Shutdown service prices can be difficult to compare: one provider publishes a fee, while another asks you to call for a quote, and the scope may differ. Our pick is Starcycle. A short online intake provides a quote for a simple case without a call. Companies with investors, registrations in several states or active contracts receive a plan with dates, an upfront quote and a dedicated team member. A fixed fee covers the provider's agreed work; state filing fees, outstanding taxes and final-return preparation are usually additional costs.
We recommend it for founders and small-business owners who want an agreed price before work begins. Below, we compare it with three other services, as well as the roles and pricing of lawyers and CPAs.
Current as of
October 19, 2026
. Starcycle provides operational support for shutdowns. We're not a substitute for legal, tax or financial advice.
Key takeaways
A fixed fee pays for the service's work, while state fees, taxes already owed, debts and often the final returns are charged on top.
Published prices on the pages we read on October 19, 2026 ran from Dissolve a Business's $99 State Filing package to Restructure My Biz's flat $2,499 for a solvent Delaware C-corp, before state fees.
Ask every provider for a written list of what its quote covers, and confirm the tax filings with your CPA.
How shutdown services price their work
A fixed fee may be published on a website or quoted after a call. In either case, check the agreed scope of work.
A fixed-fee shutdown service is a company that charges one price, agreed before work starts, for a defined set of closing tasks such as the state dissolution filing, IRS account closure and deadline tracking. The state's filing fee, taxes the company still owes and final-return preparation are usually charged on top.
The pages reviewed on October 19, 2026 showed several pricing models. Dissolve a Business and Inkle publish flat fees, as does Restructure My Biz for a defined type of closure. Starcycle provides online or upfront quotes. Restructure My Biz quotes other cases on a call, including LLCs, companies registered in multiple states and companies with employees to offboard. Lawyers and CPAs may charge by the hour, package or return.
The quote depends on what the company still needs to close.
What a fixed fee covers, and what you still pay on top
A service quote may exclude costs such as outstanding franchise tax. Before comparing prices, check how each quote treats the following:
State filing fee: Restructure My Biz and Dissolve a Business charge it at cost, Starcycle at the state's own rate, and Inkle's pricing page doesn't say; our guide to what it costs to dissolve an LLC lists the fees by state.
The work covers what keeps running after you stop trading, with key-date tracking, an automatic good-standing check across all 50 states, and contract and subscription cancellation before renewal.
For complex cases, a team member reviews and approves every drafted letter and filing before it is sent.
The same intake serves single-member LLCs and venture-backed companies, with the plan adapted to the complexity of the closure.
Among the four services reviewed on October 19, 2026, only Starcycle's pages describe a quote from a short online intake without a call for simple cases. They are also the only pages to describe an upfront quote for a complex case tied to a dated action plan that includes contract and subscription cancellation.
Starcycle provides a quote before the closure begins. Complex cases include a dashboard and a dedicated team member.
Key features
A quote online for a simple case, with no call, and an upfront quote for a complex one built with a dated action plan.
Key-date tracking with a 50-state good-standing check, and contract and subscription cancellation on a timeline that avoids early-termination fees and auto-renewals.
State filings in every state where the company is registered, document management, and final returns coordinated with a CPA.
Strengths
A single-member LLC and a Delaware C-corp with investors each see their quote before work starts.
Limitations
Operational support for shutdowns, not a substitute for legal, tax or financial advice.
Legal questions go to your lawyer, and we can introduce you to lawyers and accountants.
Pricing
A quote online for a simple case; an upfront quote for a complex one. State fees are paid at each state's own rate, and current pricing is on starcycle.ai.
Restructure My Biz
Restructure My Biz works with venture-backed Delaware C-corps and charges one flat fee for a solvent company that just needs to close.
Key features
Board resolutions, stockholder written consent and a Plan of Dissolution and Liquidation, "prepared for counsel sign-off", then Delaware franchise tax brought current, the Certificate of Dissolution filed, and final investor communications.
Strengths
A published flat price for the solvent Delaware C-corp, with counsel's sign-off built into the package.
Limitations
LLCs, multi-state footprints and companies with employees to offboard are quoted on the call, and its page says it isn't a law firm or an accounting firm.
Pricing
Flat $2,499 for a solvent Delaware C-corp dissolution, with Delaware fees and franchise tax at cost, and the work set out in an engagement letter.
Inkle
Inkle is an accounting and tax platform whose Assisted Dissolution is one fixed price for closing a Delaware corporation. Our Starcycle vs Inkle page compares the two.
Key features
The Certificate of Dissolution filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, the stockholder consent and board resolution prepared, and the IRS tax account closed, plus a checklist and guidance for winding down your other activities and accounts.
Strengths
A published price before any call, from a provider that also offers bookkeeping and tax filing.
Limitations
Tax returns are priced separately on the same pricing page.
Pricing
$350 per dissolution, and its pricing page doesn't state the state fee; you start by talking to its team.
Dissolve a Business
Dissolve a Business offers two flat-fee packages based on the company's closure needs, with a specialist call to confirm which applies.
Key features
State Filing: an owners' resolution, the Secretary of State filing, a closure checklist and free re-filing if the state rejects anything.
Complete Closure adds the IRS account closure, Form 966 guidance, state tax deregistration and foreign withdrawals.
Strengths
Prices are on the page before you talk to anyone, and the state fee is "shown separately, with the agency named".
Limitations
Its page says a company that ever obtained an EIN needs Complete Closure, and its fee doesn't include taxes the company already owes.
Pricing
From $99 plus your state's filing fee for State Filing, with Complete Closure as the higher flat tier.
A lawyer and a CPA
A lawyer handles the legal decisions in a close, such as disputes, creditor claims and any debts the company still owes, and a CPA prepares the final federal and state returns.
Key features
Legal judgment on your company's own documents and contracts, and tax work from the person preparing its returns.
Strengths
Advice on your company's own legal and tax position.
Limitations
Filing work varies by firm, so ask whether each one handles the state filings and key dates or works alongside a shutdown service that does.
Pricing
Ask the lawyer whether the firm bills hourly or offers a fixed-fee package, and what it leaves out; a CPA prices per return or engagement, and Inkle, for example, lists Form 1120 from $650 a year for a US company whose shareholders are all US persons.
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Which fixed-fee shutdown service fits your company
We recommend Starcycle for LLCs and C-corps with investors because its quoted work covers contracts and deadlines as well as filings. Other providers describe packages for specific circumstances:
A solvent Delaware C-corp that wants counsel's sign-off in the package: Restructure My Biz publishes a flat fee for that case.
Books and taxes already with Inkle: its Assisted Dissolution is a published price on the same platform.
A company that registered and never got going: Dissolve a Business's State Filing tier is written for that case.
Pricing for a fund with several shutdowns a year
If a fund expects several portfolio companies to close in a year, ask whether the provider prices each company separately, whether the scope stays consistent across the portfolio and who will be the fund's contact. Our guide to portfolio company wind-down services compares providers that work with funds.
Questions to ask before you accept a shutdown quote
Whatever the figure, ask what it buys, and put the same questions to every provider, including us, in writing:
What does the price include, and which state fees are additional?
Who prepares the final federal and state returns, and at what cost?
Which states will you withdraw the company from?
Who cancels the contracts and subscriptions still running, and when?
Who is my contact, and how do I reach that person?
If the company can't pay all its debts, how do you work with my lawyer?
To get a useful quote, list every state where the company is registered, its investors and employees, and any contracts or subscriptions still renewing. Ask providers to quote against that list so you can compare the work included as well as the price.
Starcycle provides online quotes for simple cases. For a complex closure, a team member will work through the plan with you and quote it upfront. Start with the intake to see the price before anything is filed. We can also introduce you to lawyers and accountants.
FAQ
What is the cheapest way to close a company with a service?
On October 19, 2026, the lowest published prices among these rows were Dissolve a Business's $99 State Filing package, plus your state's fee, and Inkle's $350 Assisted Dissolution. Filing it yourself avoids a service fee, but you still pay the state's own fee and anything the company owes, and the cheapest route depends on what it still has open. If you have debt, talk to your lawyer, and for a company formed through Stripe Atlas, see our guide to dissolving a Stripe Atlas Delaware C-corp.
Does a fixed fee include final tax returns?
It depends on the provider: Inkle prices returns separately, Dissolve a Business's Complete Closure includes a final-return checklist and Form 966 guidance, and Starcycle's final returns are coordinated with a CPA. Depending on how your taxes have been filed, the list may differ, so confirm it with your CPA.
Starcycle
