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Delaware State File Number: What It Is & How It's Used By
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When you form a company in Delaware, you will receive a Delaware state file number. This number identifies your company and only your company... Read More
How Exchange Rates Affect Your Business By
How do foreign exchange markets work? What are their effects on business owners? Here's how fluctuations in the exchange rates affect your business... Read More
Who are Officers in a Delaware Corporation and What Is Their Role? By
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Delaware law mandates that an officer of the corporation must be an individual and cannot be another entity; however, Delaware does not have restrictions in place about who can serve as an officer in a corporation... Read More
Is an LLC a corporation? What's the Difference? By
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Why is Google a corporation and YouTube an LLC? Both, of course, chose Delaware as their corporate home, even though they are headquartered elsewhere. So why did Google choose to form as a corporation and YouTube as an LLC?.. Read More
Top 5 Self-Service Features on MyControlDesk By
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Harvard’s customer portal, MyControlDesk (MCD) is helping over 40,000 active clients manage their businesses in new ways. When you become a Harvard client, you can immediately register for access to MCD and reap the benefits! In this article, the Top 5 self-service features on MyControlDesk are described in detail... Read More
How to Sign-Up for a MyControlDesk Account By You asked. We listened. Request access to your free client account in Harvard's newest account management portal MyControlDesk (MCD). Manage all aspects of your companies, form a new company, and pay your annual fees all in one place... Read More
March 1: Important Deadline for Delaware Corporations By If you have a corporation – not a Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP) – incorporated in the state of Delaware, then March 1 is the deadline for filing and paying the annual Franchise Tax... Read More
Using the Delaware Franchise Tax Calculator By We've developed a Delaware Franchise Tax Calculator to help you understand and plan for how much you'll likely need to pay in taxes for your Delaware business. Delaware's taxation structure has different tiers for LLCs, non-profit corporations and for-profit corporations... Read More
Ensuring an LLC Will Have Perpetual Existence By The LLC agreement has been a popular topic in many other blog postings. This post focuses on the LLC’s potential for perpetual existence, highlighting just how flexible the Delaware LLC can be and why over 70% of our new formations are the Delaware LLC!.. Read More
Delaware Corporation Directors Cannot Be Undisclosed By
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On the Delaware Annual Franchise Tax Report, all corporations must list their Company Name; Company Address; Names & Addresses of all Directors; Name & Address of one Officer... Read More