Characteristics of the Entity Name Search Delaware with the Secretary of State:
The database of the Delaware state provides the information for both the active and inactive companies. Inactive status of a company representative that the entity, either did not file an annual report or the Delaware secretary of state has permanently revoked the entity, due to not filing franchise taxes or an annual report. Whereas, an active entity shows that is has fulfilled all legal obligation to operate business in the state of Delaware.
An entity name search is checked by using the entity name or a file number in the state of Delaware. The sole proprietorship data are not included in the search database, because it is filed with the counties where the business will be conducted.
The state of Delaware does not charge fees to check the name availability of an entity to start a new business.
The entity name should have the relevancy with the business description, easy to call and contain the special characters.
The secretary of the state Delaware standardizes the business name and does not publish in a unique style.
