Narrow scope beats vague coverage
Delaware Franchise is useful only when the facts match the supported workflow. The product says no before it stretches into advice.
Back to Delaware Franchise Desk
About the product
Built for the founder who just wants the Delaware math to make sense.
Delaware Franchise Desk exists because the official portal is the place to file, but small corporations still need to understand the method comparison before they click through it.
The story
Self-preparation, with a smaller promise.
A small Delaware corporation can have simple facts and still face confusing output: authorized shares, issued shares, treasury shares, gross assets, minimum tax, fee, penalties, and the assumed-par-value method all live in the same filing moment.
The product takes the same self-preparation pattern: source the rule, narrow the lane, show the calculation, and leave the official filing and payment with Delaware.
It is deliberately not a registered-agent service, not a state mail service, and not a legal opinion. If the cap table is unusual, the stock has no par value, or the company is changing status, the product should say stop.
Us vs the old way
The difference is the boundary.
The product is not trying to imitate a full-service firm. It is trying to make the repeatable part of a narrow filing workflow clearer, faster, and easier to review.
| The usual route | Our lane |
|---|---|
| Jump into the state portal and discover the tax method only after entering facts. | Compare the supported methods before the official filing session. |
| Use a broad corporate service for a small annual report task. | Prepare a focused checklist and passport for the ordinary annual workflow. |
| Mix registered-agent, legal, tax, and filing questions in one vague support path. | Keep those boundaries visible and route edge cases out. |
| Lose the context after the annual filing is done. | Keep the facts needed to make next year's filing faster. |
Official sources beat memory
Deadlines, method rules, and filing limits are tied back to government sources, with review dates shown in the product.
Local drafts beat account lock-in
The working pattern is no account by default, browser-saved drafts, a one-shot software fee, and a reusable annual passport.
A packet is not representation
The user reviews, signs, files, and pays through the official channel unless a future service explicitly says otherwise.
Publisher
Yann Lephay
Independent software maker and publisher
Builder of narrow self-preparation software for recurring compliance paperwork: official sources first, local drafts, public limits, and no account lock-in.
The same operating pattern that shaped LMNP Facile is used here: publish the limits, cite the official sources, keep drafts local, charge once, and stop before software pretends to give individualized professional advice.