Delaware Corporation Franchise Tax due March 1st, 2006
All of the Incorporated Delaware Business owners out there should know by now- It’s Franchise Tax Season again!
All corporations incorporated in the State of Delaware that have not filed a dissolution or merger with the State this calendar year (2005) are required to file the Annual Franchise Tax Report and pay the Franchise Tax.
The Delaware Secretary of State has already sent your franchise tax returns out by mail. If you act as your own registered agent within the State, then that report would have been mailed directly to you. Otherwise, it would have been sent to your Delaware Registered Agent and they should have forwarded it to you or contacted you about it.
Information on How to Calculate Franchise Taxes (and a handy franchise tax calculator) is available on the Delaware Division of Corporations website.
How do you pay your franchise tax and file your franchise tax report?
Two general methods for payment are available:
• Pay and file by mail. Send payment by check (drawn on a US Bank in US Funds) along with your completed and signed Franchise Tax Report to:
STATE OF DELAWARE, DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS
P.O. BOX 74072
BALTIMORE, MD 21274-4072
For overnight deliveries the address is:
STATE OF DELAWARE, DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS
7833 WALKER DRIVE
3RD FLOOR
GREENBELT, MD 20770• Pay and file electronically online at the
Division of Corporations Payment Gateway for Corporations and Limited Liability Companies.
For each of these, simply ignore the “login” section if you are paying by credit card.
You can look up your company file number (used in the filing process) online.
Alternatively, your Delaware Registered Agent may provide assistance to you for a fee.
Remember, ALL CORPORATION franchise tax returns are due in the hands of the Division of Corporations before MARCH 1st!