Must Forms 1, 2, and 3 look exactly as depicted in the Handbook section on Forms and Instructions?
The Forms must contain all of the elements shown in the Forms and Instructions. Except as noted below, the formatting conventions are left to the discretion of the trustees and their software providers. 7) What orientation and font are required? The page orientation should be landscape, and any legible font is acceptable. 8) What margins are acceptable? The margins should be wide enough so that the Forms can be stapled or hole-punched without impairing legibility. 9) The Handbook states that cases must be listed on Form 3 in sequence by case number (Page 9-7 and Forms – 11). The Handbook also states that transactions should be entered on Form 2 in chronological order (Page 9-6 and Forms – 8). Should the trustee’s software be Year 2000 (Y2K) compliant, such that Year 2000 cases print after cases filed in 1999? Yes. Trustees are expected to be Y2K compliant. On Form 2, transactions dated 1/1/2000 and thereafter should be listed chronologically after transactions dated 12/31/1999. 10) The
