Dissolve a Montana LLC or corporation
File with the Montana Secretary of State. Some companies also need a tax sign-off.
The catch
The tax certificate is usually optional, but a subsidiary in a combined group has to file the group's final return first.
How to close a company in Montana
Get the tax sign-off
Montana charges no fee to dissolve and mostly leaves the tax paperwork to a portal.
Wind up the business
Hold the vote your governing documents and Montana law require. Pay or set aside what you owe, in the order your lawyer advises.
File with the Montana Secretary of State
LLC: Articles of Termination, No state fee. corporation: Articles of Dissolution, No state fee.
Pick how to file
Online. 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 | Montana Secretary of State, Business Entity & UCC Division, (406) 444-3665 | Montana Secretary of State |
| corporation: dissolve | Articles of Dissolution Fee: No state fee. The fee schedule lists no fee. Revocation of Dissolution costs $15 if you change your mind. How to file: online | Montana Secretary of StateMontana Secretary of State |
| LLC: terminate | Articles of Termination Fee: No state fee. The fee schedule lists no fee for LLC Articles of Termination. How to file: Same portal route as corporations. | Montana Secretary of StateMontana Secretary of State |
| Tax clearance | Varies. Montana Department of Revenue. Tax Certificate (request through the TransAction Portal, no charge) | Montana Department of RevenueMontana Department of Revenue |
| Before you file |
| Montana Department of Revenue |
| How long it takes | Varies. No fixed time is published. | Montana Secretary of State |
| Other tax stops |
| Montana Department of Revenue |
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 Montana LLC or corporation?
LLC (Articles of Termination): no state filing fee. corporation (Articles of Dissolution): no state filing fee. Fees change, so check the source link before you pay.
Do I need tax clearance to close a Montana company?
It depends on the business type. The tax certificate is usually optional, but a subsidiary in a combined group has to file the group's final return first.
Where do I file in Montana?
File with the Montana Secretary of State, Business Entity & UCC Division. You can file online.
How long does it take to close a company in Montana?
Montana 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.
