Registered agent
In accounting, registered agent means the person or company, with an address in the state, that a corporation must keep to receive legal process and the state's notices. Delaware sends its annual report and franchise tax notices to the registered agent each December.
Authority: 8 Del. C. §132 (opens in a new tab). Sources
The lessons that teach this
From the free founder back-office course, taught on one company's books, with exercises to work it yourself.
- Why startups are Delaware C corporationsPreferred stock, option plans, ISOs, QSBS and investors' own taxes all need a corporation; Delaware's statute and court are what the documents assume.9 min
- Where to incorporateFormation state versus where you operate: Delaware, Wyoming, Nevada and the home state compared, from the state guides.7 min
For founders
The same idea written for a founder: what it costs a startup that ignores it, and what to do in a real month.
What it is not called
Each of these means something else. Use one here and an accountant reading the product notices.
- mailing address
- incorporator
Also in Entity & compliance
Defined in Lexicon. This page is generated from that document, so the two can't disagree.