Delaware LLC Formation

Form a Delaware LLC.
$349.

One price that covers the state filing fee, your EIN, a registered agent and office for year one, an operating agreement and mail scanning. Formed 100% online, paid in crypto or by card, and nothing auto-renews.
Delaware LLC Formation Service
Delaware LLC registration for founders who actually need Delaware, with no upsells and nothing on a subscription.

When Delaware Is the Right Call

Delaware is the default home of venture-backed companies, and that is the main reason to pick it. If investors, accelerators or a law firm have told you to be in Delaware, be in Delaware. They expect it and their documents are drafted for it.

The reasons they expect it are real. The Court of Chancery is a specialist business court with judges rather than juries, and two centuries of settled case law mean a lawyer can tell you how a dispute is likely to go before it starts. Delaware LLC law is also unusually flexible about how you structure ownership, voting and profit splits, which matters once more than one founder or an investor is in the picture.

The other reason is the exit ramp. A Delaware LLC converts into a Delaware C-corp cleanly when it is time to raise a priced round or issue stock options, without redomiciling first. If you already know you need the corporation today, we form Delaware C-corps too, along with LLCs and Incs in all 50 states.

If Nobody Is Asking You for Delaware

Here is the honest counter, because most founders who search for a Delaware LLC do not actually need one. If you are a solo founder, a consultant, a trader or a small team with no outside investors, Delaware costs you more every year and gives you nothing that Wyoming does not already give you.

A Wyoming LLC is $299, has no franchise tax, no state income tax and stronger privacy for members, and it is our default recommendation for crypto founders. If you later land investors who insist on Delaware, you can convert or form a new entity then. Read about forming a crypto LLC if you want the broader picture before choosing a state.
Delaware LLC Formation Includes

What's Included for $349

One price. No upsells at checkout, and nothing on a subscription.

State Filing Fee

Delaware's $110 Certificate of Formation fee is paid by us and included in the $349. There is no state fee added at checkout.

EIN (Tax ID)

We obtain your EIN from the IRS, whether or not you have a Social Security Number. You need it for banking, payments and tax filings.

Registered Agent & Office

A Delaware registered agent and registered office address for year one, which the state requires every LLC to maintain.

Operating Agreement

A written operating agreement setting out ownership, management and profit splits. Banks ask for it, and Delaware law expects you to have one.

Mail Scan & Forward

Official mail arriving at your registered office is scanned and forwarded to you digitally, wherever you are in the world.

Bank Introduction

An introduction to crypto-friendly banking partners once your EIN is in hand. We cannot guarantee an approval, but we can point you at banks that say yes to crypto.

How Much Does a Delaware LLC Cost?

With Spindipper, a Delaware LLC costs $349, one-off. That covers the state's Certificate of Formation fee, which is $110 and is included, plus your EIN, a registered agent and office for year one, an operating agreement, mail scanning and a bank introduction. There is nothing added at checkout.

What is not included, because it cannot be, is the Delaware franchise tax. Every Delaware LLC owes the state a flat $400 a year, due by 1 June, starting the year after formation. It is paid to the State of Delaware, not to us, and we remind you before it is due.

Delaware LLC Tax: What You Actually Owe

At the state level, Delaware does not tax LLC income earned outside Delaware. If your company has no Delaware office, employees or customers, there is no Delaware income tax return to file. The only state obligation is the $400 franchise tax, which is flat: it does not rise with revenue, and it is the same whether you made nothing or made millions.

Federally, an LLC is pass-through by default. A single-member LLC is disregarded for tax purposes and its profits land on the owner's return; a multi-member LLC files a partnership return. You can elect C-corp or S-corp treatment later if it makes sense.

If you are a non-resident and your LLC has a single foreign owner, the IRS treats it as a reporting entity. You file Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120 every year, even if the company did nothing, and the penalty for missing it starts at $25,000. Our Registered Agent & Compliance renewal reminds you of it.

All of this is general information, not tax advice. Your actual bill depends on where you live, what the company does and where its income is sourced, and that is a question for a tax professional in your own country.

Delaware LLC for Non-Residents

You do not need to be a US citizen, a US resident or to hold a Social Security Number to own a Delaware LLC, and you do not need a US address: the registered office we provide is the address the state wants. The whole formation is done online, and you never set foot in the States.

The EIN is included either way. If you have an SSN or an ITIN, the IRS issues it in days. If you do not, we file by fax on your behalf and the IRS takes four to eight weeks to issue it, which is the slowest part of the whole process and not something any provider can speed up. We tell you that up front rather than after you have paid.

Non-residents also carry the Form 5472 obligation above and will want a bank that is comfortable with foreign owners. Here is how we get non-residents set up, compliant and banked.

How Delaware LLC Registration Works

There is no separate Delaware LLC application form to hunt for: the Certificate of Formation is the filing, and we prepare it. The process looks like this.

1. Choose a plan and pay, in crypto or by card, then fill out our onboarding form with your company name, members, a government ID and proof of address.

2. We file the Certificate of Formation with the Delaware Division of Corporations through our licensed registered agent. The state usually approves it within a few business days.

3. We apply for your EIN as soon as the LLC exists: days with an SSN or ITIN, four to eight weeks by fax without one.

4. You get your documents: the stamped Certificate of Formation, the EIN letter and your operating agreement. Mail scanning is live from the day of formation, and we make the bank introduction once the EIN is in hand.

Delaware LLC Plans

Both plans include the $110 state filing fee, your EIN, a registered agent and office for year one, an operating agreement and mail scanning. Simple Formation is the company itself; Credible Presence adds the domain, website, email, logo and phone number a real business needs.

Choose a plan, select Delaware in the checkout box, pay by card or in your preferred cryptocurrency, and fill out our onboarding form to begin the process.

Simple Formation

A Delaware LLC, formed and ready to operate. One-off. Pick Delaware in the checkout box.

$349
State Filing Fee ($110) Included
EIN (Tax ID) Included
Registered Agent & Office, Year 1
Operating Agreement
Official Mail Scan & Forward
Crypto-Friendly Bank Introduction

Credible Presence

Everything in Simple, plus the online presence a real business needs. Delaware price shown.

$1,049
Everything in Simple +
Custom Domain Name
Business Email Address
Corporate Website
Official Company Logo
Telephone Number
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Nothing auto-renews. From year two, Registered Agent & Compliance is $199 a year, invoiced by us before it is due. The $400 Delaware tax is paid to the state each June. Already have a Delaware company and only need an agent? Registered agent only is $100 a year, and that page covers Delaware as well as Wyoming.

Why Founders Come to Us

Most company formation agents will not take your crypto, do not understand what a crypto business actually does, and leave you with a company and no way to bank it. You end up explaining stablecoins to a call-centre, getting rejected for a bank account you did not know you needed, and paying in a currency you were trying to move away from.

Spindipper was built crypto-first. You pay in Bitcoin, Monero, stablecoins or any of 300+ coins, your Delaware LLC is formed through licensed agents, and getting you banked is part of the job, not an afterthought. One process, built by people who run crypto companies themselves.

Straight With You

We coordinate your formation through licensed agents, we do not practise law or give tax advice, and we will tell you when you do not need us. If Wyoming would serve you better than Delaware, we will say so before you pay. What you pay for is a company formed correctly, the right state chosen for your actual situation, and a real path to getting banked, without spending weeks learning company law or arguing with agents who will not take your crypto.

What we cannot do is guarantee a specific bank approves you or promise a particular tax outcome, because no honest provider can. What we can do is set the company up right the first time and be straight with you at every step.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have a question that we have not answered, please get in touch!
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How much does a Delaware LLC cost?

A Delaware LLC is $349 with Spindipper: the $110 state filing fee, your EIN, a registered agent and office for year one, an operating agreement and mail scanning, with nothing added at checkout. Credible Presence, which adds a domain, website, business email, logo and phone number, is $1,049. The only cost outside the price is the state's $400 annual franchise tax, which every Delaware LLC pays to Delaware directly.

What is the Delaware franchise tax?

It is a flat $400 a year that every Delaware LLC owes the state simply for existing, regardless of revenue or activity. It is due by 1 June each year, and Delaware charges a $200 penalty plus interest if it is paid late. It is not included in our price because it is paid to the state, not to us, but we remind you before it falls due. Wyoming has no equivalent tax, which is the main reason a Wyoming LLC is cheaper to run.

How long does it take to form a Delaware LLC?

The state usually approves the Certificate of Formation within a few business days of filing. The EIN is the slow part: days if you have an SSN or ITIN, four to eight weeks by fax if you do not, because that is how long the IRS takes. Mail scanning and your registered agent are live from the day the company is formed.

Do I need a registered agent in Delaware?

Yes. Delaware law requires every LLC to maintain a registered agent with a physical Delaware address to receive legal and state notices. Your first year is included in the $349. From year two it is part of our Registered Agent and Compliance service at $199 a year, or $100 a year for registered agent only if you already have a Delaware company and need nothing else.

Should I form my LLC in Delaware or Wyoming?

Delaware if investors, accelerators or lawyers are asking for it, if you expect to convert to a C-corp and raise money, or if you want the Court of Chancery behind your contracts. Wyoming for everyone else: it is $299, has no franchise tax, no state income tax and better privacy. If nobody is asking you for Delaware, Wyoming is usually the right answer, and we will say so before you pay.

Can a non-resident form a Delaware LLC?

Yes. You do not need US citizenship, residency, a Social Security Number or a US address. We provide the registered office, obtain your EIN by fax if you have no SSN or ITIN, and introduce you to banks that work with foreign owners. A single-member LLC with a foreign owner also has to file Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120 every year, which we remind you about. Here is how we get non-residents set up, compliant and banked.

Should I form a Delaware LLC or a Delaware C-corp?

If you are raising venture capital, issuing stock options or planning a priced round in the next year, form the C-corp now: investors and option plans are built for Delaware corporations. If you are earning revenue, holding assets or running a small team without outside investors, the LLC is simpler, pass-through for tax, and converts to a C-corp later when you need it. We form both.

What happens after year one?

Nothing auto-renews. About a month before your anniversary we invoice Registered Agent and Compliance at $199 a year, which keeps your agent and office in place, reminds you of the franchise tax and Form 5472 deadlines, and covers filing support. Separately, you pay Delaware its $400 franchise tax each June. If you decide not to continue, you can move to another agent or dissolve the company, and we will tell you how.

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