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Business Mergers

$299 service fee to combine two or more business entities into one surviving entity.

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Acme Co DE LLC · est. 2018 Beta Inc. CA Corp · est. 2020 SURVIVING ENTITY Acme Inc. DE CORP · MERGED 2026 ASSETS · EIN · LICENSES ALL TRANSFERRED
$299 · one-time · plus state fee

Combine entities while preserving legal continuity

Articles of Merger combine two or more entities into one surviving entity. The non-surviving entity ceases to exist; its assets, liabilities, and contracts transfer to the surviving entity by operation of law. Common scenarios:

  • Acquisition integration · Buyer's existing LLC absorbs a target entity.
  • Holding-company restructure · Operating sub merges into parent or vice versa.
  • State migration · Old-state entity merges into a new-state entity (alternative to entity conversion).
  • Multi-entity consolidation · Several sister LLCs combine into one to reduce compliance overhead.

Process

  1. Plan of Merger drafted, identifying surviving entity, terms, and effective date.
  2. Owner / member / shareholder approval per each entity's governing document and state law.
  3. Articles of Merger filed with the state(s).
  4. EIN and contracts transferred to the surviving entity by operation of law.
  5. Non-surviving entity formally terminates.

Timing: 5-7 business days for the filing itself. The legal and accounting work upstream (plan drafting, valuation, owner approval) takes longer depending on complexity.

Tax + legal: Mergers have significant tax and legal implications. We handle the state filing portion. We strongly recommend engaging both a CPA and an attorney for any merger involving outside parties, valuations above $100k, or multiple jurisdictions.

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$299 service fee + state fee. Multi-state mergers price separately.

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How it works

How we deliver, end-to-end.

Four-step path from request to confirmation. State and IRS turnaround varies; our steps run in parallel where possible to compress the timeline.

1

Intake + scope

You tell us what you need through a short intake form (or a call for complex matters). We confirm scope, surface any gating issues (deadlines, missing documents, entity status), and quote any state fees that pass through at cost.

2

Prepare + verify

Our specialists draft the filing, verify entity details against state databases, run internal QA, and route any items needing your sign-off. You see drafts before anything gets submitted.

3

File with the authority

We submit directly to the state Secretary of State, FinCEN, IRS, USPTO, or whichever authority your filing requires. We pay state fees at cost and track the submission identifier in your account.

4

Confirmation + vault

Stamped certificate, IRS notice, or filing receipt arrives in your SOC 2 encrypted document vault the moment we receive it. Next filing deadline auto-added to your compliance calendar where applicable.

Why File.Business

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Trust you can verify

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A compliance partner, not a transaction

Most providers go quiet after checkout. We auto-track every annual report, registered agent renewal, and license deadline across your entities. The Business OS dashboard keeps your compliance score visible year-round.

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