American Bankruptcy Institute reports the following on 02/23/23
Additional Chapter 7 Trustee Payments Suspended for FY 2022
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has advised the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts that it has insufficient funds available to transfer to the Judiciary to make additional payments to eligible chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees for fiscal year 2022, according to a U.S. Courts press release. Trustees interested in receiving the additional payments for fiscal year 2023 should still file payment eligibility certifications. The Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2020 (BAIA) established an additional payment for eligible chapter 7 trustees for fiscal years 2021 to 2026. The payments are funded by excess collections in the DOJ’s U.S. Trustee System Fund. Eligible chapter 7 trustees received an additional payment of $60 for each applicable case in fiscal year 2021. However, the DOJ has indicated that it lacks sufficient funds for the additional payment in applicable fiscal year 2022 cases.