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LLC/LP Franchise Tax is due June 1, 2013

This is an urgent reminder that if you have a Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP) formed in the State of Delaware, the annual franchise tax filing is due by June 1, 2013. This year the June 1 due date falls on a Saturday.  However, the State of Delaware will not extend the [...]

Posted by on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
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New LLC/LP Franchise Tax Notices

If you are an existing client of HBS, you will notice that we recently updated our LLC/LP franchise tax notices.  The newly improved notices are now printed two-sided; so make sure you check out the back side when you receive it.  Having less paper to sort through will make the process more convenient for you.  [...]

Posted by on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
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What You Need to Form a Delaware LLC

So you are ready to form a Delaware LLC. You have decided that Delaware has the strongest corporate law structure to protect your business. Now what? Often, clients will contact Harvard Business Services Inc. asking what they need to form a Delaware LLC. The answer sometimes seems too simple for a lot of clients. We [...]

Posted by on Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Posted in 101, Delaware, Limited Liability Company
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Business Accelerator Programs for Startups

When you’re launching a new business, there’s so much you’ll need to think about beyond the business concept itself. How can you find the right employees? How will you market the business? Are you taking all the proper legal steps in setting up your business? And, most importantly, how will you finance your ongoing business [...]

Posted by on Monday, April 8th, 2013
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Change Your Delaware Registered Agent NOW, and SAVE!

Rick Bell, Chairman and CEO of Harvard Business Services, announced today that HBS will now change any Delaware company’s agent to Harvard, for the exact cost of the State fee to file the Certificate of Change of Registered Agent AND will include one full year’s agent service along with it at NO CHARGE! That means [...]

Posted by on Monday, April 1st, 2013
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Delaware Company Name Reservation

In this article we will expand on the procedures and consequences of reserving your Delaware company name.  Did you know that reserving your company name with the Delaware Division of Corporations will actually SLOW DOWN the processing time it takes to form your company? Even if you save and are able to produce your name [...]

Posted by on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
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An Important Alert for All Delaware Corporations

A bogus solicitation was recently sent to numerous Delaware corporations directing the company to send them money for their Delaware corporation compliance. These solicitations are coming from a company calling itself “Corporate Records Service” and informs the Delaware corporations that a $125 payment is needed in order to complete meeting minutes on behalf of the [...]

Posted by on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
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Final Reminder: INC Franchise Tax is Due March 1, 2013

Any Delaware corporation that has not paid and filed the annual franchise tax report yet, needs to take care of it right away. If you have a company incorporated in the State of Delaware, the annual franchise tax filing is due annually by March 1.  This applies to every Minimum Stock, Maximum Stock, Non-Stock and [...]

Posted by on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
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How to Change Your Registered Agent

Is Harvard Business Services, Inc. already your Registered Agent in Delaware?  Do you have companies registered in other States?  Harvard Business Services, Inc. would like the opportunity to provide you with the same level of stellar customer service for all of your companies.  Allowing you to keep all of your companies under one roof, you [...]

Posted by on Monday, February 25th, 2013
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INC Annual Franchise Tax Deadline is March 1, 2013

Every corporation that is incorporated in the State of Delaware is required to file an annual report and pay a franchise tax fee by March 1 of each year.  This applies to every Minimum Stock, Maximum Stock and Non-Stock entity.  Exempt Companies do not pay a franchise tax fee, but must file an annual report [...]

Posted by on Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
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How to Make an Online INC Franchise Tax Payment

For years, HBS has offered an online franchise tax filing service for both INC and LLC/LP entities.  This service is available to any Delaware company, regardless if HBS is the current registered agent or not. Below you will find a step-by-step tutorial for the online process of filing your INC franchise taxes through HBS.  In [...]

Posted by on Monday, February 18th, 2013
Posted in Franchise Tax
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Advantages of Delaware LLC

As the experts on forming Delaware LLC’s for over 30 years we are often asked, “I’ve heard Delaware is the best State to form my LLC in, but can you tell me the real advantages of a Delaware LLC”? Looking at raw data, the Delaware LLC will have been in existence for only 21 years [...]

Posted by on Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Posted in Delaware, Limited Liability Company
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