Official Notice

Administrative dissolution is an action taken by the Secretary of State that results in the loss of a business entity's rights, powers and authority. Reinstatement is the action taken that restores an administratively dissolved business entity's rights, powers, and authority.

The maximum penalty is for the LLC to be administratively dissolved or terminated. This means that the LLC's right to conduct business is ended and the only action the LLC can lawfully take is to wind up its affairs, pay its remaining debts and distribute the remaining assets to the owners.

In theory, a dissolved corporation can be sued. However, getting a lawsuit to stick is tricky. For one, each state's laws allow a specific period of time for lawsuits to be brought against a dissolved corporation typically, this is allowed for a period of up to three years.

Admin dissolution for annual report definition is the temporary removal of a company's ability to conduct business in the state of registration because they failed to file the required annual reports or follow other legal guidelines.

In legal terms, when a company is dissolved, it ceases to exist. It cannot still be trading - although a person may trade (misleadingly) using its name.

It takes at least three months for a company to be officially dissolved. However, if the process is complex and some tasks need to be completed to close the business, it will take longer.

Administrative Dissolution of an LLC Occasionally, owners elect to end the business or the business ends involuntarily. If it ends involuntarily, the business may end with administration dissolution. LLCs begin when owners file articles of organization with the secretary of state.