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I need some help about having a business in Morocco.  My husband and I were there about 2 years ago and successfully created an online English teaching business.  We had all the paperwork done, registered, etc.  Got a business bank account.  This was during/after the major martial lockdown in 2020. 

The process took so long to complete we weren't able to get our Carte de Sejour.  We decided we needed to return to the US until Covid was over (ish) and cleared our overstay with immigration.  All's good there.  But we left the business and business bank account open (we still have a few clients).  Our intention, when we left, was to eventually return.  That is looking less likely now after 2 years.  We have an accountant over there who's taken care of all our taxes, so that's all current. 

But we may need to shut it all down, and we might have to do it from abroad, if possible.  Is anyone familiar with what it takes to "close" a business in Morocco?  Or maybe at least closing the bank account?  I had heard that closing a business in Morocco was a bigger pain than creating it.  Is there a fee/problem with leaving the business open?  Anything that would need to be done/updated to keep it current, or could it just fade out/not get used?

The bank account would have to be shut down, minimum.  It has a monthly fee, and we don't want to lose our money through fees.  As foreigners with current taxes, we are cleared to bring the money out, and it's under the yearly limit.  Is it possible to close the account without being there in person?  When we closed our personal account, there was some paperwork and a fee.  Could we do it from abroad, signing and stamping the papers with our seal, and move all the money except the fee required out? 

I don't want to bring anything up with our banker until I know what we're doing (His English isn't great) because I don't want any miscommunication.  I'm hoping someone here has experience and/or advice on how to proceed? 

Thank you for any help!  (I'm willing to discuss more/further in a private message if it's too much to answer on a post, but if we can do it here, others can see and benefit from it).

Tina