In re: Michael J. Luedtke and Katherine L. Luedtke
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KURTZ, Bankruptcy Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Robert G. Drummond, chapter 13 1 Trustee, objected to confirmation of Michael and Katherine Luedtkes’ chapter 13 plan because, in calculating their disposable income for purposes of § 1325(b), the Luedtkes claimed as part of their monthly transportation expenses a $200 “older vehicle operating expense.” According to the trustee, this older vehicle operating expense is not part of the Internal Revenue Service’s (“IRS’s”) National Standards and Local Standards, which generally control what expenses above-median-income debtors may claim, and there was…
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