Both Texas and Delaware require every corporation to have Bylaws. There is no legal requirement in either Texas or Delaware for a general, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership to have a written partnership agreement.

What are the requirements to register a company in Delaware?

How to incorporate a business in Delaware

  • Choose a name for your business.
  • Recruit and/or appoint members/managers (LLCs) or directors (corporations).
  • File the incorporation paperwork.
  • Annual report and franchise tax.
  • Obtain any required business licenses/permits.

Does Delaware require articles of Incorporation?

Your corporation must state a purpose of incorporation. Delaware accepts a general statement such as “The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful activity or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware”.

Are Delaware corporations required to hold annual meetings?

Delaware law requires every corporation to hold an annual shareholders meeting at least once every 13 months. Generally, the date of the annual meeting is contained in the bylaws of the corporation. A meeting must be held, regardless of the number of shareholders in the corporation.

Can a Delaware corporation do business in any state?

A Delaware corporation is a company that is legally registered in the state of Delaware but may conduct business in any state.

How much does it cost to register a Delaware corporation?

The Delaware Corporation Law Annotated requires that all Corporate, Limited Liability Company, Limited Partnership, Registered Series, Statutory Trust, General Partnership & Limited Liability Partnership names be submitted in application form accompanied with the appropriate fee of $75 per name.

Who is a registered agent in the state of Delaware?

Delaware law requires every corporation to have and maintain a Registered Agent in the State who may be either an individual resident, a domestic corporation, or a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Delaware whose business office is identical with the corporation’s registered office.

Can a secret corporation be registered in Delaware?

This information is held by the agent, and although it is not public it can be acquired by subpoena. Delaware does not charter “secret corporations” with no human faces accountable for their operations. Businesses that are physically located in Delaware may serve as their own registered agent.