Best Services for Closing an LLC (2026)

Bizee, previously branded as Incfile, lists reinstatement and company dissolution as separate services. That pairing matters because a lapsed LLC often cannot simply be closed. In California, the Franchise Tax Board lists legally closing or dissolving among the things a suspended or forfeited entity cannot do, so the order may have to be fixed first, then closed.

Reinstating also costs more than closing on time. The Florida Division of Corporations charges four times the dissolution fee to reinstate, before adding each missed year's annual report fee. The Texas Secretary of State preserves continuity of existence after involuntary termination only if reinstatement comes before the third anniversary. Bizee's own dissolution page treats dissolving and terminating as two separate stages, which is the right way to think about the process. Confirm both the Bizee fee and the state fee at checkout.

LegalZoom publishes three tiers, with prices in the table:

• Standard covers preparing your dissolution paperwork and filing it with the state.
• Rush adds expedited processing.
• Business Dissolution Manager adds hands-on management of the whole closure.

As of 2026, LegalZoom is the only service here with a posted done-for-you price that does not require a membership.

The Business Dissolution Manager tier is why LegalZoom also suits messier cases. It includes a review of your Secretary of State status to find gaps, and it handles outstanding filings such as annual reports. That matters if a California LLC missed its Statement of Information. The Secretary of State shows such entities as SOS Suspended or SOS Forfeited, and a suspended entity cannot legally close until that is resolved.

LegalZoom says it will correct a filing with the state at no extra cost if it was rejected or wrong because of LegalZoom's error. Whichever tier you pick, the state filing does not touch the IRS. You still file final returns and send the IRS a letter to close the business account.

Northwest publishes a free dissolution guide with links to the filing requirements in every state. Its California guide states that an LLC must be active to be cancelled and that a suspended LLC has to be revived first. That matches the Franchise Tax Board's rule.

For the most common simple situations, a guide is all you need. According to the Franchise Tax Board, a California LLC within one year of organizing can file Form LLC-4/8, the short form cancellation. It is then not subject to the $800 tax for its first tax year. In Florida, Articles of Dissolution are a single form with a modest fee, per the Division of Corporations. Neither situation requires paying a service.

If Northwest is your registered agent, keep the service until the state confirms the closure, so official mail still reaches you. Then cancel before the renewal bills. Northwest says its agent price has not changed in 20 years.

Rocket Lawyer is a legal membership platform first and a filing service second. It files Articles of Dissolution only for members on its top Pro tier; the Standard and Plus tiers do not include the filing. The membership is billed yearly after a free 7-day trial. The table shows both the filing fee and the membership cost as of 2026.

That structure only makes sense if you will use what Pro carries: unlimited written questions to an attorney and unlimited short live consults. If you have unpaid vendors, a member who objects to closing, or a contract you are unsure how to exit, that access has real value. If you need one form filed, it does not.

Once the state confirms the dissolution, cancel the membership. Rocket Lawyer says cancellation takes effect on the next scheduled renewal date, with benefits continuing until then. Cancelling promptly avoids paying for a year you will not use.

Tailor Brands is primarily a branding and formation platform, and it publishes state-specific guides to dissolving an LLC. We found no published price on its own site for a done-for-you dissolution filing.

The practical job for a Tailor Brands customer has two halves:

1. File the state dissolution, either yourself with the state form or through a service with a posted price.
2. Cancel each Tailor Brands subscription separately, because closing the LLC with the state does not stop a vendor's billing.

If Tailor Brands is your registered agent, keep it until the state confirms the closure, then cancel.

In California, check the LLC's status first. The Secretary of State marks entities that failed to file the Statement of Information as SOS Suspended or SOS Forfeited. The Franchise Tax Board says a suspended entity cannot legally close or dissolve. A status problem has to be fixed before anyone can file the closure, and the $800 annual tax keeps accruing in the meantime.

ZenBusiness's help center says it can handle the dissolution filing for you, starting from your account login. It is also explicit on a point many owners get wrong: cancelling ZenBusiness services does not dissolve the LLC, which remains legally active with its state obligations. No dissolution price is published, so check the fee in your dashboard before ordering.

The cost to watch is the registered agent, which is a separate annual service on every ZenBusiness plan, including Premium. Prices are in the table. Once the state confirms the closure, cancel it so the next renewal does not bill.

The second fit is the owner closing one LLC and starting fresh, where the Starter plan keeps formation cost to the state fee. In California, though, a 2026 formation owes the $800 annual tax, because the Franchise Tax Board's first-year exemption has expired.