The HBS Blog offers insight on Delaware corporations and LLCs as well as information about entrepreneurship, startups, cryptocurrency, venture capitalism and general business topics.
March 1: Important Deadline for Delaware Corporations
By
Amy Fountain
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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...
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Using the Delaware Franchise Tax Calculator
By
Justin Damiani
Monday, February 21, 2022
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...
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Ensuring an LLC Will Have Perpetual Existence
By
Brett Melson
Monday, February 14, 2022
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!..
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Delaware Corporation Directors Cannot Be Undisclosed
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Rick Bell
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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...
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Get a Delaware Certificate of Good Standing on the Same-Day
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Jeff Winslow
Monday, February 7, 2022
Harvard has made changes to their processing of Delaware Certificate of Good Standing Orders. You can now get a certified copy in the same-business day if ordered by 1:00 p.m. EST...
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Why Clients Want to Form a Delaware Public Benefit LLC
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Justin Damiani
Monday, January 24, 2022
Clients form a Delaware Public Benefit LLC to offer a benefit to society while gaining profits. A Public Benefit LLC is ideal for the client who is interested in the custom management structure that a regular LLC provides, and whose company exists to provide a specific social good or benefit to the public and the community...
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Benefits of a Delaware LLC
By
Andrew Millman, Michael Bell
Monday, January 17, 2022
There are a number of reasons a Delaware LLC is uncomplicated to form and maintain. The Delaware LLC is well-known for its unmatched flexibility and low maintenance requirements...
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Filing S-Corp Status on a New Delaware Corporation
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Brett Melson
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
The Subchapter S tax status, also known as an S corporation or S-Corp, is a very popular tax status for newly formed corporations. Subchapter S tax status allows for a unique taxation method whereby the profits and losses flow through the company to the shareholders...
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Top 6 Steps to Starting a Delaware Company
By
Jeff Winslow
Monday, January 10, 2022
Are you ready to start your business? Whether you’re a first-time entrepreneur or a serial entrepreneur and have started multiple companies in other areas, here are the Top 6 steps to Starting your Business in Delaware!..
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Virtual Payment Providers: Keeping Personal Accounts Away From Your Business
By
Jeff Winslow
Monday, December 27, 2021
If you are a business owner, avoid the common mistake of linking your business transactions to a personal virtual payment provider like a Venmo or CashApp account. Keep your business legally and financially separate from you by forming a Delaware LLC, and then make sure to accept your business’ virtual payments only through a business account...
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