Sections
§ 501 Corporations subject to and exempt from franchise tax 8
§ 502 Annual franchise tax report; contents; failure to file and pay tax; … 8
§ 503 Rates and computation of franchise tax 8
§ 504 Collection and disposition of tax; tentative return and tax; penalty … 8
§ 505 Review and refund; jurisdiction and power of the Secretary of State; … 8
§ 506 Fund for payment of refunds 8
§ 507 Collection of tax; preferred debt 8
§ 508 Injunction against exercise of franchise or transacting business 8
§ 509 Further remedy in Court of Chancery; appointment of receiver or … 8
§ 510 Failure to pay tax or file a complete annual report for 1 year; … 8
§ 511 Repeal of charters of delinquent corporations; report to Governor and … 8
§ 512 Filing and publication of proclamation 8
§ 513 Acting under proclaimed charter; penalty 8
§ 514 Mistakes in proclamation; correction 8
§ 515 Annual report of Secretary of State 8
§ 516 Retaliatory taxation and regulation; imposition 8
§ 517 Duties of Attorney General 8
§ 518 Relief for corporations with assets in certain unfriendly nations 8

Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 8 > Chapter 5 - Corporation Franchise Tax

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • dollars: means lawful money of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.