State filing fees to dissolve an LLC run from $0 to $220, with a median of $27.50 across the 50 states we priced, and 8 states have a way to file for nothing. The fee is rarely the real cost: final tax returns, unpaid annual fees or franchise tax, and in some states a tax clearance come first. Pick your state below for its form and steps.
- State filing fees to dissolve a domestic LLC run from $0 to $220; the median is $27.50.
- Some states use one filing (articles of dissolution or a certificate of cancellation or termination); others expect a dissolution and a later cancellation. Each state page says which.
- Unpaid annual reports, franchise taxes or final returns can block or delay the filing. Clear them first.
- Dissolving with the state does not close your tax, payroll and unemployment insurance accounts. Close those separately.
How much it costs to dissolve an LLC in each state
The table lists the standard state filing fee for a domestic LLC, the document you file, where you file it and the tax step to finish first. Expedite fees, county fees, registered agent charges and professional fees are not included. Each state name links to its full guide with the official sources.
| State | LLC form | State fee | Filed with | Online | Tax step |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Domestic LLC Articles of Dissolution | $100 | Alabama Secretary of State (Alabama.gov online service or mail) | Yes | Business privilege tax is due every year until dissolution; foreign LLCs need an ADOR Certificate of Compliance |
| Alaska | Articles of Dissolution, Form 08-490 (AS 10.50.430) | $25 | Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (by mail) | No | Close the Employment Security Tax account; corporations file a final corporate income tax return |
| Arizona | Articles of Termination | $35 | Arizona Corporation Commission (ABC online, mail or fax) | Yes | Cancel the TPT license with ADOR; corporations need an ADOR tax clearance certificate |
| Arkansas | Statement of Dissolution (LL-04) with Final Franchise Tax Report | $45 online, $50 paper (plus $150 final franchise tax report) | Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services | Yes | File the $150 Final Franchise Tax Report with the LL-04; close each DFA account in ATAP |
| California | Certificate of Dissolution (LLC-3) and Certificate of Cancellation (LLC-4/7), or short form LLC-4/8 | No fee | California Secretary of State (bizfile Online) | Yes | File the final FTB return, then the SOS forms within 12 months; the $800 annual tax runs until cancellation |
| Colorado | Statement of Dissolution | $10 | Colorado Secretary of State (online only) | Yes | Close sales tax and withholding with the Department of Revenue (Revenue Online or DR 1108) |
| Connecticut | Certificate of Dissolution | No fee | Connecticut Secretary of the State (Business.CT.gov, online) | Yes | Close DRS accounts in myconneCT and the Labor account through ReEmployCT |
| Delaware | Certificate of Cancellation | $220 plus all annual taxes | Delaware Division of Corporations | Partly | Pay every $400 annual tax, including the full year of cancellation, before filing |
| Florida | Articles of Dissolution | $25 | Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) | Yes | No clearance; final Department of Revenue returns within 15 days of closing each account |
| Georgia | Certificate of Termination (Form CD 415) | No fee online ($10 on paper) | Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division | Yes | Annual registrations current; all DOR returns on file before accounts close |
| Hawaii | Articles of Termination (Form LLC-11) | $25 | Hawaii DCCA Business Registration Division | Yes | Cancel the general excise tax license (Form GEW-TA-RV-1 or Hawaii Tax Online) |
| Idaho | Statement of Dissolution | No fee online ($20 on paper) | Idaho Secretary of State (SOSBiz) | Yes | Cancel Tax Commission permits with each final return in TAP |
| Illinois | Statement of termination (Form LLC-35.15) | $5 | Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services | Yes | LLC must be in good standing; close IDOR accounts and mark final returns |
| Indiana | Articles of Dissolution (State Form 49465 on paper) | $20 online ($30 on paper) | Indiana Secretary of State (INBiz) | Yes | After the certificate, send DOR Forms IT-966 and BC-100; notify DWD within 30 days |
| Iowa | Statement of Dissolution; Statement of Termination after winding up ($5 each) | $5 | Iowa Secretary of State (Fast Track Filing) | Yes | Cancel all Department of Revenue permits and file returns through the cancellation date |
| Kansas | Form KC, Certificate of Cancellation | $30 online, $35 paper | Kansas Secretary of State | Yes | Must be in good standing; send CR-108 to Revenue; Labor taxes due within 15 days |
| Kentucky | Articles of Dissolution (form LLD) | $40 | Kentucky Secretary of State (FastTrack or paper) | Yes | Final LLET return; cancel other accounts on form 10A104 |
| Louisiana | Affidavit to Dissolve (form 368) or long-form articles of dissolution with newspaper notice | $125 | Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division | Partly | File Form R-3406 with the Department of Revenue to close tax accounts |
| Maine | MLLC-11C, Certificate of Cancellation | $75 | Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations (by mail) | No | File final returns with Maine Revenue Services and report the business closure |
| Maryland | Articles of Cancellation for a Maryland LLC | No fee | Maryland SDAT (Business Express or paper) | Yes | Close Comptroller withholding (MW506FR) and sales tax (202FR) accounts |
| Massachusetts | Certificate of Cancellation (all annual reports must be filed first) | $100 | Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division | Yes | Cancel DOR registrations in MassTaxConnect or on Form AI-1 |
| Michigan | Certificate of Dissolution (CSCL/CD-731; 730 if business never started) | $10 | Michigan LARA Corporations Division | Yes | Request Treasury tax clearance (Form 5156 with Form 163) within 60 days of filing |
| Minnesota | Statement of Termination (optional Statement of Dissolution first) | $35 by mail, $55 online | Minnesota Secretary of State | Yes | Close tax accounts in Revenue e-Services at the end of a filing cycle |
| Mississippi | Certificate of Dissolution | $50 | Mississippi Secretary of State (online filing only) | Yes | File final returns with the Department of Revenue; clearance letters are for corporations only |
| Missouri | Notice of Winding Up (LLC 13), then Articles of Termination (LLC 5) | $25 + $25 | Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division (by mail) | No | Close Revenue accounts on Form 126; tax clearance applies to corporations |
| Montana | Articles of Termination | No fee | Montana Secretary of State (online portal) | Yes | Free Department of Revenue tax certificate where a filing requires one |
| Nebraska | Statement of Dissolution (optional Statement of Termination, $30) | $25 online, $30 in office | Nebraska Secretary of State | Yes | Final Revenue returns within 20 days; cancel tax programs on Form 22 |
| Nevada | Articles of dissolution | $100 | Nevada Secretary of State | Yes | Close Taxation accounts; the MBT account closes through ESD |
| New Hampshire | Form LLC-7, Certificate of Cancellation | $35 | New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division | Yes | DRA certificate of dissolution ($30, about 60 days) before assets go to members |
| New Jersey | Certificate of Cancellation (Business Endings) | $100 | New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services | Yes | No tax clearance for LLCs; the business must be in good standing |
| New Mexico | Articles of Dissolution | $25 | New Mexico Secretary of State (online portal only) | Yes | File all TRD returns and close the BTIN in TAP; corporations need a Certificate of No Tax Due |
| New York | Articles of Dissolution (LLC Law 705) | $60 | New York Department of State, Division of Corporations (by mail or email) | No | No Tax Department consent for LLCs; corporations attach Form TR-960 |
| North Carolina | Form L-07, Articles of Dissolution | $30 | North Carolina Secretary of State, Business Registration | Yes | No clearance before filing; close NCDOR accounts with Form NC-BN |
| North Dakota | Articles of Dissolution and Termination (optional $10 notice of dissolution first) | $20 | North Dakota Secretary of State (FirstStop Portal) | Yes | No tax clearance listed; file final returns and close accounts with the Tax Commissioner |
| Ohio | Form 616, Certificate of Dissolution | $50 | Ohio Secretary of State (Ohio Business Central) | Yes | Close Department of Taxation accounts; corporations file Form D5 |
| Oklahoma | Articles of Dissolution (SOS Form 0080) | $50 | Oklahoma Secretary of State | Yes | No tax clearance listed; final returns with the Oklahoma Tax Commission (franchise tax ended after 2023) |
| Oregon | Articles of Amendment/Dissolution, LLC (dissolution items 6 to 9) | $100 | Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division (mail or fax) | No | Business Change in Status form if you had payroll; final Department of Revenue returns |
| Pennsylvania | Certificate of Termination (DSCB:15-8872(f)) | $70 | Pennsylvania Department of State (Business Filing Services) | Yes | Attach tax clearance certificates from Revenue and Labor & Industry (Form REV-181) |
| Rhode Island | Articles of Dissolution (Form 404) | $50 | Rhode Island Department of State | Yes | Final return to the Division of Taxation; certify no tax owed ($400 annual minimum runs until closed) |
| South Carolina | Articles of Termination (form F0045) | $10 | South Carolina Secretary of State | Yes | Close SCDOR accounts in MyDORWAY or on Form C-278; corporations file the final return after dissolving |
| South Dakota | Articles of Termination | $10 | South Dakota Secretary of State (paper form by mail) | No | No income tax; cancel the sales tax license within 15 days and file a final return |
| Tennessee | Notice of Dissolution (SS-4246) and Articles of Termination of Existence (SS-4245) | $40 (two $20 filings) | Tennessee Secretary of State (TNCaB online, mail or walk-in) | Yes | Department of Revenue tax clearance after the final franchise and excise return |
| Texas | Form 651, certificate of termination | $40 | Texas Secretary of State (SOSPortal) | Yes | Comptroller certificate of account status (Form 05-305) must accompany Form 651 |
| Utah | Statement of Dissolution, then Statement of Termination | No fee | Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (online, UtahID) | Yes | Close Tax Commission accounts on Form TC-69C; no clearance needed |
| Vermont | Articles of termination (11 V.S.A. § 4105) | $20 | Vermont Secretary of State (Online Business Service Center) | Yes | Close each account in myVTax or on Form B-2; final WHT-434 within 30 days |
| Virginia | Articles of cancellation (LLC1050) | $25 | Virginia State Corporation Commission (CIS) | Yes | Pay SCC annual fees first; tell Virginia Tax on Form R-3 or online |
| Washington | Certificate of Dissolution | $0 ($20 processing fee online) | Washington Secretary of State | Yes | Close DOR account; final excise return by the 25th; ESD report within 10 days |
| West Virginia | Articles of termination | $25 | West Virginia Secretary of State (One Stop Business Portal) | Yes | File Form BUS-FIN with the State Tax Division; close sales tax in MyTaxes |
| Wisconsin | Form 510, Statement of Dissolution or Termination | $20 online ($35 paper) | Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions | Yes | Close DOR accounts; final sales tax and WT-7 within 30 days |
| Wyoming | LLC Articles of Dissolution | $60 | Wyoming Secretary of State (by mail) | No | Annual report license tax must be current (good standing required) |
Dissolving a corporation instead: forms and fees by state
Corporations usually file articles or a certificate of dissolution, often after a board resolution and a shareholder vote, and several states require tax clearance before they accept it. See how to dissolve a corporation for the general steps.
| State | Corporation form | State fee |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Domestic Business Corporation Articles of Dissolution | $100 |
| Alaska | Certificate of Election to Dissolve (Form 08-406), then Articles of Dissolution (Form 08-407) | $25 ($10 election + $15 articles) |
| Arizona | Articles of Dissolution with ADOR tax clearance | $25 |
| Arkansas | Articles of Dissolution (DN-10) with Final Franchise Tax Report | $45 online, $50 paper (plus franchise tax, minimum $150) |
| California | Certificate of Dissolution (DISS-STK), plus Certificate of Election (ELEC-STK) unless all shareholders voted | No fee |
| Colorado | Articles of Dissolution | $10 |
| Connecticut | Certificate of Dissolution | No fee |
| Delaware | Certificate of Dissolution (section 275) | $224 plus franchise taxes |
| Florida | Articles of Dissolution | $35 |
| Georgia | Notice of Intent to Dissolve (CD 410) and Articles of Dissolution (CD 412) | No fee online ($10 each on paper), plus $40 newspaper publication |
| Hawaii | Articles of Dissolution (Form DC-13) | $25 |
| Idaho | Articles of Dissolution | No fee online ($20 on paper) |
| Illinois | Articles of Dissolution (Form BCA 12.20) | $5 |
| Indiana | Articles of Dissolution | $20 online ($30 on paper) |
| Iowa | Articles of Dissolution (Iowa Code 490.1403) | $5 |
| Kansas | Form DS, Certificate of Dissolution | $30 online, $35 paper |
| Kentucky | Articles of Dissolution (form DIS) | $40 |
| Louisiana | Simplified Articles of Termination (form 1441) or long-form dissolution | $95 |
| Maine | MBCA-11, Articles of Dissolution | $75 |
| Maryland | Articles of Dissolution (corporation must be in good standing) | No fee |
| Massachusetts | Articles of Dissolution | $100 |
| Michigan | Certificate of Dissolution (Form 531; 530 before commencement) | $10 |
| Minnesota | Notice of intent to dissolve, then articles of dissolution (articles only if no shares) | $35 per filing by mail, $55 online |
| Mississippi | Articles of Dissolution | $25 |
| Missouri | Articles of Dissolution (Corp. 46), then Request for Termination (Corp. 47) | $25 + $25, with a Revenue tax clearance |
| Montana | Articles of Dissolution | No fee |
| Nebraska | Articles of Dissolution | $25 online, $30 in office |
| Nevada | Articles of dissolution | $100 |
| New Hampshire | Form 19, Articles of Dissolution | $35 |
| New Jersey | Dissolution through Business Endings, with tax clearance | $120 with tax clearance ($95 filing fee plus $25 clearance application) |
| New Mexico | Statement of Intent to Dissolve, then Articles of Dissolution | $50 per filing |
| New York | Certificate of Dissolution with Tax Department consent | $60 |
| North Carolina | Form B-06, Articles of Dissolution | $30 |
| North Dakota | Intent to Dissolve ($10, if shares issued), then Dissolution | $20 |
| Ohio | Form 561, Certificate of Dissolution | $50 |
| Oklahoma | Certificate of Dissolution (SOS Form 0019) | $50 |
| Oregon | Articles of Dissolution (Business/Professional) | $100 |
| Pennsylvania | Articles of Dissolution (with the same clearances) | $70 |
| Rhode Island | Articles of Dissolution | $50 |
| South Carolina | Articles of Dissolution (form F0049) | $10 |
| South Dakota | Articles of Dissolution | $10 |
| Tennessee | Articles of Dissolution (SS-4410) and Articles of Termination (SS-4412) | $40 (two $20 filings) |
| Texas | Form 651, certificate of termination | $40 |
| Utah | Articles of Dissolution | No fee |
| Vermont | Articles of dissolution (11A V.S.A. § 14.03) | $35 |
| Virginia | Articles of dissolution (SCC743), then articles of termination (SCC750) | $20 ($10 each for SCC743 and SCC750) |
| Washington | Articles of Dissolution with DOR Revenue Clearance Certificate | $0 ($20 processing fee online) |
| West Virginia | Articles of dissolution (certificate waits for tax clearances) | $25 |
| Wisconsin | Form 10, Articles of Dissolution | $20 online ($35 paper) |
| Wyoming | Dissolution of Articles (by shareholders or incorporators) | $60 |
Cheapest and most expensive states to dissolve an LLC
States where dissolving a domestic LLC can cost nothing in state filing fees (with the route that does, where it matters): California, Connecticut, Georgia (no fee online, $10 on paper), Idaho (no fee online, $20 on paper), Maryland, Montana, Utah, Washington ($0, $20 processing fee online).
The highest standard fees: Delaware ($220 plus all annual taxes), Louisiana ($125), Alabama ($100), Massachusetts ($100), Nevada ($100), New Jersey ($100), Oregon ($100).
The filing fee is usually small next to what it costs to stop early. In franchise-tax and minimum-tax states, an LLC that stays on the register keeps owing tax and annual report fees, and penalties keep building, until the state records the dissolution.
The steps are similar everywhere, the details are not
In every state the order is the same: the members approve the dissolution as the operating agreement requires, the company winds up (collects what it is owed, pays or provides for debts, sells or distributes assets), files its final federal and state returns, closes its tax and payroll accounts, and then files the state document that ends the LLC. Our general LLC guide explains each step and the federal filings. The closing a business checklist covers leases, licenses, bank accounts and staff.
What changes by state is the paperwork: whether the state wants one filing or two, whether it needs a tax clearance or a certificate of good standing from the revenue department first, whether you must notify known creditors or publish a notice, and how long processing takes.
This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice. Fees and forms change: confirm them with the agency before you file, and ask an attorney or accountant about your situation.
Registered in more than one state?
An LLC formed in one state and registered to do business in others must withdraw or cancel each foreign registration as well, or those states keep billing annual fees and taxes. Many startup owners have a Delaware or Wyoming LLC registered in their home state. Each state guide covers its withdrawal filing.
Before you cancel your software: keep and export the records
The IRS expects records that support your returns to be kept for years after the business closes, and states have their own assessment periods. Export accounting, payroll, contracts, email and project records before cancelling subscriptions, because many providers delete data soon after an account closes. Our guides on exporting company records before closing and business records after closing cover what to keep and how.
Years of linked operating records, such as tickets, work orders, email, chat and code, can also have value of their own: some closing companies license them for AI training as part of the wind-down. See selling company data after closing.
Next step
Choose your state in the table above, check its filing and tax steps, and set the closing date that lets you finish them in order.
Closing the company? Before you cancel software or delete files, find out whether its records are worth licensing: years of tickets, work orders, email and code can be. Get a free estimate of what your records could be worth.
Common questions
How much does it cost to dissolve an LLC?
State filing fees to dissolve a domestic LLC range from $0 to $220, with a median of $27.50. Final tax returns, any unpaid annual reports or franchise tax, and professional fees usually cost more than the filing itself.
Which states charge nothing to dissolve an LLC?
As of 2026-11-11: California, Connecticut, Maryland, Montana and Utah charge no state filing fee to dissolve a domestic LLC. Georgia (no fee online, $10 on paper), Idaho (no fee online, $20 on paper) and Washington ($0, $20 processing fee online) charge nothing on one filing route. Other costs, such as final returns and any taxes owed, still apply.
Can I dissolve an LLC online?
Most states accept the filing online. In the table, 41 states are marked Yes and 2 Partly; the rest take the form by mail or in person.
Do I have to dissolve my LLC if it has no activity?
If you do not, the state usually keeps charging annual report fees and taxes and eventually dissolves the LLC administratively, which can leave penalties and personal headaches. Filing a voluntary dissolution ends those charges and gives a clear end date.
What is the difference between dissolving and cancelling an LLC?
Dissolution starts the winding up; cancellation or termination ends the LLC on the state register. Some states combine both in one filing, others expect two. Each state guide says which applies.
Do I need a tax clearance to dissolve an LLC?
Some states require proof from the revenue department that taxes are paid before they accept the filing; others only require final returns. The Tax step column shows what each state asks.
What happens to company records when an LLC is dissolved?
You still need to keep them for tax and legal purposes, so export them before cancelling software. Years of operating records can also be licensed for AI training as part of a wind-down.
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