A Monthly Summary of
Corporate Compliance Issues
December 2003

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Synopsis of Delaware House Bills 267 and 268. All tax changes are effective as of January 1, 2003 and all other fee changes are effective beginning August 1, 2003.

Corporations

Tax/Fee Type

Prior Fee
New Fee

Domestic Corporation Franchise Tax Report Fee

$20 $25

Franchise Tax Rates:

  • Maximum Tax
  • Assumed Par Value Multiplier
  • 0-3,000 Shares
  • 3,001 – 5,000 Shares
  • 5,001 - 10,000 Shares
  • Per 10,000 thereafter
 
$150,000 $165,000
$200 $240
$30 $35
$50 $62.50
$90 $112.50
$50 $62.50

Penalty for Failure to File Domestic Corporation Franchise
Tax Report

$50 $100

Foreign Corporation Annual Report Fee

$50 $60

Penalty for Failure to File Foreign Corporation Annual Report

$50 $100

DCIS Data Entry Fee

$20 $25

Certified Copies

$20 $30

Short Form Good Standing

$20 $30

Long Form Good Standing

$100 $125

Receiving/filing/indexing a Certificate of Conversion from a Domestic Corporation to another entity

$50 $100

Insufficient Funds/Stop Payment Order Fee

$25 $60
Limited Liability Companies

Tax/Fee Type

 Prior Fee
New Fee

Annual Tax

$100 $200

Formation of a Domestic LLC

$50 $90

Most Other Domestic LLC Certificates

$50 $100

Miscellaneous LLC Filings

$25 $50

Certain Foreign LLC Filings

$50 $100

Certified Copies

$20 $30

Short Form Good Standing

$20 $30

Long Form Good Standing

$100 $125

Insufficient Funds/Stop Payment Order Fee

$25 $60
Limited Partnerships

Tax/Fee Type

Prior Fee

New Fee

Annual Tax

$100 $200

Miscellaneous LP Filings

$25 $50

Certified Copies

$20 $30

Short Form Good Standing

$20 $30

Long Form Good Standing

$100 $125

Insufficient Funds/Stop Payment Order Fee

$25 $60
General Partnerships & Limited Liability Partnerships

Tax/Fee Type

Prior Fee
New Fee

Annual Tax

$100
(per partner for LLPs)
$200
(per partner for LLP - no change to $120,000 cap)

Penalty for Failure to Pay Annual Tax

$100
(per partner for LLPs)
$200
(per partner for LLPs)

LLP Statement of Qualification

$100 per partner $200 per partner

Miscellaneous Filings

$25 $50

Certified Copies

$20 $30

Short Form Good Standing

$20 $30

Long Form Good Standing

$100 $125

Insufficient Funds/Stop Payment Order Fee

$25 $60
Statutory Trusts

Tax/Fee Type

Prior Fee
New Fee

Domestic & Foreign Statutory Trust Filings

$100 $200

Name Reservation

$50 $75

Certified Copies

$10 $30

Short Form Good Standing

$10 $30

Long Form Good Standing

$10 $125