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Dissolve a Hawaii LLC or corporation

File with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, then a final tax return.

The catch

Filing with the DCCA closes nothing at the Department of Taxation. Your tax accounts and final returns are a separate chore.

How to close a company in Hawaii

  1. File your final tax return

    Hawaii charges $25 for a corporation or an LLC, no tax clearance, and the tax side is on you.

  2. Wind up the business

    Hold the vote your governing documents and Hawaii law require. Pay or set aside what you owe, in the order your lawyer advises.

  3. File with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

    LLC: LLC-11, $25. corporation: DC-13, $25.

  4. Pick how to file

    Online, by mail or in person. No fixed time is published.

  5. Check your records

    Before you close accounts or delete Slack, work out what you must keep and whether a buyer may want it.

Facts and sources

Hawaii dissolution facts, each with a link to its source
FactWhat we foundSource
Filing office

Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division, 1-844-808-3222 (option 2)

Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
corporation: dissolve

DC-13: Articles of Dissolution for a Hawaii Domestic Profit Corporation (HRS 414-383)

Fee: $25. Nonrefundable. Personal or business checks are not accepted. Pay by cash, cashier's check, money order or card.

Full notes

How to file: DC-13 is on the DCCA list of forms you can file online. Paper copies go by email, fax, mail to P.O. Box 40, Honolulu, HI 96810, or to the counter at 335 Merchant Street.

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LLC: terminate

LLC-11: Articles of Termination for a Limited Liability Company (HRS 428-805)

Fee: $25. Nonrefundable. Personal or business checks are not accepted. Pay by cash, cashier's check, money order or card.

Full notes

How to file: LLC-11 is on the DCCA list of forms you can file online. Paper copies go by email, fax, mail to P.O. Box 40, Honolulu, HI 96810, or to the counter at 335 Merchant Street.

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Tax clearance

No. Hawaii Department of Taxation.

Tax Clearance Certificate (Form A-6, optional, issued on request)

Neither dissolution statute nor either DCCA form asks for one. The Department of Taxation issues a free certificate on request, usually within a day online.

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Before you file
  • Corporation: record the date dissolution was authorized and the shareholder vote or unanimous written consent (DC-13 items 2 and 3)
  • LLC: certify debts are paid or provided for, assets distributed, no suits pending or provided for, and the business wound up (LLC-11 items 3 to 6)
Full notes
  • LLC: state the four publication dates of a notice of intent to terminate, or that no notice was published
capitol.hawaii.gov
Newspaper notice

Optional for LLCs. HRS 428-808 says a dissolved LLC may publish notice four weeks running, which starts a two-year claims cutoff. LLC-11 lets you state no notice was published.

No official page says
Telling creditors

Optional. A dissolved corporation may send known claimants written notice with a claim deadline of at least 120 days (HRS 414-386).

Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
How long it takes

Varies. No fixed time is published.

Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Other tax stops
  • Hawaii Department of Taxation: Optional tax clearance certificate, free, about a day online or 10 to 15 business days on Form A-6
Hawaii Department of Taxation

Fees and form numbers change, so check the source before you file.

A checklist can keep you from forgetting things. It cannot tell you what your state requires today. Have your lawyer or CPA look at it before you rely on it. Vaultfish helps you run the process. We are not lawyers and this is not legal advice. If you need counsel who knows this area, we can point you to one. Ask for a referral

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to close a Hawaii LLC or corporation?

LLC (LLC-11): $25. corporation (DC-13): $25. Fees change, so check the source link before you pay.

Do I need tax clearance to close a Hawaii company?

Hawaii does not require a tax clearance before you file. Filing with the DCCA closes nothing at the Department of Taxation. Your tax accounts and final returns are a separate chore.

Where do I file in Hawaii?

File with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division. You can file online, by mail or in person.

How long does it take to close a company in Hawaii?

Hawaii publishes no fixed processing time that we could find.

What happens to my Slack, email and CRM when I close?

Closing the company does not decide what happens to your records. Keep what tax and payroll rules ask for. The IRS gives retention periods on its site. Then check what the rest could be worth before you delete it.

Is this legal advice?

No. We read the state pages so you don't have to, then link to them so you can check our work. Have your lawyer or CPA read it too. They like that.