Corporations

What is a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation, Exactly? Delaware Public Benefit Corporations (PBC) function like any other for-profit corporation, but with a key difference. Public Benefit Corporations bake specific public benefit purposes into their foundation documents as for-profit entities. Delaware PBCs can use company resources to pursue public benefit causes without strictly focusing on maximizing […]

  What Does “Void” Mean for a Delaware LLC or Corporation? A Delaware business entity, such as an LLC or corporation, can become “void”. This happens when the state of Delaware cancels the company. When a company is canceled by the state, it loses its “good standing” status. A void company also loses its limited […]

  What is a Corporation Stockholder Agreement? A Stockholder Agreement is an important company document that describes the rules that each of a corporation’s stockholders need to follow. As owners of a corporation, stockholders have certain rights. However, stockholders should not be able to just transfer or sell their ownership in the company whenever they want […]

Corporations play a significant role in the business world. Entrepreneurs use the legal structure of a corporation to protect themselves from risks and grow their businesses into large enterprises. While you may interact with corporations nearly every day, you may not fully understand how they work.     In this article, we break a corporation […]

  What Is A Delaware C-Corporation, Exactly? The “C” in C-Corp refers to a corporation’s federal tax designation. The IRS designates Delaware Corporations as C-Corps by default. However, a corporation can elect to be taxed as an S-Corporation by filing IRS Form 2553.  Many entrepreneurs get confused when trying to incorporate a C-Corp on their […]

  A Corporate Secretary can be a valuable asset to a corporation as it grows. But what does a Corporate Secretary do, exactly? Are companies required to have one? We dive into the details of what a Corporate Secretary is and why they are important. What Is a Corporate Secretary? A Corporate Secretary is one […]