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Practitioner-grade resources for bankruptcy attorneys, financial advisors, and fractional CFOs working on Chapter 11 and Subchapter V matters. Built from the same frameworks used in active engagements — not generic stock content.
Excel Template
13-Week Cash Flow Forecast Template
The CFO-grade 13-week rolling forecast framework used in Subchapter V and Chapter 11 cases. DIP cash separation, variance tracking, and a court-ready summary dashboard built in.
- •13-week rolling forecast with automatic formulas
- •DIP cash vs pre-petition cash separation
- •Weekly variance tracking (forecast vs actual)
- •Scenario modeling (best / base / worst case)
Reference Note — Updated April 2026
Chapter 11 Pre-Filing CFO Prep Note
A working reference for middle-market operating companies with insider loans and customer prepayments evaluating Chapter 11 or Subchapter V. Covers the 2–6 week pre-filing window.
- •Insider loan: preference / recharacterization / equitable subordination
- •Customer prepayments, deferred revenue, First Day Motions
- •13-week cash flow framing and the liquidity illusion
- •Subchapter V debt cap — current $3,424,000 figure + S. 3977 tracking
Excel Template — Advanced Edition
13-Week Cash Flow Calibrated Template
Advanced edition of the 13-week cash flow template with empirical A/R calibration baked in. Built for restructuring advisors who need a forecast that survives UST cross-examination.
- •Empirical bucket assumptions and new-sales collection curve
- •Revenue Conservatism Factor as a single-cell override
- •A/R Aging Input tab refuses pasted total rows (no double-count)
- •README walks through the 3-step calibration method end to end
Excel Workbook + PDF Checklist
MOR Reconciliation Workbook
Pre-built monthly operating report reconciliation tooling. Ships with the tagging schema, SUMIFS formulas, three-category variance narrative template, and a 1-page PDF checklist companion.
- •Customer / transfer / miscellaneous tagging schema
- •SUMIFS formulas keyed to the DIP bank register
- •Three-category variance narrative template
- •1-page PDF checklist to keep next to the filing
Excel Worksheet — Companion
A/R Curve Calibration Worksheet
Focused worksheet for empirically calibrating an A/R collection curve from the debtor’s own bank register. Companion to the Calibrated Template — lets you work the calibration step as a standalone exercise.
- •Trailing 13-week bank register input tab
- •Empirical DSO calculator with reference benchmarks
- •Curve-shape visualizer (weeks 1 through 13)
- •Reference tab citing Atradius and Hackett Group benchmarks
Excel Workbook
Bank Reconciliation Schedule Template
Pre-built Bank Reconciliation schedule for Form 425C Section 39. Keeps Line 23 on the book basis the instructions require, with the bank statement tying in the backup schedule where it belongs.
- •Single-account and multi-account (Section 23 Consolidated) layouts
- •Pre-wired variance check: book + outstanding checks − deposits in transit
- •Form 425C Line 21 / Line 23 methodology note embedded
- •Checklist tab for monthly filing review
Excel Workbook + PDF Checklist
MOR Professional Fees Classification Workbook
Classification workbook for MOR Lines 28–31 professional fees. Keeps the fractional CFO fee off the Section 327 lines where it does not belong, and routes every service provider to the right line through a retention-decision tree.
- •Classification questionnaire and retention-decision tree
- •Docket cross-check: Line 28 total vs. retention orders
- •§327–§330 timeline + Lines 30–31 decision flow
- •Seven-mistake anti-pattern guide + 1-page PDF checklist
Excel Workbook + PDF Checklist
MOR Question 3 Exhibit A Workbook
Scopes MOR Question 3 to post-petition obligations only, filters the AP Aging through a five-step decision flow, and produces a compliant Exhibit A narrative without the pre-petition boilerplate trap.
- •Pre-/post-petition tagging worksheet and five-step decision flow
- •Three Exhibit A templates (A / B / C) for different fact patterns
- •Q17–Q18 post-petition tax and insurance checklist
- •UST Region 13 Debtor Guidelines excerpt + 1-page PDF checklist
Every template on this page is pulled from the same toolkit used in active Subchapter V and middle-market Chapter 11 engagements. Nothing is theoretical, and nothing is AI-generated. If you use one of them in a real case and want it customized to your specific fact pattern, the fastest way to get there is a short intake call.
These templates and reference notes are for educational and discussion purposes only. They do not constitute legal, tax, or investment advice, and do not create an attorney-client or advisor-client relationship. Specific fact patterns require specific professional counsel.