Uncover business records nationwide
A business interest is one of the easiest assets to miss. Sunset finds LLCs, corporations, partnerships, and DBAs in every state, for free.
Identify active and past business interests
First we'll track down business records
We search business records in all 50 states to identify current and historical ownership records, for the deceased. With our search tool, results are available instantly.
Once records are found, we verify the deceased’s role — whether as an owner, officer, director, partner, or license holder — and provide information about any co-owners or partners. With that in hand, you'll have a complete view of the deceased’s business ties and financial responsibilities.
Then you can choose what to do next
After discovery, we guide you through next steps, which may include selling the business, dissolving it, or transferring ownership to heirs, depending on the entity type, the governing documents (bylaws, operating agreements, etc.) and state law.
We provide a clear roadmap and keep you in control of the process, offering expert support until every business interest is properly handled.
1 in 5
estate searches include business records
1 minute
for Sunset to search in all 50 states
+30 Million
US businesses have no succession plan
We can find all types of businesses, in every state.
Corporations (C-Corp)
We locate corporate filings and officer records to confirm the deceased’s role as shareholder, director, or officer. Families can then decide whether to transfer shares, elect a new director, or sell the interest according to the company’s bylaws and state law.
S-Corporations (S-Corp)
We report ownership percentages and officer roles for S-corps, which often have specific tax and shareholder restrictions. This helps families work with accountants to transfer shares properly and maintain the company’s tax status.
After discovery, we guide you through next steps, which may include selling the business, dissolving it, or transferring ownership.
Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
We identify membership interests, managers, and operating agreements for LLCs. Families can choose to dissolve the LLC, appoint a new manager, or transfer the deceased’s interest to heirs if allowed by the operating agreement.
Partnerships
We reveal partner names and responsibilities for both general and limited partnerships. This information helps surviving partners and families determine whether the business should continue, buy out the estate’s interest, or be wound down.
“Sunset found my dad’s LLCs and old DBAs in minutes and showed exactly who his partners were. With that list, I could contact the right people and wrap up the paperwork without getting lost.”
Trade Names & Doing Business As (DBAs)
We uncover DBAs and fictitious names so families know all the names a business may have operated under. This makes it easier to contact customers, close accounts, and make sure all obligations are properly resolved.
Dissolved or Inactive Businesses
We review historical filings to show whether a business has been dissolved or merged. This helps families identify any lingering tax obligations or assets that may still need to be distributed.
Safe Deposit Box
Banks often restrict access to a safe deposit box after a death. We help identify safe deposit boxes linked to the deceased, verifies rental records with the bank, and assist with the legal steps to gain access.
Easy Process
"Step by step made it easy to get things done without feeling buried."
Guided the Whole Way
"They made a hard process simple and stress free. It felt like they were walking me through step by step."
Less Scary
"They made the hard parts less scary. I just answered a few questions and felt guided."
Step by Step
"I did things when I had time. First the bank account, then the car title a few weeks later. It felt manageable."
Peace of Mind
"Nothing happened unless I said so. Knowing my dad’s retirement money was safe until I was ready gave me peace of mind."
Felt Protected
"I felt safe the whole time. They kept an eye on things for fraud so I could focus on selling the house and being with my kids."
Stress Free
"Simple and stress free from start to finish. Even the life insurance claim."
Surprising Finds
"I found all of my grandma’s accounts in just a couple days, including one we didn’t even know about. I cried when I realized how much work it was going to take, but Sunset made it quick and easy."
Felt Cared For
"I felt cared for the whole way. Even when we had to handle my dad’s small business account."
Made It Doable
"Made something complicated, like probate papers, feel doable and not so scary."
Clear Next Steps
"Clear steps, no stress. I always knew what came next, even for life insurance and car titles."
Franchise Ownership
We confirm whether the deceased held a franchise license or agreement and report key contract details. This allows families to decide whether to transfer, sell, or terminate the franchise rights in compliance with franchisor rules.
Professional & Occupational Licenses
We find licenses for regulated professions such as law, medicine, construction, and accounting. This helps families notify regulatory boards, wind down client obligations, and close trust or escrow accounts where required.
Frequently asked questions
What is Sunset?
Sunset is an estate settlement platform that helps families discover and close the financial accounts, assets, and debts of a deceased loved one.
Sunset Free is designed for family members, executors, and personal representatives who are settling an estate themselves. It includes the full Sunset closure suite: financial account discovery, bank notifications, assisted phone calls and emails, estate bank account setup, probate document generation, and asset transfers all at no cost.
Sunset Pro is designed for probate attorneys, licensed fiduciaries, trustees, and aftercare specialists who settle estates on behalf of their clients. Sunset Pro starts at $500 per asset search, with monthly subscription plans available for solo practitioners, small firms, and large firms.
Both Sunset Free and Sunset Pro are available in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
Who can use Sunset?
Sunset can be used by family members, executors, administrators, and personal representatives responsible for settling a deceased person's estate.
Sunset supports asset discovery and probate across all 50 states and every U.S. county, helping you manage the estate regardless of where your loved one lived or where the estate is being settled.
How does Sunset help settle an estate?
Sunset handles the most time-consuming parts of estate settlement.
We search 2,500+ financial institutions like banks and retirement funds, the credit bureaus, and state unclaimed-property databases to find accounts and assets the family may not know about. We prepare probate documents specific to your county in all 50 states and help establish an estate bank account where recovered funds can be deposited.
Then Sunset helps close the deceased person’s accounts and move the funds into the estate account, ready for distribution to the heirs.
With Sunset, about 90% of account closures can be completed without you having to call or visit a branch.
What does it mean to settle an estate?
Settling an estate means closing out someone’s financial life after they die.
It involves identifying what they owned and owed, obtaining the legal authority to act on their behalf, paying valid debts and final taxes, and transferring what remains to the people who inherit it.
Depending on the state and the size of the estate, it can be complicated or simple, either way Sunset can help.
What is required to settle an estate?
Most estates require a core set of documents and accounts, including a certified death certificate, legal authority to act for the estate, a federal EIN, an estate bank account, and an inventory of the estate’s assets and debts.
Sunset can help with all of these except the death certificate!
Depending on the circumstances, legal authority may come in the form of letters testamentary, letters of administration, or a small-estate affidavit.
Once that authority is established, the estate can begin notifying financial institutions, paying valid debts and final taxes, and distributing the remaining assets to the heirs or beneficiaries.
Sunset prepares the paperwork required for these steps and submits what we can on your behalf.
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