Delaware is one of the States
of the United States of America and it has been an Offshore Center for non US
citizens for a very long time. It also home to more than 60% of the Fortune 500
companies.
The vehicle used in Delaware
is the LLC, which is a non-taxable offshore corporate structure, use very often
in international business conducted outside the United States of America, thus
not subject to the payment of US State or federal income tax if its owners are
not US citizens or green card holders, its offices are located outside of the
US, and the LLC does no business in the US.
The most important features of
the Delaware LLC are:
1.A Delaware LLC may
have a minimum of one "member" (owner) or more. Each member of a
Delaware LLC is liable only to the extent of his or her percentage of ownership
in the LLC;
2.The assets of an
LLC generally cannot be seized; only a "charging order" on
distributions can be obtained.
3.Note that in the
US, a sole member LLC which is not a US citizen or greed card holder will be
treated as a “fiscal nullity” (i.e. ignored) for Federal Taxes and as “pass
through” entity for State Taxes purposes;
4.Very fast incorporation
process that takes 1 to 2 business days;
5.The Delaware LLC can be
re-domiciled into or out of the United States of America;
6.The ownership of a
Delaware LLC may or may not be disclosed to the State of Delaware. The
transfers of ownership do not need to be reported as well;
7.The name of the manager
or managers is not publicly available
8.Delaware imposes no tax
on capital stock or assets;
9.There is no sales tax in
Delaware;
10.There are no Delaware
capital shares or stock transfer taxes;
11.There is no state
inheritance tax on stock held by nonresidents of Delaware;
12.The domicile of the
company need not to be in Delaware.
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FEES FOR REGISTRATION |
US$ |
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One Delaware LLC, door to door courier included |
$825,00 |
The aforementioned fee also
includes the following:
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Verification of the proposed names for the company at
the registrar
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Memorandum and Articles
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Certificate of Formation
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Share certificates
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Share register
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First minutes
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Power of attorney
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Undated and signed resignation letter from the nominee
director
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First year of the government fee
The nominee director service
is rendered free of any cost to you for the first year.
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OPTIONAL SERVICES |
US$ |
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Corporate documents with Apostille |
$75,00 |
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Twelve (12) months of Virtual Office (Mail forwarding from a |
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PO Box in Panama) |
$350,00 |
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Bank account in: |
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Panama |
$500,00 |
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Bahamas |
$600,00 |
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Belize |
$600,00 |
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Cyprus |
$600,00 |
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Seychelles |
$600,00 |
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Nevis |
$600,00 |
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St. Vincent and The Grenadines |
$600,00 |
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St. Lucia |
$600,00 |
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Switzerland |
$600,00 |
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Austria |
$600,00 |
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RENEWAL FEES |
US$ |
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With nominee director, registered agent and annual license fee |
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payable to the government of Delaware |
$570,00 |
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Without nominee director, registered agent and annual license |
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fee payable to the government of Delaware |
$470,00 |