Closing a general partnership
Last updated: 2 January 2026.
You report the closing of a general partnership in two steps.
At first, you report the dissolution. When the creditor deadline of 6 weeks has expired, you can report the closing.
The basic principle is that the partnership meeting decides that the company is to be dissolved.
Upon the decision of dissolution, the partnership meeting may also elect a liquidation board. If the company has a board or a general manager, they have to step down. The partnership meeting has the option to elect the current board to become the liquidation board.
You must attach
- minutes from the partnership meeting showing the decision to dissolve and the election of a liquidation board, if any.
If new board members and deputy board members are elected for the liquidation board, they have to sign the form or they have to enclose a declaration of acceptance where they confirm that they have taken on the assignment.
The Register of Business Enterprises will announce the notification of dissolution. The deadline for the creditors is six weeks from the date it was announced on our web pages.
The partnership meeting decides that the company is to be closed. They can do this after the creditor deadline of six weeks has passed.
Upon the decision of closing, the partnership meeting must approve the final liquidation settlement.
You must attach
- minutes from the partnership meeting showing that the liquidation accounts have been approved
The partnership meeting may revoke the decision to dissolve.
You must report the revocation to the Register of Business Enterprises as soon as possible.
You must attach
- minutes from the partnership meeting showing the decision to revoke the dissolution
