Guides to closing a US LLC
Plain answers about dissolving an LLC, closing its EIN and what the IRS expects in the final year. For owners in the US and abroad.
How to dissolve an LLC: the steps in order
The 8 steps to dissolve an LLC properly: member approval, good standing, the state filing, winding up, closing the EIN, the final return and the last accounts.
Closing an LLC: the complete checklist
A practical checklist for closing an LLC: the state filing, the IRS, bank and payment accounts, state tax accounts, records to keep, and what comes last.
How much does it cost to dissolve an LLC?
State filing fees for 12 states, overdue amounts like Delaware's $300 annual tax, the final tax return, doing it yourself, and our two packages compared.
Dissolve a foreign-owned US LLC from abroad: step by step
Live outside the US? How to dissolve your US LLC from abroad: registered agent mail, state fees, the final Form 5472 and closing the EIN.
Form 5472 in the final year of a foreign-owned LLC
Closing a foreign-owned single-member LLC? Form 5472 is still due for the final year. What to report, the pro forma 1120 and the $25,000 penalty.
How to close an EIN business account with the IRS
The IRS never cancels an EIN. Learn what the letter to close the EIN business account must contain, who signs it, and what can block the closure.
LLC final tax return: which form to file when you close
Which final federal return a closing LLC files, by ownership and tax treatment: Form 1040, 1065, 1120-S, 1120 or 5472. Plus the final return box.
Administrative dissolution: why a lapsed LLC is not closed
Why letting an LLC lapse does not close it: fees can keep building, reinstatement, an open IRS account, Form 5472 risk, and how to close it properly now.
How to dissolve an LLC with an overdue annual report or fees
Behind on annual reports or fees? Learn why most states want good standing before a dissolution, how Delaware's annual tax works, and what to do first.
How to dissolve a multi-member LLC: the steps in order
Dissolving an LLC with several members: the members' agreement, who signs, final Form 1065 and K-1s, sharing out assets and closing the EIN.
LLC dissolution vs. cancellation vs. termination explained
What dissolution, cancellation and termination mean for an LLC, the document name in 12 states, and why administrative dissolution is something different.
When to cancel your registered agent after dissolving an LLC
Cancel your LLC's registered agent only after the state confirms the dissolution. Learn why, how to stop auto-renewal, and what to tell the agent.
For your situation
Close your US LLC from abroad
You live outside the US and want your LLC closed properly: state dissolution, EIN closure and the Form 5472 question. We handle it, from $349 plus state fee.
Close the LLC behind your Amazon or e-commerce store
Stopped selling on Amazon, Shopify or Etsy? Close the US LLC behind the store properly: state dissolution and EIN closure, from $349 plus state fee.
Close your freelance or consulting LLC
Took a job, moved country or stopped freelancing? Close the LLC you invoiced through, properly, without the paperwork. From $349 plus state fee.
Close an LLC you never used
Formed an LLC that never did any business? Closing it properly is usually simple, and it stops the annual fees. From $349 plus state fee.
Dissolving an LLC by state
What each state calls the filing, what it costs and what it needs first.
- Arizona$35 state feeArticles of Termination
- Colorado$10 state feeStatement of Dissolution
- Delaware$220 state feeCertificate of Cancellation
- Florida$25 state feeArticles of Dissolution
- GeorgiaNo state feeCertificate of Termination
- Indiana$20 state feeArticles of Dissolution
- MontanaNo state feeArticles of Termination
- Nevada$100 state feeArticles of Dissolution
- North Carolina$30 state feeArticles of Dissolution
- Oregon$100 state feeArticles of Dissolution
- Virginia$25 state feeArticles of Cancellation
- Wyoming$60 state feeArticles of Dissolution
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