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Which state offers the most benefits? What's the best and most common approach?
Nevada ? Delaware ? Your home state?
Many small businesses prefer to incorporate or form an LLC in their home state. Typically, it's less complicated and most cost effective to incorporate in the state where you're planning to operate your business.
If you incorporate outside your home state, you still may be required to qualify to do business in your home state. The cost of a local incorporation will usually be less than incorporating in another state, and then qualifying to do business in your home state as a "foreign" (out of state) corporation. Plus, you will avoid paying franchise taxes and filing annual reports in two different states.
If you have a partner and/or business activity in more than one state, you'll have to decide where to domicile your corporation or LLC, and again, register as a foreign corporation or LLC doing business in the state where the activity occurs. That decision should be based on multi-state taxation rules and registration requirements, which vary from state to state.
Delaware and Nevada are often cited as the best states in which to domicile (or form) your new business. Both states have advantages, but not all may apply to your situation.
Advantages of a Delaware Corporation or LLC
Over 50% of all companies on the NY Stock Exchange are Delaware corporations. Delaware has a long heritage as a business-friendly state, and may be a good choice if you intend to take your company public and offer publicly traded stock.
Delaware has many other advantages, including low incorporation fees, low annual franchise taxes, and no state corporate income tax for corporations that operate outside of Delaware . Delaware also maintains a separate court system for business, called the "Court of Chancery." This Court is known for its well-established record of decisions and the speed at which it handles disputes.
Be aware, however, that if you incorporate in Delaware while your business is located outside of Delaware , you may need to qualify to do business in your home jurisdiction. This may require an extra step and an additional fee to your home state. Nationwide Incorporating Services can assist you with incorporating or forming your LLC in Delaware and qualifying that corporation or LLC in any state you choose.
Advantages of a Nevada Corporation or LLC
Nevada has become increasingly friendly to corporations with its privacy and liability protection status, as well as certain tax advantages. Nevada has no state tax on corporate profits, no state annual franchise tax, or no state personal income tax. Stockholders of a Nevada corporation are not public record, allowing complete anonymity.
Again, if you incorporate in Nevada while your business is located in another state, you may need to qualify to do business in your home jurisdiction. This may require an extra step and an additional fee to your home state. Nationwide Incorporating Services can assist you with incorporating or forming your LLC in Nevada and qualifying your corporation or LLC in any state you choose.
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