Delaware Department of State - Division of Corporations

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Contact Information

Physical address:
John G. Townsend Bldg.
401 Federal Street, Suite 4
Dover, DE 19901

Mailing address:
Division of Corporations
PO Box 898
Dover, DE 19903

Phone: (302) 739-3073
Fax: (302) 739-3812 or (302) 739-3813

Web: Home Name search Forms File online
Email: corp@delaware.gov

Corporate Filings

We track the following filings with the Delaware Department of State - Division of Corporations in order to provide compliance services to our clients. We share this reference information with the general public as a courtesy. As a registered agent client, you get access to state templates pre-filled with our company information to help you save time looking up information.

Annual Report

Agency:	Delaware Department of State - Division of Corporations
Filing Method:	Online
Agency Fee:	$25
Due:	Annually by March 1. The first report is due in the calendar year following initial registration. Reports may be filed as early as January 1.
Law:	Delaware Code Title 8 Chapter 1 § 374
Penalties:	$200 fee if not filed on time.

Annual Franchise Tax Report

Agency:	Delaware Department of State - Division of Corporations
Filing Method:	Online
Agency Fee:	$50 annual report fee + franchise tax (minimum of $175).
Due:	Annually by March 1. The first report is due in the calendar year following initial registration. Reports may be filed as early as January 1.
Law:	Delaware Code Title 8 Chapter 5 § 502.
Original Ink:	Not required
Notarization Required?:	Not required
Penalties:	Failure to file the report and pay the required franchise taxes will result in a penalty of $200 plus 1.5% interest per month on tax and penalty.
Notes:	The report must be signed by the corporation's president, secretary, treasurer or other proper officer duly authorized so to act, or by any of its directors, or by any incorporator in the event its board of directors shall not have been elected (Title 8 Chapter 5 § 502 (a) ).

Alternative Entity Tax

Agency:	Delaware Department of State - Division of Corporations
Filing Method:	Online
Agency Fee:	$300
Due:	Annually by June 1. The first report is due in the calendar year following initial registration. Reports may be filed as early as April 1.
Law:	Delaware Code Title 6 § 18-1107.
Original Ink:	Not required
Notarization Required?:	Not required
Penalties:	$200 + 1.5% interest per month.

Qualification of Foreign Corporation

Agency:	Delaware Department of State - Division of Corporations
Form:	Qualification of Foreign Corporation
Filing Method:	Mail or online.
Agency Fee:	$245
Law:	8 DE Code § 371
Certified Copy Requirement:	Certified copies not required.
Certificate of Good Standing Requirement:	Certificate of existence dated within 6 months.

Registration of Foreign LLC

Agency:	Delaware Department of State - Division of Corporations
Form:	Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company
Filing Method:	Mail or online.
Agency Fee:	$200
Law:	6 DE Code § 18-902
Certified Copy Requirement:	Certified copies not required.
Certificate of Good Standing Requirement:	Certificate of existence dated within 6 months.

Certificate of Status

Agency:	Delaware Department of State - Division of Corporations
Form:	Certification Memo Request
Agency Fee:	$50
Notes:	To order an official certificate of good standing, submit a Certification Request Memo by mail or use Document Upload Service.