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California Mandates Board Diversity for Many Public Companies By
These new laws require that women and members of “underrepresented communities” constitute a certain percentage of the board of directors of certain companies, depending upon the size of the company’s board... Read More
Reporting LLC and Corporate Beneficial Owners to the Government By
Harvard Business Services has been following the status of this law closely for over a year, mindful of its substantial impact on our current and future formation and registered agent clients. The requirements of the Act have changed little over its various iterations... Read More
How a Dual Class Share Structure Affects Shareholder Voting Rights By
In a dual class share structure, public investors in an IPO receive common stock with little to no voting rights, while founders receive either the only voting stock in the corporation or stock with voting power often ten-times that of public investors... Read More
Free Webinar: Understanding the Series LLC By Unlike basic LLCs, the Series LLC typically involves several inter-related entities, sometimes referred to as a “parent” LLC and multiple “child” LLCs. On top of that, there are different types of series available for Delaware LLCs that can create additional questions and issues... Read More
9 Common Franchise Tax Filing Mistakes By
common franchise tax filing mistakes
Regardless of whether you're filling your taxes directly with the state of Delaware or using our secure online payment, keep these nine common mistakes in mind... Read More
Comparison: Uncertificated Shares vs. Certificated Shares By
This article discusses the drawbacks and dangers of using certificated shares and the effect these issues can have on a corporation’s ability to maintain an accurate and up to date stock ledger, as required by the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL)... Read More
Forming an LLC for Your Uber or Airbnb Business By
Shared economy
Transferring business assets to a company draws a distinction between yourself and your business. In the event you are sued, it will be much more difficult for a plaintiff to seek compensation from your personal assets... Read More
Get a Digital Stock Ledger for Your Delaware Corporation By
We believe StockTreasury is the first, and currently the ONLY, digital stock ledger available with blockchain security. We think you’ll find StockTreasury easy to use and compared to Carta and other non-blockchain SaaS platforms, extremely reasonably priced... Read More
Best States for Business, Ranked by Lawyers By
best states for incorporating
The 2019 Lawsuit Climate Survey “Ranking the States: A Survey of the Fairness and Reasonableness of State Liability Systems” from the Institute for Legal Reform ranks Delaware number one again!.. Read More
Update on the 2019 Corporate Transparency Act By
In early 2020, we discussed a bill passed by the House of Representatives in October 2019 that would have forced nearly all small businesses organized as corporations or LLCs to disclose to the Treasury Department their shareholders’ or members’ names and personal information on an ongoing basis... Read More
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