The HBS Blog Celebrates Its First Anniversary!
Today is the official first anniversary of The HBS Blog! We can not believe that is was just one year ago that we launched this empowering educational resource for our clients and entrepreneurs around the world. As part of our dedication to providing superior customer service we have truly enjoyed connecting with you via the blog. Your participation and interest have been a key component of the success of The HBS Blog.
Since day one we have been amazed at the growth and interest in the blog. Here are a few stats we wanted to share with you:
We’ve had 33,439 visits from 140 countries; the top ten countries with the most visits are:
- United States
- Canada
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- India
- Poland
- Italy
- Australia
- Germany
- Israel
We have 54,700 Pageviews!
21,420 people visited The HBS Blog!
Our Most Popular Articles From March 2009-March 2010 are:
- Making Changes: C-Corp to LLC and LLC to S-Corp
- 101 on Series LLC
- 101 on an LLC Agreement
- 101 on Delaware Statutory Trusts
- Secret Agent Fees
- Opening a Bank Account for Your New Delaware Company
- YouTube is an LLC and Google is a General Corporation. Do You Know Why?
- 101: Preferred Stock
- Are You in Good Standing?
- Authorizing Shares for Your Delaware Corporation
Thank you for your continued support and interest! We are excited for another great year on The HBS Blog.
Reminder: Pay Your Franchise Tax
Filed Under: Franchise Tax, HBS Announcements
Tags: Franchise Tax
The State of Delaware Franchise Tax season is fast approaching. Harvard Business Services, Inc. makes it easy for you to pay your 2009 Franchise Tax. By using our service to pay your Franchise Tax, your filing is guaranteed to be paid on time so you will not be charged a late penalty.
There is still time to pay and file the franchise tax report online to avoid a $100 penalty and 1.5% monthly interest on your corporation or any other Delaware corporation you may have. Failure to pay or file an annual report for two years in a row will result in the revocation of your company’s charter by the State of Delaware.
We guarantee on-time filing service if payment arrangements and the annual report are received by 9:00 p.m. EST on Friday, February 26 or we pay the penalty!
File online today at www.delawareinc.com/payft and avoid paying a late penalty. Harvard Business Services, Inc. makes it easy for you to file this right now by using our quick link internet service. Click on the link and follow the simple instructions using your Delaware State File Number.
As your Delaware Registered Agent, we appreciate your business and will continue to provide you and your company with the personal and professional service you have come to expect.
If you have any questions regarding your Delaware Franchise Tax, you may call our office at 1-800-345-2677 (1-302-645-1280 outside of the U.S.), and press Option #3 or dial Extension 6901, to speak with a Franchise Tax Specialist.
Certificate of Good Standing Now Available On Delawareinc.com
Filed Under: HBS Announcements
Tags: Certificate of Good Standing
You asked and we listened!
Harvard Business Services, Inc. has now added the ability to order a Certificate of Good standing with or without Apostille on our website! The new interface allows clients to place the order online without the hassle of having to call. There are different levels of service that we offer ranging from a 2 hour – 48 hour time frame for the retrieval of the document.
Some of the reasons clients may need a Good Standing:
Opening bank account
Applying for a loan or line of credit
Starting a new business relationship with another company
Qualifying as a foreign entity in another state
To order the Certificate of Good standing go to https://www.delawareinc.com/gstanding/
**In order to receive the Good standing the entity must be current with all annual fees.**
Clarification on Franchise Tax
Filed Under: Franchise Tax, HBS Announcements
Tags: Franchise Tax
As the annual franchise tax season approaches many clients become confused with the term “franchise tax”. On a daily basis we hear, “my company is not a franchise, why do I have to pay this fee?” Many people’s immediate reaction to the word “franchise” quickly congers up images of McDonalds, Subway, Burger King etc. When speaking from a corporate standpoint, think of the term franchise as the right or privilege granted to operate a company. Delaware is granting the entity the right or privilege to own/operate a company under the Delaware Corporate Law Structure, (which we know is the best in the nation!) and for that right or privilege Delaware would like compensation in return; this compensation is what we call the Delaware Franchise tax.
Title 8, Chapter 5 § 502 of the Delaware Corporate Code clearly states:
“Annually on or before March 1, every corporation now existing or hereafter incorporated under Chapter 1 of this title or which has accepted the Constitution of this State, shall make an annual franchise tax report to the Secretary of State. The report shall be made on a form designated by the Secretary of State and shall 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.”
The annual franchise tax for the corporation is due on March 1st of ever year. No worries, as your registered agent we will provide plenty of notice to remind you of this deadline. The franchise tax is due even if the business didn’t conduct any activity or lost money.
We strive to make paying the franchise tax as easy as possible for you. You can pay it now, quickly and easily by using our franchise tax filing service on our website. https://www.delawareinc.com//payft/index.cfm
If you have any questions feel free to call 800 345 2677 ext 6901 or email franchisetax@delawareinc.com
The HBS Refer a Friend Program
Filed Under: HBS Announcements
Tags: Refer a Friend Program
Here at Harvard Business Services, Inc we focus and try to be the very best at what we do. Our specialty is the formation and annual maintenance for the Delaware entities and we are consistently striving to improve. We truly pride ourselves on listening to our clients needs and getting the job done right the first time. An interesting statistic that I feel speaks volumes about our company and the level of customer service we provide is that over 50% of our new formations come from repeat clients and referrals. To all that refer a client to us, we will not let you down. As a thank you we are escalating our refer a friend program through the end of 2009.
We know that the holiday season is approaching and who doesn’t need some extra holiday cheer? So we would like to offer a little something extra to those who send referrals our way from now through December 31st. Instead of your normal $15 referral we are happy to offer a $25 referral payout for any new formation you send our way! In addition, the person you are referring will receive $10.00 off their formation order.
Remember that you must sign up for the Refer A Friend program at https://www.delawareinc.com/refer/ in order to be eligible. Sign up today and let the earnings begin.
How it works:
The program is free and easy to join!
- Sign-up for the program by filling out the information at https://www.delawareinc.com/refer/.
- We will then assign you a unique code that will give anyone that you would like to refer the discount.
- The person you referred will use your unique code as their discount code at the time of placing the order. This will allow us to apply their $10.00 discount and track your referral for payment purposes.
- If you have a US address you will receive your referral commission monthly by check. If you do not have a US address, you will receive your referral commission monthly by PayPal.
If you would like further information about this program please email us at sales@delawareinc.com or call 1-800-345-2677.
