Statement Regarding Completion of Winding Up: The certificate of termination must provide that
the entity has complied with the provisions of the BOC governing its winding up. Please review the
winding up procedures in subchapter B of chapter 11 of the BOC and any supplemental winding up
procedures that may apply to the entity.
Effectiveness of Filing: A certificate of termination may become effective when filed by the
secretary of state (option A); on a date not more than ninety (90) days from the date the certificate is
signed (option B); or on the occurrence of a future event or fact, other than the passage of time
(option C). If option C is selected, you must state the manner in which the event or fact will cause
the certificate to take effect and the date of the 90
th
day after signing. For the certificate to take effect
under option C, the entity must, within ninety (90) days of filing the certificate, file a statement with
the secretary of state regarding the event or fact pursuant to section 4.055 of the BOC.
On the filing of a document with a delayed effective date (option B) or condition (option C), the
computer records of the secretary of state will be changed to show the filing of the document, the
date of the filing, and the future date on which the document will be effective or evidence that the
effectiveness was conditioned on the occurrence of a future event or fact. At the time of filing, the
status of the entity will change to “voluntarily terminated” on the records of the secretary of state.
Tax Certificate: The certificate of termination must be accompanied by a certificate of account
status from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts indicating that all taxes under title 2 of the
Tax Code have been paid and that the entity is in good standing for the purpose of termination.
(Comptroller Form 05-305). The certificate of account status must be good through the date of filing
with the secretary of state. Please note that the comptroller issues many different types of certificates
of account status. Do not attach a certificate or print-out obtained from the comptroller’s web site as
this does not meet statutory requirements.
Requests for tax certificates or questions on tax status should be directed to the comptroller’s Tax
Assistance Section at (512) 463-4600, (800) 252-1381, or tax.help@cpa.state.tx.us.
Execution: Pursuant to section 4.001 of the BOC, the certificate of termination must be signed by a
person authorized by the BOC to act on behalf of the entity in regard to the filing instrument.
A certificate of termination for a corporation must be signed by an officer (BOC § 20.001). Include
the name of the terminating corporation in the “name of entity” line on the form.
A certificate of termination for a professional association must be signed by an officer of the
association. If the association does not have any living officers, the certificate of termination should
be signed by the legal representative of the last surviving officer of the association (BOC § 302.013).
Include the name of the terminating association in the “name of entity” line on the form.
A certificate of termination for a limited liability company should be signed by an authorized
manager if the company has managers, or by an authorized managing-member if member-managed.
If the person signing the form is an entity, put the name of the signing entity in the “name of entity”
line on the form. Otherwise, put the name of the terminating LLC on the “name of entity” line.
A certificate of termination for a limited partnership must be signed by all general partners
participating in the winding up (BOC § 153.553). If no general partners are winding up the business,
the certificate should be signed by all nonpartner liquidators or, if the limited partners are winding
up the business, by a majority-in-interest of the limited partners. The execution of a certificate by a
general partner is an oath or affirmation, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of the executing
party’s knowledge and belief, the facts in the certificate are true and correct (BOC § 153.553(c)). If
the person signing the form is an entity, put the name of the signing entity in the “name of entity”
line on the form. Otherwise, put the name of the terminating LP on the “name of entity” line.
Form 651
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