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 annual franchise tax of $300 per LLC. It operates under the Delaware Secretary of State and is generally regarded as the most professional state business-formation agency in the US — same-day expedited filings are routine and online tools are mature. For anonymous-LLC purposes, the Division's relevance is twofold: (1) the Certificate of Formation does not require member or manager listing under § 18-201(a), so the Delaware anonymous LLC is statutory not procedural; and (2) the $300 annual franchise tax is payable to the Division every June 1.
Delaware accepts Certificates of Formation through: • 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 — historically common, still accepted. 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 vs online. Anonymousllc.co files all Delaware customer LLCs through the online portal via a Delaware-licensed registered-agent partner. Standard turnaround: 1-3 business days. Expedited 24-hour: $50. Same-day: $100. 1-hour: $1,000. The standard turnaround is sufficient for almost every Anonymousllc.co customer.
Certificate of Formation (LLC): $110. This is the state filing fee Anonymousllc.co publishes as the 'state fee' line in our Delaware LLC pricing ($297 + $110 = $407 total). Annual franchise tax: $300 per LLC per year. Due June 1 regardless of formation date. No income-based or asset-based scaling. Name reservation: $75 for 120 days. Optional — Anonymousllc.co skips this and files 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.
Under 6 Del. C. § 18-201(a), the Certificate of Formation must include only: (1) the name of the LLC, (2) the name and address of the registered agent. 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 people associated with a Delaware LLC on public records are the registered agent (their commercial name and Delaware street address) and the LLC name itself. Beneficial owners are stored in (a) the LLC's internal records — the operating agreement and member ledger — and (b) the bank's records under BSA/CIP rules. Neither is public. No annual report is filed with the Division — Delaware only collects the $300 franchise tax. The tax filing requires the LLC name and an authorized person to sign, but does not require listing members or managers.
Every Delaware LLC owes the flat $300 annual franchise tax under 6 Del. C. § 18-1107. It is due June 1 every 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. The portal 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.
Anonymousllc.co's Delaware LLC SKU ($297 + $110 state = $407 total) is filed via our Delaware registered-agent partner through the eCorp portal. We supply the LLC name (we run availability against the Division's database before filing), the registered agent's name and Delaware address, and the customer-supplied entity preferences from WhatsApp intake. Standard turnaround is 1-3 business days. Customers who specifically need same-day or 24-hour filing can add the expedited fee at intake; Anonymousllc.co passes the state fee through at cost. For Delaware-track founders who plan to raise VC and need to convert to a Delaware C-Corp later, the conversion path is covered in /resources/llc-conversion-by-state/ and /resources/domesticate-llc/.
Government, regulator, and primary-source documents underpinning this page.
5-minute WhatsApp intake. 5-10 day turnaround.