FORMATION ✓ Every figure sourced

Delaware Limited Liability Company
fees and filing deadlines

A separate legal entity that shields personal assets. Taxed by default as a sole proprietorship (one member) or partnership (more than one) unless it elects otherwise.

To start

Form a Limited Liability Company in Delaware
Certificate of Formation
$110

Every year after that

FilingFeeWhen it is due
Annual LLC Tax$400Due by June 1 every year.

About $400 a year to stay in good standing at today’s fees, counting only recurring filings and spreading anything filed less often across the years between. One-time filings and taxes are excluded.

Where each figure comes from

Annual LLC Tax
6 Del. C. § 18-1107(b)
$400

Due by June 1 every year.

Delaware Division of Corporations, LLC/LP/GP Franchise Tax Instructions: "All Domestic and Foreign Limited Liability Companies, Limited Partnerships, and General Partnerships formed or registered in Delaware are required to pay an annual tax of $400.00.

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The deadlines above are the rules. Your actual dates depend on when you form, so the calendar is built from your formation date — free, no account.

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Other structures in Delaware

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