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Learning Center Articles
- Incorporation 101 - Your 10 Steps Guide to Incorporating in Delaware
- Why Should I Incorporate My Business?
- Why Incorporate In Delaware?
- What Are My Responsibilies After Incorporation?
- What is the role of the Registered Agent?
- Is forming a Delaware LLC right for you?
- How to Choose a State of Incorporation
- What is the difference between the registered agent service and the mail forwarding service?
- Choosing your company name
- Benefits of Using an Incorporation Service Provider
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Incorporation 101 - Your 10 Steps Guide to Incorporating in Delaware
Discover helpful information about what you should keep in mind when incorporating your company in Delaware, including opening your business bank account, obtaining the proper business licenses and permits, and much more.... More
Why Should I Incorporate My Business?
Every small business owner comes to a crossroads in deciding whether or not to incorporate. There are many important factors to consider when deciding if you should change your business from a sole proprietorship or general partnership to a corporation. The Delaware Company advises every small business owner to ask, "How much debt is my business footing right now?" and "Will I be hiring employees?... More
Why Incorporate In Delaware?
As you weigh the pros and cons of forming a corporation or limited liability company (LLC), you may be considering incorporating in the state of Delaware. You're not alone - more than half of public and Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in Delaware. Be sure to be conscientious and educate yourself about state laws and financial stipulations before making a choice specific... More
What Are My Responsibilies After Incorporation?
The requirements imposed on corporations and Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs) do not cease once the formation documents have been approved by the state of incorporation. Corporations and LLCs face internal and external state-imposed requirements on an ongoing basis. Because the benefits that corporations and LLCs afford their owners are advantages specific to these in... More
What is the role of the Registered Agent?
You may have heard them called "Agents," "RAs," "Resident Agent" or "Statutory Agent." Their names may be different but their role is the same. A registered agent is the name and address of someone who is responsible for receiving "service of process" (SOP), which is notice of litigation or lawsuit, on behalf of an entity. In some states, like the state of Delaware, important tax and annual report... More
Is forming a Delaware LLC right for you?
Limited Liability Companies or "LLCs" are for-profit, legal entities that exist separately from their owners. Often described as a hybrid business form, it combines the liability protection of a corporation with the tax treatment and ease of administration of a partnership. Find out if forming an LLC is right for you.... More
How to Choose a State of Incorporation
Once you have decided to incorporate your business the next step is selecting the state of incorporation also referenced as "Domestic State." This decision should not be taken lightly because where the company is incorporated is the state where it has permission to transact business, and where the corporation is responsible for filing annual reports and paying taxes. Since companies are not requir... More
What is the difference between the registered agent service and the mail forwarding service?
Registered agent services and mail forwarding services are oftentimes mistaken to exist for the same purposes when they are very different. Mail forwarding service is for business and personal correspondence while the registered agent service is designated for legal and state correspondence. Each individual service will be defined more clearly to reveal its role in the inc... More
Choosing your company name
What's in a name? A lot! The name you choose for your company is a critical part of the incorporation process. Many people operate as a sole-proprietorship or general partnership for years under a certain name and often assume that they can use the same name when they form a corporation or LLC. This is not necessarily the case.... More
Benefits of Using an Incorporation Service Provider
Undeniably the Internet has impacted every aspect of our lives from how we communicate with friends and loved ones to how we pay our bills, and yes, even how we conduct business. Understandably it is no surprise that using a provider for incorporation services, such as The Delaware Company, to incorporate a business has paralleled with Internet growth.... More
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