Do I need to pay for expedited filing in Delaware?

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Not as something you buy separately. Delaware does not publish a standard turnaround, only that processing time varies with volume, and outside the December rush a standard filing usually comes back in days rather than weeks. Nothing about the company can happen before the state's stamp, since there is no EIN, no bank account and no stock without it. Arabella's Delaware C-corp price includes the 24-hour tier, so the question below is really what the faster tiers cost if you ever need one on a later filing. What the state charges 24-hour service: $50 on a new corporation or LLC formation, $100 on most other filings Same day service: $100 on a new formation, $200 on most other filings, for documents received before the state's cutoff 2-hour service: $500 per document 1-hour service: $1,000 per document Each of these is on top of the ordinary filing fee, and each applies per document, so a formation plus an amendment is two expedite fees. The figures are from the Division of Corporations fee schedule revised August 1, 2026. When it is worth paying A date that cannot move. An investor wiring against a signed and filed certificate, a contract that has to be signed by an entity that exists, a founder leaving the country, or a year-end formation where the date on the certificate matters. Your formation already goes at the 24-hour tier. Paying for one of the faster ones is worth it when hours matter rather than a day, and it is the amendments and later filings, which are not covered, where the question comes up again. One thing the 24-hour tier does not shorten. It is Delaware's processing clock, and it starts when we submit, not when you finish the questionnaire. Preparing and signing the documents takes a couple of business days first. Formation in states other than Delaware is filed at the state's standard speed.

Do I need to pay for expedited filing in Delaware?

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