11 U.S.C. § 503
Allowance of administrative expenses
United States · Title 11 — BANKRUPTCY · Status: effective
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- 11 U.S.C. § 503, Allowance of administrative expenses, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/436790
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After notice and a hearing, there shall be allowed administrative expenses, other than claims allowed under section 502(f) of this title, including—
the actual, necessary costs and expenses of preserving the estate including—
any tax—
the actual, necessary expenses, other than compensation and reimbursement specified in paragraph (4) of this subsection, incurred by—
the actual, necessary costs and expenses of closing a health care business incurred by a trustee or by a Federal agency (as defined in section 551(1) of title 5) or a department or agency of a State or political subdivision thereof, including any cost or expense incurred—
Notwithstanding subsection (b), there shall neither be allowed, nor paid—
a transfer made to, or an obligation incurred for the benefit of, an insider of the debtor for the purpose of inducing such person to remain with the debtor’s business, absent a finding by the court based on evidence in the record that—
either—
a severance payment to an insider of the debtor, unless—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- A bill to establish a uniform law on the subject of bankruptcies.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1983House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally