Closing a business shouldn't be this hard.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of businesses close in the United States. Most of them do it wrong.

Not because the owners are careless. Because the process is scattered across dozens of agencies, forms, and deadlines that vary wildly by state. What's simple in Wyoming is a multi-step nightmare in New York. What costs $0 in one state costs $250 in another.

We built Shutdown Assistant because we couldn't find a single resource that covered the complete process for every state. The information exists — buried in Secretary of State websites, tax agency FAQs, and statute databases. But nobody had pulled it all together.

So we did.

Every fact on this site comes from an official state government source. We verify against Secretary of State websites, tax agency portals, and state statutes. When something changes, we update.

We're not a law firm. We don't give legal advice. But we've done the research that most lawyers charge $300/hour for — and we've made it available for free. If you need more help, our paid guides include templates and detailed instructions. And if you want someone else to handle everything, that's what our Shutdown Agent service is for.

Close your business the right way. Don't let it haunt you with penalties, fees, and compliance issues for years after you've moved on.