Start with tax clearance, since it can hold up part of your price. Then the city, the county and the unemployment account. Restaurant and bar owners also need the liquor license guide, and most sellers finish by closing their company.
These guides are general information, not tax or legal advice. Your CPA and attorney will confirm what applies to you.
- Jackson County Personal Property Declaration After a Sale
Who files the Jackson County business personal property declaration in the year a company sells, the filing window and penalty date, and how to split the tax.
- Kansas City Earnings Tax Final Return When You Sell
How the Kansas City, Missouri 1% earnings tax on business profits works in the year you sell, the RD-108 final return, withholding, and closing city accounts.
- Missouri Articles of Dissolution After an Asset Sale
When and how to close your Missouri corporation or LLC after selling its assets: Corp 46, the winding up steps for an LLC, and why waiting can be smart.
- Missouri Form 943 Tax Clearance for a Business Sale
Why a Missouri buyer can hold back part of your price for unpaid sales tax, how a Certificate of No Tax Due and Form 943 work, and how to close your accounts.
- Missouri Liquor License When a Bar or Restaurant Sells
Why a Missouri liquor license doesn't simply transfer to your buyer, how city and state applications fit together in Kansas City, and how to plan the closing.
- Missouri Unemployment Account Transfer to Your Buyer
How Missouri's Division of Employment Security treats a buyer who takes over your company, when your unemployment history moves to them, and the 30 day notice.