| Starting Up USA Corporation
Coddan provides high-quality incorporation services all over the USA. We specialise in forming, maintaining, and the utilisation of corporations in all 50 states. We provide our clients with full expert assistance throughout every step of the formation process; however, our service does not stop there. At Coddan we assist clients with the first step towards incorporating a company. We can assist you in establishing your business with minimal effort and time. Coddan can help!
We will give you any assistance or advice relating to company formation matters from the moment you choose to incorporate with us, and for as long after incorporation as you may require. Many US non-residents are forming companies in the state of Delaware, some of which are operating within the country, others of which are operating entirely outside. Let us help you to start your business in the USA. | Important Note:By choosing to use Coddan as your registered agent, you are ensured that all official state documents and service of process will be promptly forwarded to your business. You will also receive continued support if you have any questions regarding our services. With Coddan, your business start-up idea can literally become a reality in hours! We offer everything a business start-up or growing business needs, right from free advice through to electronic company formation and company registration, plus much more. The benefit of incorporation for business founders like yourself is that it gives you the legal basis to conduct business in Delaware and elsewhere. For more information about company registration services in the USA available from Coddan, please visit the setting up a business in the USA section of our main website. | |  | |  |   We are sure that you have all heard about the "offshore" states within the USA. Everyday our business consultants and advisors receive a lot of calls and e-mail enquiries regarding offshore incorporation in the USA, mainly in the state of Delaware. We would like to dispel a myth about the offshore regimes in Delaware and other US states. There is a system of double taxation in the USA, which means that all companies registered in the USA have to pay federal taxes and also a local state tax. Delaware State has specific regulations for those companies that do not carry out any activity within the state and do not earn any income from local sources. These companies will be exempt from local income and corporate taxes but will be required to pay a franchise tax each year; however, it does not mean that at the same time the company will be exempt from federal taxes.
Each company registered in the USA has to be registered with the Internal Revenue Service, file tax returns, and pay taxes! Other questions to consider are: under what type is the company registered, and who are the Members and partners? There are also a lot of other details that should be considered with regard to US companies taxation.
If you are looking to start your business in the USA and want more information, please feel free to visit the USA Services, section of our main website.  Welcome to the state of Delaware company formation division of Coddan. If you think of Coddan as just an ordinary Delaware company's incorporator, think again. Our office has been dealing with individual business solutions since 1993. From basic incorporation services to reduce personal liability, to concepts for reducing taxation, to very special business licences – we are your partners! Success starts right where you're standing. It's true.
More than half-a-million business entities have been registered in the state of Delaware, including more than 50 per cent of all US publicly-traded companies. When incorporating a business in Delaware, you don't have to worry about any residency requirement as you do not need to be a Delaware resident. This applies to shareholders, officers, and Directors.
For more useful information about Delaware corporation, please visit corporations vs other forms of business. | | |  | |  | | State of Delaware Advantages:
 Foreign businesses seeking to enter or expand in the American marketplace can use their location in Delaware to accomplish their objectives. One of the best reasons for registering a corporation is to separate your personal assets from your company's assets. If you conduct business without using a corporation, you place your assets at risk. Separating your personal property from your business property, and using a legal form such as a corporation, can help protect your personal property. A corporation is a separate tax entity from its owners.
The usual duties of the Company Secretary include: attending meetings of the shareholders and Directors, and taking minutes; issuing notices on the instructions of the Board (for example, notices convening shareholders' meetings); dealing with shareholders with regard to their shareholdings (for example, registering transfers); maintaining the statutory books of the company; ensuring that all necessary returns are made to the Registrar of Companies; and specific duties imposed by statute (for example, signing the annual return, and signing the Directors' report on behalf of the Board).
One person can incorporate in Delaware. One person can be the President, Secretary, Treasurer, and sole Director of a Delaware corporation, without disclosing the name or names in the Certificate of Incorporation. The Director or Directors are allowed to amend the by-laws of the corporation. The main tax benefits which now make Delaware the most competitive state in the USA include: no state or local general sales tax, and no personal property or inventory taxes.
Many US non-residents are forming companies in the state of Delaware, some of which are operating within the country, others of which are operating entirely outside. If you are looking for more information about the benefits of starting a Delaware corporation, the, state of Delaware advantages section will help you to find out more. |  | | |
