This guide offers extensive descriptions and analyses of applicable bankruptcy statutes, rules and regulations, cases, and substantive and procedural law. Contains a useful index with entries listed under both standard legal terms and descriptive words. Provides authoritative analysis of employment and compensation of professionals, tax consequences of bankruptcy, trustees avoiding powers and creditors reclamation rights, what constitutes the property of an estate, collection and turnover of property, executory contracts and unexpired leases, asserting claim or interest, allowance or disallowance of claim, disclosure statements, discharge of debtor, closing and reopening a case, and more.