Sun Document Filings can dissolve an LLC by filing the California LLC cancellation and LLC dissolution documents with the California Secretary of State on an expedited basis in Sacramento. Please prepare the state form and our order form and either fax or e-mail the documents to our office for fast filing. Please note that we do not prepare the cancellation/ dissolution documents for our clients. Instead, we provide the state forms (fill-in PDF files) and instructions below for your convenience. Please read the following information about filing an LLC cancellation/ dissolution prior to calling as many of your questions will be answered below. We hope that our steps and tips will be of great assistance to you and your client. **Please use your computer to complete the state form and our order form.** Our service fee is: $100.00 plus State fee of $15.00 (counter fee)  Total fees: $115.00. See order form for details.

Step 1: Determine which LLC dissolution/cancellation form(s) to file.

Option 1: How old is the LLC? - If the LLC is less then one year old and has never conducted any business, complete a Short Form Certificate of Cancellation (other restrictions apply; see state form instructions). After the form is completed, fax or e-mail the state LLC dissolution form and our order form to our office. If you fax the document to us, we will fax back a receipt confirmation. If you e-mail the document, we will e-mail you back a receipt confirmation.

Download Short Form Certificate of Cancellation and Secretary of State instructions and our order form (BOTH ARE FILL-IN FORMS)

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If the LLC is older than a year or it has conducted business, do not use the Short Form Dissolution form. Instead, choose from a form below. After the form is completed, fax or e-mail the state LLC cancellation form and our order form to our office. If you fax the document to us, we will fax back a receipt confirmation. If you e-mail the document, we will e-mail you back a receipt confirmation.

Option 2: Use form LLC-4/7 Certificate of Cancellation only if:

- If the LLC has a sole member or if the decision to dissolve was made by the vote of all the members, use form Certificate of Cancellation form LLC-4/7 only.  OR;

- If the LLC is a foreign (formed in another state or country), use form 4/7 Certificate of Cancellation to cancel the LLC-5 (Application for Registration).

Download Certificate of Cancellation form LLC-4/7 and Secretary of State instructions and our order form (BOTH ARE FILL-IN FORMS).

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Option 3: Use form LLC-4/7 Certificate of Cancellation AND LLC-3 Certificate of Dissolution if the vote to dissolve was NOT unanimous.  After the form is completed, fax or e-mail the state LLC cancellation form, LLC dissolution form, and our order form to our office. If you fax the document to us, we will fax back a receipt confirmation. If you e-mail the document, we will e-mail you back a receipt confirmation.

Download Certificate of Cancellation form LLC-4/7 and Certificate of Dissolution form LLC-3 and Secretary of State instructions and our order form (BOTH ARE FILL-IN FORMS)

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Step 2: Fax or e-mail the signed LLC cancellation/ dissolution document(s) AND our order form to our office - Once you have prepared both forms, you will need to forward them to us for filing. Please fax a good quality of the document to 800-498-3611 or scan and e-mail the document to order@sundocumentfilings.com. If you fax the document to us, we will fax back a receipt confirmation. If you e-mail the document, we will e-mail you back a receipt confirmation. If we receive the fax or e-mail between 9:30am-5pm M-F, we will send a receipt within 2 hours or less. If you have not heard from us, please call us to verify transmission. Please make sure you are available via telephone after you fax the document. For fees, see step 3.

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Step 3: FEES

Our service fee is: $100.00. State fee is $15.00 (counter fee) Total fees: $115.00. Our fee includes: Providing the form for you to download, preparing the required state counter form to accompany your document(s), making required copies, write the required state check, filing your document in person in Sacramento (file cancellation, file dissolution), picking up the filed document when the Secretary of State has finished processing it, obtaining two certified copies of your filing, faxing the document to you, and forwarding the two certified copies via regular mail. FedEx is available for an additional $25.00.

Our services fees are in addition to the Secretary of State's $15.00 per document counter fee. NOTE: Although the Secretary of State's office does not charge a  filing fee for any of the cancellation for dissolution forms, they do charge a $15.00 counter fee to file in person in Sacramento on an expedited basis.

Review Document Warranty can be purchased for an additional $50.00. Check option on order form. Warranty includes: Verifying that the following is present: Check legal name and verify: status (LLC's must be active prior to filing a cancellation), file number, signer's name is present, title of signer is present and the title is acceptable, date, and signature. In addition, we will look for obvious errors such as name missing LLC ending or LLC numbers that are shorter then usual. The review warranty does not include verifying that the person or persons who has signed the document has proper authority to sign or that the title they have provided matches the current statement of information (nor will be verify the statement of information has been filed) or who the authorized signers (per the statement of information) are on the LLC on the form. NOTE: We cannot review any document for legal errors as we are not comprised of attorneys.

What are the benefits of having Sun Document Filings' file my cancellation document vs. sending the dissolution documents directly to the Secretary of State? To begin with, presenting the documents in person allows the paperwork to be processed in 7-10 business days (sometimes a little longer if submitted after December 1st. due to increased state volume). If for any reason your document is rejected, you will be notified immediately and will have a chance to correct the document and resubmit it within 72 hours to save your dissolution date. Additional state and services fees will apply to all rejected documents. If you mail the documents directly to the state, it can take 8-10 weeks for your document to be processed. If it is rejected, you may not know until 2-3 months after you sent it to the Secretary of State for processing. Finding out that your document has been rejected after the new year begins means that you will have to pay another $800.00 minimum tax payment before you can close your LLC. That is definitely a costly mistake!

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To avoid document rejection, confirm that the Statement of Information is current - You may call the Secretary of State at 916-653-3365 if you would like to file the Statement of  information on your own. All new LLCs' must file a Statement of Information within 90 days and then every other year after that. If a Statement of Information is not current, a new one must be filed before the LLC can be dissolved. Make sure that the member or manager that is planning on signing the dissolution paperwork is listed on current Statement of Information. We can obtain a copy of a Statement of Information or file a current Statement of Information on an expedited basis for additional state and service fees if needed.

 - The member or manager that is signing the cancellation/ dissolution document must be listed on the most current statement of information

 - If the member or manager is a business entity and not a natural person, the signature resemble the following:

Example 1: Member/Manager is a corporation named ABC Inc. and the person signing is the President. Sign as: John Doe, President on behalf of ABC Inc., Member.

Example 2: Member/Manager is another LLC named ABC LLC and the person signing is the Member or Manager. Sign as: John Doe, Manager on behalf of ABC LLC, Manager.

For questions about preparing the form, we suggest contacting the Secretary of State at 916-653-3365. Press 3 as it prompts you, then press 3, then 0.

NOTE: AS OF 09/2006, TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR AN LLC OR ANY BUSINESS ENTITY.  READ ASSEMBLY BILL 2341 NOTICE

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Sun Document filings cannot answer specific or hypothetical tax questions about an LLC. Please call the Franchise Tax Board about any and all tax questions or visit their website.

NOTE: We hope you find our LLC dissolution steps useful and easy to follow. Nothing contained in our steps should be construed as giving legal or financial advice. Our intended audience is attorneys and accountants. Therefore, if you are not an attorney or accountant, you should contact an attorney or accountant for specific legal or tax questions regarding your LLC. Please be aware that the Franchise Tax Board and Secretary of State are government agencies and can change their fees/procedures/forms/turnaround times without notification. Although we do our best to update our steps and stay current, we shall not be held liable for any omissions or errors contained. We do not profess to be giving legal or financial advice to the general public as we are a typing and filing agency. Dissolve an LLC fast, close LLC, we file cancellation, file dissolution.