Delaware became a state on June 15, 1776, when the Delaware Assembly formally adopted a resolution declaring an end to Delaware's status as a colony of Great Britain and establishing the three counties as an independent state under the authority of “the Government of the Counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex Upon ...

Delaware offers a high level of privacy protection for LLC owners. Unlike some other states, Delaware does not require the disclosure of the names and addresses of LLC members or managers in the formation documents. This means that the ownership information of a Delaware LLC is not publicly available.

The reason is that Delaware has a well-respected and established corporate court system as well as business-friendly tax, legal and regulation policies.

The Delaware Division of Corporations is the state agency that handles all franchise (corporation) tax payments and annual report filings that are due March 1 each year. They also collect the LLC tax that is due June 1 each year.