The Delaware Advantage

The state of Delaware is considered the best place in the world to form a business. Here's why, plus tips on how to maintain a Delaware company.

Delaware Legislature Amends The LLC Act In Three Important Ways By Jarrod Melson, Esq. Monday, July 26, 2021 DE LEGALOn June 10, 2021, the Delaware Legislature passed a number of amendments to the Acts governing corporations, LLCs, and limited partnerships, making similar changes across the respective Acts. The amendments are expected to be effective as of August 1, 2021. This article focuses on three changes to LLCs, and the likely effect of amendments on drafting LLC operating agreements, and day-to-day dealings with LLC members and third-parties... Read More
Why Incorporate in Delaware? [INFOGRAPHIC] By HBS Tuesday, July 6, 2021 why incorporate in delawareMinimal start-up costs, the most trusted corporate case law and the most flexible corporate laws in the country are just a few of the excellent reasons to incorporate in Delaware... Read More
Interesting Facts About Delaware By Brett Melson Monday, March 29, 2021 There’s much more to the state of Delaware than tax-free shopping; here are some interesting Delaware facts... Read More
Free Webinar: Demystifying the Public Benefit Corporation By HBS Wednesday, January 27, 2021 In this webinar, Harvard Business Services’ General Counsel, Jarrod Melson leads a discussion on the structure, purpose, and operation of Delaware PBCs. See what topics we’ll be covering... Read More
Best States for Business, Ranked by Lawyers By Brett Melson Tuesday, September 29, 2020 best states for incorporatingThe 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 Jarrod Melson, Esq. Monday, September 21, 2020 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
Best Registered Agent for a Non-Profit Corporation By Justin Damiani Monday, August 31, 2020 We will prepare and file this form for our exact cost of $25 for a Non-Profit Corporation, plus we'll give you your first year's agent fee for free. We generally receive the date-stamped copy back typically within 3 to 5 business days as we make the process as easy and stress free as possible... Read More
Delaware’s 2019 Corporate Annual Report Just Released By Brett Melson Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Delaware Annual Report 2019The 2019 Annual report from the Delaware Division of Corporations Secretary of State has been released and reiterates why accountants, attorneys and business professionals from all around the world use Delaware as the state to incorporate... Read More
Which Companies Are Physically Based in Delaware? By Michael Kupfer Monday, June 8, 2020 We cover the various reasons why Delaware is the most popular choice for incorporation elsewhere on this site, but here we’ll take a look at some of the noteworthy and well-known companies with their base of operations within Delaware’s state borders... Read More
Delaware Foreign Qualification for Out-of-State Companies By Andrew Millman Monday, May 25, 2020 Even though we specialize in Delaware companies, if you need foreign qualification for your non-Delaware entity to be authorized to do business in the State of Delaware, we can help... Read More