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Do You Have a Digital Corporate Seal? By
digital corporate seal
We offer a free digital corporate seal to all of our clients. Do you have yours yet? | Harvard Business Services, Inc... Read More
Early-State Companies and Risks of a Founder’s Divorce: Love is a Battlefield By
Founders divorce
Divorce is brutal, even at its most amicable. Company founders need to consider the risks that a business owner’s divorce presents to the company. In this new blog, we present common-sense considerations to take into account and outline the steps to mitigate the risk to the business as much as possible... Read More
Things to Consider When Using a Symbol or Punctuation in a Legal Business Name By
Things to consider when naming your company
Because of system limitations, the IRS will not recognize some symbols and punctuation in your business entity name, including some that are allowed by the Delaware Division of Corporations. Find out which symbols and punctuation are permissible according to the IRS and the State of Delaware and understand your options when considering a company name that includes a special character, symbol or punctuation not recognized by the IRS... Read More
New Order Form for Secondary Jurisdiction Registered Agent Services By
MCD
With MyControlDesks' new feature, our clients no longer have to talk to someone on the phone to request Registered Agents services in states other than Delaware. Those services are now available to everyone through their online account with us and are as simple as filling up an online order form. Read our blog to learn more... Read More
Change of Ownership For an LLC Is Easy in Delaware By
change of ownership for an llc
Change of ownership for an LLC can be complicated and requires costly amendments in most U.S. states. However, not in the state of Delaware. Unlike other states, Delaware requires very little information to be made public in order to form an LLC... Read More
Unusual Questions from Our Clients By
Unusual Questions
We communicate with our clients around the world frequently and our team is accustomed to fielding questions on all aspects of starting and maintaining a Delaware company. Still, there are the occasional questions that catch us off guard... Read More
How to Convert Your LLC to a Corporation By
how to convert llc to corporation
The most common reason to change an LLC to a corporation is that the company needs to be able to issue shares of stock in order to bring on investors or raise venture capital | Convert an LLC to a corporation... Read More
What is the Delaware Public Benefit LLC By
DE PBC LLC
Many entrepreneurs and investors are seeking to do good while profiting using a Delaware LLC. An LLC wishing to elect public benefit status must include a Public Benefit Statement in its Certificate of Formation... Read More
What Happens when You Don’t Pay Your Franchise Tax? By
If you miss a Franchise Tax payment for your Delaware company, this will always be on the record with the Delaware Division of Corporations, even if you pay all the past due Franchise Tax and bring the company back into good standing... Read More
Delaware Corporations and the Annual Report/Franchise Tax By Find out when, where and how to file an annual report. Learn about the parts of an annual report and what your business will need to file on time each year... Read More