The Delaware Division of Corporations is the regulator for every Delaware LLC, including every anonymous LLC formed in Delaware. This Anonymousllc.co reference covers the filing portal, fee schedule, processing times, name reservation, Certificate of Formation requirements, and annual franchise-tax obligations. Primary sources cited throughout.
§ 18-201 governs Certificate of Formation (no member/manager listing required). § 18-1107 governs the $300 annual franchise tax due June 1.
Open full text →The Delaware Division of Corporations is the state agency that accepts Certificates of Formation for Delaware LLCs under 6 Del. C. § 18-201, maintains the public registry, and collects the flat $300 annual franchise tax per LLC. It operates under the Delaware Secretary of State and is regarded as the most professional state business-formation agency in the US - same-day expedited filings are routine and its online tools are mature. For anonymous-LLC purposes, the Division's relevance is twofold: the Certificate of Formation does not require member or manager listing under § 18-201(a), so the Delaware anonymous LLC is statutory rather than procedural; and the $300 annual franchise tax is payable to the Division every June 1. The Division processes hundreds of thousands of business filings each year and keeps the registry that a bank, court, or counterparty checks to confirm an entity exists. Its File Number, assigned at formation, is the identifier used for franchise-tax payments and good-standing requests throughout the entity's life. Coverage is current as of the "Last updated" date at the top of the page.
You file a Delaware Certificate of Formation through the Division's eCorp online portal, by fax, or by mail - with online being the fastest. A Delaware-licensed registered agent submits the filing on the entity's behalf. • Online portal - Delaware's eCorp system at icis.corp.delaware.gov. Used by registered agents, including Anonymousllc.co's filing partner. Same-day processing if filed before 12:00 noon ET. • Fax filing - long accepted, still available. Slower than online by 1-2 days. • Mail filing - Delaware Division of Corporations, 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Adds 5-7 business days versus online. Anonymousllc.co files all Delaware customer LLCs through the online portal via a Delaware-licensed registered-agent partner. Standard turnaround is 1-3 business days. Expedited options add fees: 24-hour $50, same-day $100, 1-hour $1,000. The standard turnaround serves almost every Anonymousllc.co customer.
The Certificate of Formation for a Delaware LLC costs $110, and the annual franchise tax is a flat $300. These are the two core state charges every Delaware LLC pays. Certificate of Formation (LLC): $110. This is the state filing fee Anonymousllc.co publishes as the state-fee line in our Delaware pricing ($297 + $110 = $407 total). Annual franchise tax: $300 per LLC per year, due June 1 regardless of formation date, with no income-based or asset-based scaling. Name reservation: $75 for 120 days, optional - Anonymousllc.co skips it and files the Certificate of Formation directly, because name availability is checked free at the eCorp portal. Expedited service: $50 (24-hour), $100 (same-day), $200 (2-hour), $500 (1-hour), $1,000 (30-minute). Certificate of Good Standing: $50. Document certification: $50 per document.
Standard processing runs 1-3 business days, and expedited service ranges from 24-hour down to 30-minute for an added fee. The Division is known for fast, reliable turnaround compared with other states. Expedited tiers are $50 for 24-hour, $100 for same-day, $200 for 2-hour, $500 for 1-hour, and $1,000 for 30-minute. Same-day online processing applies to filings submitted before 12:00 noon ET. Anonymousllc.co files standard by default because 1-3 business days fits the 5-10 day end-to-end formation timeline. Customers who need faster filing add the expedited fee at intake, and we pass the state charge through at cost.
Delaware LLC name availability is checked free through the Division's entity-name search before filing the Certificate of Formation. The name must be distinguishable from existing Delaware entities and include an LLC designator. A Delaware LLC name must contain "Limited Liability Company," "LLC," or "L.L.C." and cannot duplicate a registered entity. Reserving a name for $75 holds it for 120 days, but reservation is optional. Anonymousllc.co runs the name against the Division's database before filing, so the Certificate of Formation goes in with a confirmed-available name. This skips the $75 reservation fee for most customers.
Under 6 Del. C. § 18-201(a), the Certificate of Formation must include only the LLC name and the registered agent's name and Delaware address - members and managers are not required. This is the statutory basis of Delaware anonymous-LLC formation. The Division does not maintain a public list of members or managers. The only parties associated with a Delaware LLC on public records are the registered agent, shown by commercial name and Delaware street address, and the LLC name itself. Beneficial owners are stored in the LLC's internal records - the operating agreement and member ledger - and in the bank's BSA/CIP records. Neither source is public. No annual report is filed with the Division; Delaware collects only the $300 franchise tax. The tax filing requires the LLC name and an authorized signer, and it does not require listing members or managers.
Every Delaware LLC owes a flat $300 annual franchise tax under 6 Del. C. § 18-1107, due June 1 each year. Late filing triggers a $200 penalty plus 1.5% monthly interest. Payment is made through the Division's tax portal at corp.delaware.gov/paytaxes, which accepts ACH and credit-card payment with a 2.5% credit-card surcharge. The taxpayer ID is the LLC's Delaware File Number, issued at formation. Missing two consecutive years leads to administrative cancellation under § 18-1108. Reinstatement is available under § 18-1109 with payment of all back taxes plus a $200 reinstatement fee. Anonymousllc.co's Delaware customers receive a May 15 WhatsApp reminder every year ahead of the deadline.
A Delaware Certificate of Good Standing is ordered from the Division for $50 and confirms the LLC exists and is current on its franchise tax. Banks, lenders, and counterparties request it to verify an entity. The certificate is issued through the same eCorp system used for the Certificate of Formation. Document certification, a related service, is $50 per document. Good standing depends on the $300 franchise tax being paid by June 1. Anonymousllc.co keeps Delaware customers in good standing with the annual May 15 reminder, so a Certificate of Good Standing is available whenever a bank or partner asks for it. A lapsed franchise tax removes good standing until the balance and penalty are cleared, which is why the reminder matters.
Yes. A non-US resident can form a Delaware LLC through the Division with no SSN or US residency, because § 18-201 requires only the LLC name and a Delaware registered agent. Delaware is a leading non-resident choice alongside Wyoming. The Division treats resident and non-resident filers identically - the Certificate of Formation is the same document, and the $110 fee and $300 franchise tax are the same. The difference is procedural on the federal side: the EIN is obtained by fax for non-residents. Anonymousllc.co files the Delaware LLC ($297 + $110 state = $407 total), obtains the EIN by fax where the owner has no SSN, and provides the $299 ITIN when a bank or tax matter requires one.
Anonymousllc.co files the Delaware LLC ($297 + $110 state = $407 total) via a Delaware registered-agent partner through the eCorp portal. We supply the LLC name after running availability against the Division's database, the registered agent's name and Delaware address, and the entity preferences from WhatsApp intake. Standard turnaround is 1-3 business days. Customers who need same-day or 24-hour filing add the expedited fee at intake, and Anonymousllc.co passes the state fee through at cost. For Delaware-track founders who plan to raise venture capital and convert to a Delaware C-Corp later, the conversion path is covered in /resources/llc-conversion-by-state/ and /resources/domesticate-llc/. Non-resident founders are filed on the same terms, with the EIN obtained by fax and the $299 ITIN added where a bank or tax matter requires it.
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5-minute WhatsApp intake. 5-10 day turnaround.