4,000
Mule harnesses, reins, and other equipment
$2,500
Personal residence ($100,000 still owed on mortgage)
$200,000
Barn and outbuilding
$35,700
Pick-up truck (owned outright)
$13,900
80-inch wide-screen TV (bought last week)
$5,000
Total Assets
$391,500
Total Exemptions (add up exempt amounts)
Net amount available to Creditors (Total Assets minus Total Exemptions)

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