A Delaware LLC files no annual report. Instead it pays a flat $300 annual franchise tax to the Delaware Division of Corporations, due June 1 every year regardless of income or activity. Missing June 1 adds a $200 penalty plus 1.5% monthly interest, and continued non-payment ends the LLC's good standing. The franchise tax never lists members or managers, so anonymity holds year after year. Anonymousllc.co tracks the June 1 date and pays the $300 franchise tax on request as part of registered agent service.
No. A Delaware LLC files no annual report. Delaware's ongoing state obligation for LLCs is a flat $300 annual franchise tax, not a report of company details or ownership. This is a key distinction from most states, which require an annual or biennial report that updates the registered agent and principal office. Delaware corporations file an annual report; Delaware LLCs do not. The LLC keeps good standing by paying the $300 franchise tax on time, and nothing about members or managers is disclosed in the process. Founders searching for a "Delaware LLC annual report" are looking for this franchise-tax obligation, which is the practical equivalent that keeps the entity active.
The Delaware LLC franchise tax is due June 1 every year, for the prior calendar year. The same June 1 deadline applies to every Delaware LLC regardless of formation date. An LLC formed in October still owes the full $300 by the following June 1; Delaware does not prorate the first year. The payment is made to the Delaware Division of Corporations. Anonymousllc.co tracks the June 1 date for every client and files the payment on request, so a founder abroad never loses good standing to a missed deadline. There is no grace period built into the deadline: the penalty attaches the day after June 1, which is why automatic tracking matters. The same June 1 date applies whether the LLC did business that year or sat dormant, so even an inactive Delaware LLC must budget the $300 to stay alive.
The Delaware LLC franchise tax is a flat $300 per year, the same for every LLC regardless of income, revenue, or number of members. Delaware does not scale the LLC franchise tax by assets the way it does for corporations. A single-member LLC with no revenue owes the same $300 as a multi-member LLC with millions in sales. A Delaware series LLC pays one $300 franchise tax covering the master LLC and all its series. The $300 is the fixed cost of keeping a Delaware LLC in good standing year after year. This flat structure contrasts with Delaware corporations, whose franchise tax scales with authorized shares and can reach thousands of dollars.
Missing the June 1 deadline adds a $200 penalty plus 1.5% interest per month on the unpaid balance. Continued non-payment moves the LLC out of good standing and, over time, toward administrative cancellation. An LLC that falls out of good standing cannot get a certificate of good standing, which banks and investors request, and a cancelled LLC can lose the liability shield that protects personal assets. Anonymousllc.co files the $300 franchise tax on request as part of registered agent service, so the June 1 deadline is never missed. Penalties compound monthly, so a franchise tax left unpaid for a year grows well beyond the original $300 once the $200 penalty and interest accrue.
The Delaware LLC franchise tax is paid online through the Delaware Division of Corporations, or through a registered agent that submits it on the LLC's behalf. The payment requires only the LLC's file number and the $300 amount. Anonymousllc.co clients opt into automatic franchise-tax handling as part of registered agent service; the team submits the $300 and confirms payment each year before June 1. No login to the state portal and no US bank card are needed on the owner's part, since the team submits the payment directly. This removes the annual calendar burden from the owner and keeps the LLC in good standing without any action on the founder's part. Paying early, well before the June 1 deadline, avoids any risk of a late-processing penalty and secures the certificate of good standing whenever a bank or investor asks for it.
No. The Delaware LLC franchise tax payment does not ask for or disclose members or managers. Anonymity is maintained year over year because there is no annual report that lists ownership. Delaware is one of four US states that keep members and managers off public state records, alongside Wyoming, New Mexico, and Nevada. Where other states force owners to reconfirm ownership on an annual report, Delaware requires only the $300 payment. Paying the franchise tax never updates or exposes any ownership information on the public record. This is a structural advantage: in states with member-listing annual reports, anonymity can erode over time as owners are named on each yearly filing, but Delaware's franchise-tax model has no such disclosure at all.
Yes. Anonymousllc.co registered agent service at $100/year includes tracking the June 1 deadline and submitting the $300 franchise tax on request. Clients opt into automatic filing so the deadline is never missed. The registered agent service also receives service of process and state mail at the Delaware registered office, then scans and forwards it. Bundling the franchise-tax payment into that service means one yearly touchpoint keeps the LLC compliant. The team confirms each payment so the founder has a record of good standing without watching the state calendar. For a non-resident founder running the LLC from abroad, this hands-off compliance is the difference between a maintained entity and one that quietly slips out of good standing.
Reinstating a cancelled Delaware LLC requires paying all back franchise taxes, the accrued $200 penalties and interest, and filing a certificate of revival with the Delaware Division of Corporations. Acting quickly limits the penalties owed. Anonymousllc.co handles Delaware reinstatements at $250 plus state fees on a case-by-case basis. The longer an LLC stays cancelled, the more back franchise tax and interest accumulate, so early action is cheaper. Once revived, the LLC returns to good standing and can request the certificate that banks and investors need. During cancellation the LLC cannot legally enter contracts or defend itself in court under its own name, which is why reinstating promptly protects both the business and the liability shield.
No. Delaware corporations file an annual report and pay a franchise tax that scales with shares or assets; Delaware LLCs file no report and pay a flat $300. The two obligations are different. Founders sometimes expect a Delaware LLC to owe a report because corporations do. A Delaware LLC's only recurring state obligation is the flat $300 franchise tax due June 1. There is no share count to report, no assumed-par calculation, and no ownership disclosure. This simplicity is part of why the Delaware LLC is a common choice for privacy-focused founders. A founder who later converts the LLC to a Delaware C-corporation to raise venture capital would then pick up the corporate annual report and share-based franchise tax, so the simpler LLC obligation is one of the trade-offs to weigh at that stage.
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