Delaware Annual Franchise Tax Report Instructions

franchise tax
Franchise tax is a tax charged by some US states to corporations with a nexus (aka a filing obligation) with those states. The common feature of a state's franchise tax is that it is not based on income. Rather, the typical franchise tax calculation centers around the "net worth" of the taxpayer.
a tax that is imposed by states on corporations; it depends both on the net worth of the corporation and on its net income attributable to activities within the state
A tax or fee usually levied annually upon a corporation, limited liability company or similar business entity for the right to exist or do business in a particular state.

instructions
Directions to a lawyer or to a jury
instruction manual: a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
(instruction) education: the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"
(instruction) direction: a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
A direction or order
A code or sequence in a computer program that defines an operation and puts it into effect

delaware
A state in the eastern US, on the Atlantic coast;; pop. 683,600; capital, Dover; statehood, Dec. 7, 1787 (1). One of the original thirteen states, it was the first to ratify the US Constitution
A river in the northeastern US that rises in the Catskill Mountains in New York and flows south for about 280 miles (450 km) to northern Delaware, where it meets the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay. For much of its length it forms the eastern border of Pennsylvania
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

annual
Occurring once every year
(botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants"
Calculated over or covering a period of a year
(of a plant) Living for a year or less, perpetuating itself by seed
a reference book that is published regularly once every year

report
A teacher's written assessment of a student's work, progress, and conduct, issued at the end of a term or academic year
An account given of a particular matter, esp. in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body
to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research"
A spoken or written description of an event or situation, esp. one intended for publication or broadcast in the media
a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"