💰Delaware raises the price of its corporate franchise while fighting DExit Delaware’s new fee regime is now taking effect. HB 400 raises the annual tax on LLCs, LPs and general partnerships from $300 to $400 .. a 33% increase - and increases a range of Division of Corporations filing and service fees. Delaware’s own fiscal analysis says the changes are designed to generate roughly $150 million in additional annual revenue. Most of the filing-fee changes became effective August 1; the alternative-entity annual-tax increases apply to the 2026 tax year. That matters because Delaware openly acknowledges how dependent it is on the franchise: state lawmakers said corporate taxes and fees generate roughly $2.56 billion, about 37% of state revenue. One Delaware legislator specifically warned during the debate that competitors such as Nevada could use these increases in the DExit fight.