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Delaware

Entity filings are public; beneficial owners are not a statewide BOI file for U.S. companies after the 2026 FinCEN final rule. Court of Chancery is the corporate-law reason people file here, not invisibility.

No state personal income tax for residents, but Delaware still taxes certain entities. Operating in California or New York still creates those states' obligations.

Income tax shape
none
Franchise / annual
Franchise tax for corporations (Authorized Shares or Assumed Par Value Capital methods). LLC annual tax is a flat amount — verify current Division of Revenue figures.
Series LLC
Recognized in this table
State payroll withholding
No personal income-tax withholding; unemployment and federal still apply