Dissolve a Oregon LLC or corporation
File with the Oregon Secretary of State, then a final tax return.
The catch
Dissolving the entity leaves your payroll tax account open. If you had employees, the Business Change in Status Form tells the state you are done.
How to close a company in Oregon
File your final tax return
Oregon charges $100 by mail, needs no tax clearance and has its own form for payroll tax.
Wind up the business
Hold the vote your governing documents and Oregon law require. Pay or set aside what you owe, in the order your lawyer advises.
File with the Oregon Secretary of State
LLC and corporation: No form number (rev. 4/26), $100.
Pick how to file
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 | Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division, (503) 986-2200 | sos.oregon.gov |
| corporation: dissolve | No form number (rev. 4/26): Articles of Dissolution - Business/Professional Fee: $100. Required processing fee, nonrefundable, check payable to Corporation Division. Full notesHow to file: Mail to the Corporation Division, 255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151, Salem, OR 97310-1327. The Division does not accept forms or payments by email. Its front desk at that address takes walk-ins on weekdays. | sos.oregon.gov |
| LLC: dissolve | No form number (rev. 4/26): Articles of Amendment/Dissolution - Limited Liability Company Fee: $100. Same $100 nonrefundable processing fee. For a dissolution, fill in only items 6 to 9 on this shared form. How to file: Same Salem mailing address as the corporation form. No email filings. | sos.oregon.gov |
| Tax clearance | No. Oregon Department of Revenue. No clearance is needed to dissolve. If you had employees or a payroll BIN, the Business Change in Status Form tells the Employment Department and Revenue you closed. | oregonlegislature.govoregonlegislature.govsos.oregon.gov |
| Before you file |
Full notes
| oregonlegislature.gov |
| How long it takes | Varies. No fixed time is published. | sos.oregon.gov |
| Other tax stops |
| sos.oregon.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 Oregon LLC or corporation?
LLC and corporation (No form number (rev. 4/26)): $100. Fees change, so check the source link before you pay.
Do I need tax clearance to close a Oregon company?
Oregon does not require a tax clearance before you file. Dissolving the entity leaves your payroll tax account open. If you had employees, the Business Change in Status Form tells the state you are done.
Where do I file in Oregon?
File with the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division. You can file by mail.
How long does it take to close a company in Oregon?
Oregon 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.
