Multiple choice Flashcards
In acompany voluntary arrangement (“CVA”), who is legally responsible for the proposal to creditors?
a) The nominee
b) The supervisor
c) The proposed insolvency practitioner
d) The directors
d)The directors
In an administration what maximum sum is classified as a small debt including VAT. Is it?
a) £250
b) £500
c) £750
d) £1,000
d)£1,000
A director who without reasonable grounds swore the declaration of solvency in a members’ voluntary liquidation (“MVL”) was later found guilty of perjury. What are the possible consequences of this for the director?a)Imprisonment
b) Disqualification as a director c)Fine
d) Imprisonment and/or fine
d)Imprisonment and/or fine
Which SIP provides guidance in respect of disposal of assets to connected parties in an insolvency process?
a) SIP 11
b) SIP 13
c) SIP 15
d) SIP 16
b)SIP 13
n a compulsory liquidation how much is the fixed fee payable to the Insolvency Service, sometimes known as the Official Receiver’s fixed general fee. Is it?
a) £4,000
b) £5,000
c) £6,000
d) £7,000
c)£6,000
A company entered into a CVA whereby thedirectors agreed that the company wouldpay monthly contributionsof £5,000 for the period of five years. However despite several chasing letters being sent from the supervisor the company stopped paying the contributions after the first six months giving no reason. What action should the supervisor take?
a) Refer to the requirements set out in theAct
b) Refer to the terms of the company’s proposals(and modifications)
c) Apply to Court for directions
d) Refer to SIP 3.2
b)Refer to the terms of the company’s proposals(and modifications)
What is the maximum period that an administration can be extended by creditors.
a) Six months
b) Nine months
c) Twelve months d)Eighteen months
c)Twelve months
Ignoring consent to short notice, how many clear days’ notice mustbe given to the members to hold a general meeting of membersof a limited company(unless the company’s articles specify a longer notice period is required). Is it?
a) 7 days
b) 10 days
c) 14 days
d) 21 days
c)14 days
When the Official Receiver is appointed liquidator within what periodfrom the making of the winding-up order must he decide whether or not to seek nominationsfora liquidator by the creditors and contributories. Is it?
a) At any time
b) No requirement unless creditors request (one quarter in value)
c) 8 weeks
d) 12 weeks
d)12 weeks
In a MVL the liquidator has submitted his final account to the registrar of companies. When is the company dissolved?
a) Forthwith
b) After 8 weeks
c) After 3 months
d) On the date prescribed by the liquidator
c)After 3 months
Where the debtor provides a statement of affairs with his/her proposal for anIndividual Voluntary Arrangement, the statement of affairs shall be made up to a date not earlier thanhow long before the date of the notice to the nominee?
(a) 5 days
(b) 7 days
(c) 2 weeks
(d) 1 month
(c) 2 weeks
In a Members Voluntary Liquidation, within what period prior to the winding up resolution must theDeclaration of Solvency be sworn?
(a) 5 weeks
(b) 4 weeks
(c) 3 weeks
(d) 6 week
(a) 5 weeks
Where a creditor claims that the trustee’s remuneration is excessive, any secured or any unsecured creditor, with the concurrence of what percent in value of thecreditors including that creditor, may apply to court to challenge the level of remuneration?
(a) 5%
(b) 10%
(c) 25%
(d) 50%
(b) 10%
Which one of the following may not propose a Company Voluntary Arrangement?
(a) Directors
(b) Administrative Receiver
(c) Administrator
(d) Liquidator
(b) Administrative Receiver
What SIP deals with office holders’ remuneration?
(a) SIP 7
(b) SIP 8
(c) SIP 9
(d) SIP 10
(c) SIP 9
Which one of the following is not a non-provable debt in a bankruptcy?
(a) A fine imposed for any offence
(b) An obligation to pay a lump sum arising under an Order in family proceedings
(c) An obligation to make monthly payments under an Order in family proceedings
(d) An obligation arising under a confiscation order make under the Drug Offences Act
(b) An obligation to pay a lump sum arising under an Order in family proceedings
For a successful application for a Debt Relief Order, the maximum allowable monthly surplus incomethat an individual may have must be less than what amount?
(a) £50
(b) £100
(c) £10
(d) £0
(a) £50
At any time after the presentation of a winding up petition, the court may appoint a Liquidatorprovisionally. When such a Liquidator is provisionally appointed, what are his powers?
(a) As set out in the order appointing him
(b) The same powers as a Liquidator
(c) The same powers as a Receiver
(d) The same powers as an Administrator
(a) As set out in the order appointing him
Within what period after the anniversary of an Administrative Receiver’s appointment must he filehis statutory account of receipts and payments?
(a) 2 months
(b) 1 month
(c) 28 days
(d) 6 weeks
(a) 2 months
What SIP deals with the presentation of financial information in insolvency proceedings?
(a) SIP 1
(b) SIP 7
(c) SIP 10
(d) SIP 13
(b)SIP 7
Within what period following the last day for proving should a Liquidator deal with every creditor’sproof by admitting or rejecting it in whole or part?
(a) 4 months
(b) 14 days
(c) 5 business days
(d) 2 months
(c)5 business days
Where an Interim Order is in force, which one of the following statements is not true?
(a) No bankruptcy petition may be presented against the debtor
(b) No possession proceedings may be commenced against the debtor’s property by a mortgagee
(c) No execution or legal process may be commenced or continued without leave of Court
(d) No landlord may exercise any right of forfeiture by peaceful re-entry without leave of Court
(b)No possession proceedings may be commenced against the debtor’s property by a mortgagee
What is the ‘relevant time’ period for a transaction that may be challenged as a preference unders340 of the Act against an associate of the bankrupt?
(a) 2 years immediately preceding a bankruptcy order
(b) 2 years immediately preceding a bankruptcy petition
(c) 6 months immediately preceding a bankruptcy order
(d) 6 months immediately preceding a bankruptcy petition
(b)2 years immediately preceding a bankruptcy petition
Within how many days are an Administrator’s proposals deemed to have been accepted followingthe circulation of the statement of his proposals and where no creditors’ meeting has been convenedor such a request for a meeting has been received?
(a) 7 days
(b) 28 days
(c) 8 business days
(d) 5 business days
(c)8 business days
Which one of the following are not entitled to view the proofs of debt lodged with a Trustee?
(a) A creditor who has submitted a proof
(b) A person acting on behalf of a creditor who has submitted a proof
(c) The debtor
(d) A creditor who has a claim but has not yet lodged a proof
(d)A creditor who has a claim but has not yet lodged a proof
Which of these is not one of the objectives of Administration in accordance with Paragraph 3(1) ofSchedule B1?
(a) Realising property in order to make a distribution to one or more secured or preferentialcreditors
(b) To enable a sale of the business as a going concern
(c) Rescuing the company as a going concern
(d) Achieving a better result for the company’s creditors as a whole than would be likely if thecompany were wound up
(b)To enable a sale of the business as a going concern
Who is not entitled to propose a Company Voluntary Arrangement?
(a) The liquidator
(b) The administrator
(c) The directors
(d) The company
(d)The company
Where the Directors of a Company wish to obtain a Moratorium, they must supply information tothe Nominee. The Nominee must then opine by submitting to the Directors a statement. Which ofthese are not included in the Nominee’s statement?(a)Meetings of the Company and its Creditors should be summoned to consider the proposedvoluntary arrangement.
(b) The proposed voluntary arrangement has a reasonable prospect of being approved andimplemented
(c) The Directors have made a full disclosure of the Company’s affairs
(d) The Company is likely to have sufficient funds available to it during the proposed moratoriumto enable it to carry on business.
(c)The Directors have made a full disclosure of the Company’s affairs
Which one of the following is a provable debt in bankruptcy proceedings in accordance with theRules?
(a) A parking fine
(b) Monthly maintenance assessment payments
(c) A Confiscation Order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
(d) A maintenance assessment lump sum award
(d) A maintenance assessment lump sum award
If an Interim Order is in place for a proposed IVA, how many days prior to its expiry should theNominee lodge his report to Court?
(a) 5 business days
(b) 2 business days
(c) 2 days
(d) 5 days
(b) 2 business days
Which of the following is not a formal requirement of the Act which the Court must be satisfiedwith before making an Interim Order for a proposed IVA?
(a) The debtor intends to make a proposal to his creditors
(b) On the day of the application the debtor was an undischarged bankrupt or able to petition for bankruptcy
(c) The major creditor(s) have indicated its/their willingness to consent to theproposed IVA
(d) No previous application for an Interim Order has been made in the preceding 12 months
(c) The major creditor(s) have indicated its/their willingness to consent to theproposed IVA
Where an IVA is approved after a bankruptcy order has been made at a time when the debtor is anundischarged bankrupt, the Court may order the following, apart from which one?
(a) Annul the bankruptcy order
(b) Give directions on the conduct of the bankruptcy
(c) Give directions on the administration of the bankrupt’s estate to facilitate theimplementation of the IVA
(d) Grant the bankrupt’s discharge from bankruptcy
(d) Grant the bankrupt’s discharge from bankruptcy
Within how many business days following the directors’ filling Notice of Intention to AppointAdministrators do the directors have to file Notice of Appointment of Administrators?
(a) 5 BD
(b) 7 BD
(c) 10 BD
(d) 14 BD
(c) 10 BD
Which of the following is not a definition of a company’s inability to pay its debts for the purposes ofan insolvent winding up?
(a) Failure to pay or compound for a sum exceeding £750 three weeks after thepresentation of a statutory demand
(b) Failure to account to HMRC for VAT or PAYE within 30 days of the due date for payment
(c) Failure to satisfy an execution or Court judgment in whole or in part
(d) An assessment by the Court that the value of a company’s assets is less than the amountof its liabilities
(b) Failure to account to HMRC for VAT or PAYE within 30 days of the due date for payment
Within how many business days following meetings of members and creditors held to considerproposals for a Company Voluntary Arrangement does the Chairman have to file his report inCourt?
(a) 4 days
(b) 5 days
(c) 14 days
(d) 2 days
(a) 4 days
Which Schedule of the Act deals with the powers of an administrative receiver?
(a) Schedule 1
(b) Schedule 4
(c) Schedule 6
(d) Schedule 10
(a) Schedule 1
A supervisor of an IVA may not challenge any antecedent transactions apart from which one of thefollowing?
(a) Transactions defrauding creditors
(b) Extortionate credit transactions
(c) Preferences
(d) Transactions at an undervalue
(a) Transactions defrauding creditors
hich one of the following assets would be included in a bankruptcy estate?
(a) Property held by the bankrupt on trust for a third party
(b) A car of modest value to enable the bankrupt to commute to work
(c) Rights under a personal pension policy
(d) An inheritance from the bankrupt’s late mother’s estate
(d) An inheritance from the bankrupt’s late mother’s estate
What is the minimum period of notice a liquidator must give when convening a meeting of creditorsin a compulsory liquidation?
(a) 7 days
(b) 14 days
(c) 21 days
(d) 28 days
(a) 7 days
What is the maximum length of time for which a bankrupt may be subject to an Income PaymentOrder?
(a) 3 years from the date of the bankruptcy order
(b) 5 years from the date of the bankruptcy order
(c) 3 years from the date of the income payment order
(d) 5 years from the date of the income payment order
(c) 3 years from the date of the income payment order
Under s235 of the Act which of the following parties are not under a duty to co-operate with theoffice holder?
(a) Officers of the company
(b) Employees of the company
(c) Shareholders of the company
(d) Anyone who has acted as administrator of the company
(c) Shareholders of the company
In accordance with s84 of the Act how many business days’ notice of a resolution for voluntarywinding up should be given to a holder of qualifying floating charge?
(a) 2 days prior to the passing of the resolution
(b) Within 7 days following the passing of the resolution
(c) At the same time that notice of the proposed resolution is sent to shareholders
(d) 5 or more days prior to the passing of the resolution
d) 5 or more days prior to the passing of the resolution
On what basis may an Administrator dispense with the requirement to call an initial meeting ofcreditors?
(a) Where the consent of more than 75% in total of creditors has been obtained
(b) The Administrator considers it uneconomical to convene a meeting
(c) That neither the objective of (a) or (b) of Paragraph 3(1) can be achieved
(d) The business and assets of the Company were sold via a pre-packaged Administration
(c) That neither the objective of (a) or (b) of Paragraph 3(1) can be achieved
Which one of the following statements concerning the effect of a s313 ‘charging order’ is false?
(a) A charging order secures a trustee’s interest in a dwelling house on behalf of the bankruptcyestate
(b) A dwelling house means a property which is occupied by the bankrupt or by his spouse orformer spouse or by his civil partner or former civil partner
(c) Once a charging order is obtained the property will remain vested in the trustee on behalf ofthe bankruptcy estate
(d) The amount secured by the charging order is the value of the bankrupt’s interest in theproperty as at the date of that order (plus interest thereafter)
(c) Once a charging order is obtained the property will remain vested in the trustee on behalf ofthe bankruptcy estate
Where no steps are taken to obtain a moratorium, to whom does the nominee submit his report onthe prospect of a Company Voluntary Arrangement being approved and implemented?
(a) The creditors
(b) The Court
(c) The Official Receiver
(d) The directors
(b) The Court
At a creditors’ meeting to approve a debtor’s proposal for an IVA, held pre 6.4.2010 what is therequisite majority to pass a modification to the proposals?(a) In excess of three-quarters in value of the creditors voting on the resolution(b) In excess of one half in value of the creditors voting on the resolution(c) In excess of three-quarters in number of the creditors voting on the resolution(d) In excess of one half in number of the creditors voting on the resolution
(a) In excess of three-quarters in value of the creditors voting on the resolution
Within what period must an administrative receiver deliver an abstract of receipts and payments tothe registrar of companies?(a) Within 1 month after the end of 12 months from the date of his appointment and everysubsequent period of 12 months(b) Within 2 months after the end of 12 months from the date of his appointment and everysubsequent period of 6 months(c) Within 1 month after the end of 12 months from the date of his appointment and everysubsequent period of 6 months(d) Within 2 months after the end of 12 months from the date of his appointment and everysubsequent period of 12 months
(d) Within 2 months after the end of 12 months from the date of his appointment and everysubsequent period of 12 months
Whichone of the following assets would fall under the three year time limit provisions imposed bys283A?(a) Interest in a dwelling house occupied as the main residence by the bankrupt’s formercommon law partner(b) Interest in a dwelling house occupied as the main residence by the bankrupt’s former spouse(c) Interest in a building plot purchased for the family home(d) Interest in an investment property
(b) Interest in a dwelling house occupied as the main residence by the bankrupt’s former spouse
Which of the following can disclaim onerous property?(a) A liquidator(b) An administrator(c) A supervisor of a Company Voluntary Arrangement(d) All of the above
(a) A liquidator
Which one of the following is not included in the contents of a creditor’s bankruptcy petition?(a) The name in which the debtor carries on business, if any(b) The debtor’s residential address(c) The debtor’s date of birth(d) The debtor’s occupation, if any
(c) The debtor’s date of birth
Under s235 which one of the following parties are not under a duty to co-operate with the officeholder?(a) Officers of the company(b) Employees of the company(c) Shareholders of the company(d) Anyone who has acted as administrator of the company
(c) Shareholders of the company
A debtor’s proposal for an IVA under s256A (no interim order) was rejected. The debtor is notsubject to any formal insolvency proceedings and wants to put forward revised proposals for an IVA to his creditors. How long must he wait before he can do so?(a) No time restriction(b) 12 months from date of the creditors’ meeting(c) 12 months from the date of the proposals(d) 12 months from the date of filing the chairman’s report at court
(a) No time restriction
According to SIP 17, which is not a power of an administrative receiver in respect of books andrecords?(a) Power to destroy pre appointment records(b) Power to return pre appointment records to directors(c) Power to change the registered office(d) Power to take possession of statutory records for safekeeping
(a) Power to destroy pre appointment records
Which one of the following persons is not an associate for the purposes of the Insolvency Act 1986s435?(a) The individual’s reputed civil partner(b) The individual’s former business partner(c) The individual’s former accountant(d) The individual’s former employee
(c) The individual’s former accountant
Who is not required to submit a D return on the conduct of the directors?(a) An administrative receiver(b) A liquidator in a creditors’ voluntary liquidation(c) A liquidator in a members’ voluntary liquidation(d) An administrator
(c) A liquidator in a members’ voluntary liquidation
Which one of the following statements in relation to a debtor who has deliberately omitted assetsor creditors in order to gain approval of his proposals for a voluntary arrangement is true?(a) The debtor will have committed a civil offence preventing him from entering into this or anyother arrangement for 12 months(b) The debtor will have committed a civil offence terminating any approved voluntaryarrangement(c) The debtor will have committed a criminal offence (with a maximum penalty of seven yearsimprisonment and fine) only where the proposals have been approved(d) The debtor will have committed a criminal offence (with a maximum penalty of seven yearsimprisonment and fine) whether or not his proposals are approved by creditors.
(d) The debtor will have committed a criminal offence (with a maximum penalty of seven yearsimprisonment and fine) whether or not his proposals are approved by creditors.