First there is no link to Judge Mathis saying of the stuff you wrote.
Second, the link you provided contradicts what you posted OP.
By Attorneys Jeff & Patty Williams
If you have a Corporation or an LLC, there is no personal liability for any of the debts unless you signed a personal guarantee. But if do not have a corporation or an LLC, and instead own a Sole Proprietorship or are a partner in a business, you are personally liable for allof the business debts.
Whether your small business entity should be bankrupted or not depends on several factors. Among the factors to be considered are:
· -- Do you have the time, energy, and desire to continue the business?
· --Are there any significant assets (tools, inventory, vehicles, buildings, etc.)?
· --What is the net worth of the entity, when debts are subtracted from assets?
(You need an accurate current Balance Sheet to determine this.)
· --How much profit or loss did your company generate during
(1) the six calendar months prior to your bankruptcy filing and
(2) for the year-to-date when you file?
· --Do you own all the stock or membership interest? If not, who else does?
· --Are any Federal withholding (payroll) taxes due?
· --Are any State sales taxes due?
· --Are there any unpaid salaries due?
Another matter to be decided in making this decision is, are your personal finances and those of your corporation or LLC (hereafter, called “entity") entirely separate, or intermingled? For example, perhaps some months there isn’t enough money in your personal account to make a required house or car payment, so you write a check from your business account to cover it. Or, the business entity has some bills coming up, so you cover them by making payments using your personal charge cards. Intermingling like this can make it very difficult, or impossible, to figure who owes what. It can also invite a detailed tax audit of both yourself and the entity.
If both you and your business entity are way behind on bills with no chance of catching up, and you definitely need to file personal bankruptcy, it may or may not make sense to also file bankruptcy for the entity.