These pages are general guides, not tax or legal advice. Rules and fees change, so confirm each step with the agency, your CPA or your attorney.
- California ABC License Transfer When You Sell a Bar or Restaurant
How a liquor license moves to a buyer in California: escrow, notice, the state's review, a temporary permit and what a seller should plan around.
- California Bulk Sale Notice for a Restaurant or Inventory Sale
When a California business sale triggers a bulk sale notice to creditors, who records and publishes it, and how the 12 business day wait affects closing.
- California Certificate of Cancellation After an Asset Sale
How to close your California LLC or corporation after selling the assets: final tax returns, Secretary of State filings and county records to clean up.
- CDTFA Tax Clearance Before You Sell Your California Business
How a tax clearance from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration protects a buyer from your unpaid sales tax, and what a seller should do.
- California EDD Account Transfer When You Sell Your Business
How a sale affects your California EDD employer account: what the buyer receives, what the seller files and how experience ratings can carry over.
- Oakland Business Tax Account When Your Company Changes Hands
What an Oakland owner should do with the city business tax account when selling a company: closing yours, what a new owner files and who to ask.