What can you write off in bankruptcy?

write-offn. Accounting. ## A cancellation of an item in account books. # The amount canceled or lost. A reduction or depreciation of the entered value of an item. Above retrieved from Answers.com...

You can't for ten years .

I think you have to die!

If it is your bankruptcy, the only thing you can do is wait. Chapter 7 is on there for 10 years, and Chapter 13 is on there for 7 years. If it is someone else's bankruptcy and it's on your credit...