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How do I change my Delaware corporation to an LLC?

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Sarah Duran

Published Apr 10, 2026

To convert your Delaware corporation to a Delaware LLC, you need to:

  1. get the corporation’s stockholders to approve the conversion; and.
  2. file a certificate of conversion and certificate of formation with the Secretary of State.

How do I convert to a Delaware corporation?

To convert your Delaware LLC to a Delaware corporation, you need to:

  1. get the LLC’s members to approve the conversion; and.
  2. file a certificate of conversion and certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State.

Can LLC convert to corporation?

An LLC can transition to a corporation, but conversion might mean more paperwork and taxes. If the owners of your LLC agree, you can convert your company to a corporation. Some states have a streamlined process that allows you to easily transition your LLC to a corporation.

How do I convert my LLC to Delaware in California?

The company’s membership interests must vote to approve the plan of conversion and a certificate of conversion gets filed with the California Secretary of State. A separate certificate of conversion also gets filed in Delaware, along with a regular certificate of incorporation for the converted entity.

Both California law and Delaware law allow an existing California LLC to convert into a Delaware corporation, simply by taking a vote of the members and making some filings with the secretaries of state of California and Delaware.

How do I convert a California corporation to a Delaware corporation?

In Delaware, the corporation would take these steps:

  1. File Articles of Incorporation with the office of the Delaware Secretary of State.
  2. Adopt bylaws and appoint a board of directors.
  3. Issue stock in the Delaware corporation to shareholders.
  4. Draft an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Incorporation.

How to convert a Delaware LLC to a Delaware corporation?

The conversion procedure is codified primarily in Section 8-265 of the Delaware Code (Del. C.). To convert your Delaware LLC to a Delaware corporation, you need to: get the LLC’s members to approve the conversion; and file a certificate of conversion and certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State.

Can a LLC be converted to a corporation?

This procedure, technically known as “statutory conversion,” will automatically transfer your LLC’s assets and liabilities to the new corporation. Unlike other methods of conversion, only one business entity is involved—you do not need to separately form a corporation before the conversion can occur.

Where can I find information on a Delaware corporation?

To retrieve information on a Delaware entity, Key in the name of the entity you are searching. The search results will return both active and inactive entities from our database. This is not an indication of the current status of an entity.

What are the abbreviations for a Delaware corporation?

Here are a list of forms that are available. Please note the following abbreviations: DE = Delaware, Non-DE = non-Delaware entity, LP = Limited Partnership, LLC = Limited Liability Company, LLP = Limited Liability Partnership, Corp = Corporation, GP = Partnership, ST = Statutory Trust.