LLC vs Corporation: Which Structure Fits Your Business
LLC vs corporation compared on taxes, investors, paperwork, privacy and Delaware's annual rules, with a clear verdict on which structure fits your plans.
Learn how a Delaware LLC works, how it compares with other business structures, and how to set one up and keep it running. These guides cover choosing between an LLC and a corporation, single-member and multi-member LLCs, the operating agreement, formation costs and the steps to form your company with the State. If you are new to Delaware LLCs, begin with our complete guide to the Delaware LLC. When you are ready, our Delaware LLC formation service prepares your Certificate of Formation and files it with the State.
LLC vs corporation compared on taxes, investors, paperwork, privacy and Delaware's annual rules, with a clear verdict on which structure fits your plans.
The lowest possible cost of a Delaware LLC: the $110 State fee, then the $400 yearly tax, plus a registered agent every year, and what to skip.
Delaware does not make you file an operating agreement, but you need one. What it covers, Delaware’s default rules and how to get one.
What a Delaware LLC costs: the $110 State filing fee, a registered agent, the EIN and the $400 yearly tax, with first-year and ongoing totals.
How to form a Delaware LLC step by step: name, registered agent, Certificate of Formation, operating agreement and EIN, plus the $110 State fee and $400 yearly tax.
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