Delaware businesses may incur the following types of state filing fees and taxes on income and sales:

• startup costs, which include incorporation document filing fees, limited liability company (LLC) formation fees, and initial corporate franchise tax fees
• fees and taxes on income and sales from ongoing operations such as an annual report filing fee, corporate franchise tax, corporate income tax and a manufacturers' and merchants' license tax

In addition, the state imposes a personal income tax on business income that passes through to you from your business.

To gain a better idea about the types of fees and tax obligations you may be facing, we recommend that you review the following sections:

• Initial formation fees in Delaware for new businesses vary depending upon the type of business you operate and the form you operate it in — corporation, partnership, etc. This segment will go through the various formation fees that Delaware imposes.
• Taxes and fees on business income outlines the various taxes that the state imposes on your business income. This section will provide you with a working knowledge of these taxes.
• Sales and use taxes highlights the fact that while Delaware has no sales tax, it does have a manufacturers' and merchants' license tax, which may be of concern to you if you operate a specific type of business.

We also provide the names and telephone numbers of the oversight agencies in Delaware that administer the various types of business fees and taxes. This section will give you the references to contact if you need additional information.

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