Move 1To do
Recover the file
Ask the old accountant for everything and get a clear answer about whether 2024 was actually filed.
This is the shutdown map. You do not have to understand the tax code — just keep moving the next box from “to do” to “done.” If someone else has the ball, mark it waiting and keep going.
One thing at a time.
Florida says a business that has actually closed does not need to keep filing annual reports just to stay alive. Ashley’s goal is a clean voluntary dissolution, while the federal tax cleanup continues separately.
That September timing is about Florida annual-report status. It does not erase or replace federal tax duties.
No more active LLC, missing business returns, surprise charges, unresolved IRS issues, or recurring business upkeep.
These are the only big-picture moves to think about at the beginning.
Ask the old accountant for everything and get a clear answer about whether 2024 was actually filed.
Book a CPA or EA for a one-time shutdown cleanup, not another open-ended monthly arrangement.
Coordinate the timing with the tax pro, file the Florida dissolution, and save the confirmation.
Only your current stage opens automatically. The rest stay quiet until you need them.
Messages, official links, and backups stay out of the way until they are useful.
Plain-English guardrail: this tracker organizes the shutdown; it does not replace tax or legal advice. Anything labeled CPA/EA is intentionally a confirmation task rather than an assumption — especially the S-election, payroll history, Form 966, and final-year details.
Fact-checked against Florida Department of State and IRS guidance on Sept. 13, 2026.