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Has anyone here wound down a Delaware C-corp recently?

I assumed this would be pretty simple: file dissolution paperwork, pay what's due, and move on. Instead it's turned into a weird maze.

I tried using LegalZoom for a standard company dissolution, and after I paid and filled everythin out, the order got stuck on "Needs Action/Contact us." When I called, they told me I still needed to file some kind of final Delaware annual report/franchise tax step separately before the dissolution could go through.

From what I can tell, Delaware does require corporations ending their existense to file the annual report and pay franchise tax due before the dissolution filing ends the corporation's existence, and taxes keep accruing until Delaware receives and files the document that legally terminates the corporation.