Delaware - Company Registration LLC

Company Type	Time to Incorporate	Cost
LLC	5 days	£610

Advantages of a Delaware Corporation or LLC

States such as Delaware require less information about the founders of a Corporation than other States and the added privacy may be important to you. Delaware has low incorporation fees, low annual franchise taxes, and no state corporate income tax for businesses that operate outside of the State.

Delaware has an extremely well established body of law; does not seek to tax income earned in other jurisdictions; has an excellent, informed business court in its Court of Chancery and is very pro-business. This Court is known for its well established record of decisions and speed at which it handles disputes.

Over 50% of all companies on the NY Stock Exchange are Delaware corporations.

Delaware's Corporate Advantage

• Delaware courts have a reputation of reaching reasonable and fair conclusions when construing the corporation laws.
• Only one incorporator is required. A corporation may be the incorporator.
• There is no minimum capital requirement.
• The franchise tax compares favourably with that of other states.
• For companies doing business outside of Delaware there is no corporation income tax.
• Delaware has no sales tax, personal property tax, or intangible property tax on corporations.
• No taxation upon shares of stock held by non-residents and no inheritance tax upon non-resident holders.
• A corporation may keep all of its books and records outside of Delaware.
• You may have a principal place of business outside of the State of Delaware as well.

Delaware's corporation law are written to protect the rights of shareholders, this emphasis is placed on shareholder protection attracts the public companies that trade shares in the various exchanges across the US.