Close your business the right way. Across every US state.
Voluntarily dissolving an LLC or corporation involves more than filing one form. Internal authorization, tax clearance with the state revenue department, the Articles of Dissolution itself, foreign-qualification withdrawal in every other state where the entity is registered, and final federal and state tax returns all have to happen in the right order. File.Business handles the entire dissolution as a single managed workflow.
The job of dissolving a business, done right.
Until the dissolution is formal, your entity continues accruing annual reports, franchise tax, and registered agent obligations. Stopping operations does not stop the meter. File.Business handles every step in the proper order.
Internal authorization drafted
Member resolution for LLCs or board resolution + shareholder vote for corporations, drafted to match your operating agreement or bylaws. Required before any state accepts the dissolution.
Tax clearance coordinated
States like California, Texas, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Connecticut require a Tax Clearance Letter from the state revenue department before the SOS will process the dissolution. We coordinate the final returns and the clearance request.
Articles of Dissolution filed
We file the correct state form (Articles of Dissolution, Certificate of Termination, or Certificate of Cancellation depending on state) with the Secretary of State and pay the filing fee.
Foreign withdrawal across states
If your entity is foreign qualified in other states, dissolution at home is not enough. We file Certificate of Withdrawal in every state where the entity is registered to stop the obligations from accruing.
The dissolution service. In full.
Internal authorization
Member resolution or board/shareholder consent drafted per your governing documents. Documented in writing so audit, tax, and post-dissolution disputes have a clear record.
Tax clearance
Final return preparation, clearance letter request from the state revenue department, and coordination with the SOS filing so nothing arrives out of order.
State filing
The correct dissolution document for your state, prepared and filed with the filing fee. Confirmation receipt returned to you for records.
Multi-state withdrawal
Certificate of Withdrawal in every state where your entity is foreign-qualified. Without this, obligations continue accruing in other states even after home-state dissolution.
Creditor notice
Drafted notice to known creditors per state law. Protects former members or shareholders from personal liability for unresolved debts after dissolution.
Final-return guidance
Federal Form 1065 or 1120 final-return checklist, state-tax close-out steps, and EIN cancellation guidance for the IRS.
Transparent dissolution pricing.
State filing fees pass through at cost. No upsells.
Single state
Tax clearance coordination + Articles of Dissolution filing + creditor notice + final-return guidance.
Get startedMulti-state
Everything in single-state plus Certificate of Withdrawal in every additional state in parallel.
Get startedWhite-glove
Coordination with your legal counsel, asset distributions, complex tax positions, and audit-defense documentation.
Get startedAbout the Dissolution service.
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The File.Business Promise
If we miss a filing deadline on a service you pay us to manage, we pay the state penalty. If you change your mind in the first 60 days, we refund our service fee in full. Your data stays yours, always.
Close your business cleanly.
Tax clearance coordinated, every state handled, every loose end tied. The dissolution done right so it never comes back as a surprise filing.
Four steps from request to delivery
File.Business runs your filing on a single concierge workflow. You provide what we need; we handle the rest.
Tell us what you need
2-minute intake. We confirm the filing type, jurisdiction, and any supporting documents required.
We prepare the filing
Our specialists draft the document, validate against state requirements, and queue for your review where required.
We submit to the state
Filed through the state portal. We pay the state fee, track the submission, and resolve any state correspondence.
Confirmation in your vault
state-required document delivered to your SOC 2 encrypted document vault, with deadline tracking for the next filing.