Glossary • Updated 2026
By Srikanta M.Reviewed against FTB / SOS sources: September 2026Methodology

Dissolution

Formal termination ending future taxes and reports: dormancy is not dissolution.

In detail

Each state needs its own filing (CA LLC-4/7, DE cancellation, WY articles).

Pay through the final year; confirm cancelled status in writing.

Uncancelled shells stack $800/yr California taxes indefinitely.

Where it matters

More definitions

Sources

  • Cal. Rev. & Tax Code; 8 Del. C.; Wyo. Stat. Title 17; FTB/SOS glossaries