How to Dissolve an LLC in Alaska (2026)

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Last updated: August 29, 2026

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Alaska LLC owners close the company by filing Articles of Dissolution, Form 08-490. You file it with the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. The fee is $25. The state has one more rule. It won't process your filing unless biennial reports are current.

This guide covers a domestic Alaska LLC winding down on its own terms. A foreign entity exits through a separate withdrawal filing. That form is covered in the FAQs below.

Quick Summary

• Get your biennial reports current before you file. Alaska rejects the Articles of Dissolution if a report is past due.
• Get every member's written consent first. Alaska's default rule needs everyone to agree, unless your operating agreement sets its own rule.
• Don't forget your registered agent when you wind down. Cancel it, or move it elsewhere if you still need it.

Alaska LLC Dissolution Quick Reference

Use this table for the Alaska numbers. It covers the form, the fee and the addresses. A notary requirement is in there too. Some steps don't change from state to state. Check the main how to dissolve an LLC guide for those.

Step 1: Vote to Dissolve

How to Dissolve an LLC in Alaska: 6 Steps

Start with your operating agreement. When it's silent on dissolution, state law fills the gap. Every member has to sign off in writing. Or a court has to order the dissolution.[1]

Document the vote at a formal meeting and note the date. Keep the signed consent with your company's permanent records for future reference.

Step 2: Notify Creditors

After the vote, notify every known creditor in writing. Alaska sets a floor on the claims deadline. It can't fall short of 120 days from the later date. That's either your notice date or your Articles of Dissolution filing date.[2]

Include a mailing address for claims and warn creditors that late claims are barred. That covers anyone who already knows about the dissolution.

For creditors you don't know about, publish a notice in a newspaper. Use the newspaper where your LLC is located. That bars any leftover unknown claim three years after publication or filing, whichever comes later.[3]

Step 3: File Final Tax Returns and Confirm Biennial Reports Are Current

File your final state and federal tax returns before you dissolve. Alaska doesn't issue a tax-clearance certificate for LLC dissolutions. There's no separate agency sign-off to collect.

Instead, the Division checks your own record. It rejects the Articles of Dissolution if a biennial report is unpaid or unfiled. Catch up on your Alaska biennial report first if you're behind.

Some LLCs elect corporate tax treatment with the IRS. If yours did, file Form 966 to report the dissolution. Skip it if you're a default, pass-through LLC instead.

Step 4: File the Articles of Dissolution with the Division of Corporations

The form is Articles of Dissolution, or Form 08-490. It's the only dissolution filing Alaska offers domestic LLCs. There's no shorter version for smaller companies. File it with the Division's Corporations Section. Filing costs $25. You won't get it back. There's no expedite tier published.

Standard processing runs 10-15 business days. It can run longer during the October-to-February renewal season. That's when the office handles heavy report volume.

Mail the form to the Corporations Section in Juneau. Or deliver it in person at the Juneau or Anchorage office.

The state's Corporations.Alaska.Gov portal handles entity search. It also takes biennial reports online. It doesn't take this dissolution filing.

You don't need notarization to file. Just a signature from a member or manager on record, or from an attorney-in-fact will do.

The signer has to match an official already on file, so an unlisted member or manager can't sign for the LLC.

Step 5: Distribute Remaining Assets

Creditors get paid first. That includes a member who's also a creditor. After that, cover anything the company still owes members from earlier distributions.[4]

Return each member's contributions first. Then split whatever is left. Base each split on each member's share of distributions before dissolution. Follow your operating agreement's order if it sets a different one.

Step 6: Close Accounts and Cancel Licenses and Permits

Give your bank a copy of the filed Articles of Dissolution. That closes the LLC's accounts. Cancel the Alaska Business License too, through the Division's Business Licensing section. Cancel any local licenses or permits as well.

Winding up is also the time to sort out your registered agent in Alaska. Cancel the service, or transfer it if you're keeping it active. You might start over later. The guide to forming an LLC in Alaska covers that process.

FAQs

References:

1. http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/statutes/Title10/Chapter50/Section400.htm
2. http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/statutes/Title10/Chapter50/Section435.htm
3. http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/statutes/Title10/Chapter50/Section440.htm
4. http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/statutes/Title10/Chapter50/Section425.htm