Dissolve a Louisiana LLC or corporation
File with the Louisiana Secretary of State. Some companies also need a tax sign-off.
The catch
The short affidavit route gets you no clearance paper. Only the long form dissolution gets the agencies to sign off.
How to close a company in Louisiana
Get the tax sign-off
Louisiana charges $95 for a corporation and $125 for an LLC, and Revenue hears about it from the state.
Wind up the business
Hold the vote your governing documents and Louisiana law require. Pay or set aside what you owe, in the order your lawyer advises.
File with the Louisiana Secretary of State
LLC: 368, $125. corporation: 339, $95.
Pick how to file
Online or by mail. No fixed time is published.
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
| Fact | What we found | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Filing office | Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division | Louisiana Secretary of State |
| corporation: dissolve | 339: Affidavit to Dissolve, Louisiana Corporation Fee: $95 How to file: online, by mail | static.sos.la.govLouisiana Secretary of State |
| LLC: dissolve | 368: Affidavit to Dissolve, Louisiana Limited Liability Company Fee: $125. Optional expedite fees of $30 for 24 hours and $50 for 2 to 4 hours came from a non-official search extract and are not relied on. Full notesHow to file: Same as the corporation affidavit: online or mail per the Secretary of State FAQ. The LLC affidavit PDF itself returned 404, so the "no debts, no immovable property" wording is read from the FAQ rule, not the form. | static.sos.la.govLouisiana Secretary of State |
| Tax clearance | Varies. Louisiana Department of Revenue (notified by the Secretary of State); Louisiana Workforce Commission. No tax form to file. A formal clearance is issued by the Secretary of State only after a long form dissolution. | revenue.louisiana.govrevenue.louisiana.gov |
| Before you file |
Full notes
| revenue.louisiana.gov |
| How long it takes | Varies. No fixed time is published. | Louisiana Secretary of State |
| Other tax stops |
| revenue.louisiana.govrevenue.louisiana.gov |
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 Louisiana LLC or corporation?
LLC (368): $125. corporation (339): $95. Fees change, so check the source link before you pay.
Do I need tax clearance to close a Louisiana company?
It depends on the business type. The short affidavit route gets you no clearance paper. Only the long form dissolution gets the agencies to sign off.
Where do I file in Louisiana?
File with the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division. You can file online or by mail.
How long does it take to close a company in Louisiana?
Louisiana 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.
