Ten questions we get most often about forming an LLC in Delaware — with straight answers, not hedged ones.
3–5 business days for standard online processing through the Delaware Division of Corporations. Once the LLC is approved, we obtain the EIN the same day and deliver your bank-ready packet within a day or two after that.
Our service is $299 flat. Delaware's state filing fee is $90, paid directly to the Delaware Division of Corporations. First-year total is $389, with no upsells and no tiered pricing.
No. Delaware allows non-residents to form and own LLCs in the state. You do need a Delaware registered agent — that's included in the $299 for the first year. Our Dover office serves as the agent of record.
Yes. Delaware allows single-member LLCs, which the IRS treats as disregarded entities by default — meaning the LLC's income flows through to the owner's personal tax return.
Four things: your Delaware Certificate of Formation filed by a formation specialist, federal EIN obtained from the IRS, a custom operating agreement drafted to your actual ownership structure, and one year of registered agent service in Delaware. No hidden costs, no tiered pricing.
Delaware charges $300 annually for the report. Miss the deadline and the state imposes a late fee, and eventually administrative dissolution if the lapse continues.
Yes, Delaware law requires every LLC to maintain a registered agent with a physical address in the state to receive service of process and official correspondence. Our Dover office serves as your registered agent for the first year as part of the $299.
Yes. After the first year you can renew our service at $119/year, or designate yourself, an employee, or another agent by filing a change-of-agent form with the Delaware Division of Corporations. The state typically charges a small fee for the change.
Yes. Our operating agreements are drafted to your actual ownership structure — member names, percentages, voting rights, profit allocations — not a fill-in-the-blank template. Every major U.S. bank accepts them for business account opening.
Delaware LLCs pay a flat $300 annual franchise tax to the Division of Corporations, due by June 1 every year. There is no annual report for LLCs — just the tax. Delaware's Court of Chancery is the reason most venture-backed holdcos pick Delaware: a specialized business court with a deep, century-old body of case law that makes outcomes predictable.
Delaware LLCs pay a flat $300 annual franchise tax to the Division of Corporations, due by June 1 every year. There is no annual report for LLCs — just the tax. Delaware's Court of Chancery is the reason most venture-backed holdcos pick Delaware: a specialized business court with a deep, century-old body of case law that makes outcomes predictable.
Reservation takes three minutes. A formation specialist in Dover handles the rest.