How much time should you allow?
Around six months from formal filing
Use this as a planning estimate for a straightforward company liquidation. The starting point is the formal filing with the Public Registry, after the company is ready to proceed. Sending our online enquiry does not start that period.
We separate preparation from the formal liquidation in the proposal. Obtaining signatures may be straightforward; reconstructing several years of accounts or resolving an authority notice can take appreciably longer. We establish that work before giving you a company-specific timetable.
Preparation, filing and completion
Prepare the company
We review the registration, available accounts and reporting. The relevant shareholders and directors approve the work, and the documents needed for representation are arranged.
Begin the formal process
The required decisions and application are submitted. We confirm the registered commencement and explain any authority correspondence or further information required.
Complete the agreed work
Outstanding matters and applicable legal periods must be addressed before the final registration decision. We keep you informed about the steps completed and anything awaiting action.
Why the six-month estimate is not a single legal deadline
The Law on Entrepreneurs contains several periods with different starting points. Article 88 provides a four-month completion period from registered commencement, with a different rule where a tax audit is extended. Article 86 restricts distributions to shareholders until five months after liabilities have been covered and the winding-up announcement published, subject to a narrower court-approved exception.
These provisions need to be applied to the particular company. The planning estimate on this website is not a statutory minimum or a guaranteed completion date. We explain the timetable relevant to your company after reviewing its records.
Law on Entrepreneurs, Articles 82, 86 and 88. Legal references reviewed 19 September 2026.
What most often adds time?
- Missing accounts or returns. The affected periods and transactions must be identified before corrective work can be priced and completed.
- Tax assessments and notices. An estimated assessment in RS.ge may need reconciliation or a response, including for a company that has been inactive.
- Assets and liabilities. Bank balances, property, shareholder loans, employees and creditor claims require individual attention.
- Documents signed abroad. Corporate shareholder records, certification, translation and delivery can affect preparation.
- Suspended registration or a dispute. The company may need additional legal work before ordinary liquidation can proceed.
The information needed for the first review
Give us the registered company or IE name, your role and contact details. The identification number is helpful but optional when making the enquiry. Add the last trading date, if known, and tell us who dealt with the accounts.
It also helps to know whether there are assets, debts, missing reports or an official notice. You do not need to decide which legal procedure applies. We will identify the relevant documents and explain the proposed work.
Registry service times and other closure services
A same-day or next-working-day registration service concerns an individual filing. It does not mean that a company liquidation finishes within that period. We coordinate the relevant submissions, including through Public Service Hall where appropriate.
IE closure, registration restoration and accounting reconstruction have their own requirements. We quote their timing separately. A limited statutory procedure also exists for qualifying long-inactive companies; we check eligibility rather than assume that inactivity is enough. Read about long-inactive companies.
If you have a deadline
Tell us the date and what depends on it, such as a shareholder decision, a planned departure or another transaction. We can then assess the deadline against the work required and tell you what can realistically be completed.
