Tax Data Requests

A Tax Data Request sends an XML message to the Delaware Division of Corporations requesting the tax amount owed by the entity.

Delaware's server will either approve or reject the request. If successful, the response received from the Delaware Division of Corporations will generate an Franchise Tax (Delaware) Data Library record, populating all relevant fields.

Note

Tax year: Unless there exists an active (in Diligent Entities) Franchise Tax (Delaware) Data Library, the tax year assumed for the tax data request will be the current calendar year minus one (for example, If you submit a tax data request in the calendar year 2019, the tax data request will be for 2018, as taxes are paid in arrears).

If an active (in Diligent Entities) Franchise Tax (Delaware) data library already exists, the tax year stored in this Data Library will be used.

Create a Tax Data Request

To generate a Tax Data Request:

  • Select the All Searches icon and search for all companies required to file a Tax Data Request.
  • Select Wizards (located to the right of the screen) and select the More Wizards > Tax Data Request (State of Delaware) options.

The Tax Data Request (State of Delaware) wizard opens

  • Select Next.

A Tax Data Request is generated for each of the companies listed.

  • Once all requests have been generated, select Finish.

eFile a Tax Data Request

  • Navigate to Working Documents > More > Produced On and enter today's date into the date fields.
  • Select the Basic Search tab and in the Begins with field, enter Tax Data Request.

All Tax Data Requests generated today are listed.

Queue the Tax Data Request

  • Select Wizards (located to the right of the screen) and select the Efile documents option.

A Confirmation dialogue message displays.

  • Once you have read and understood the notice, select OK to continue with the process.

The eFile wizard opens and begins to immediately verify and queue each Tax Data Request.

  • If there are any gaps in required information, they will be highlighted (in order to be addressed) and a Failed status will display against the company name.

Note

The error must be resolved before re-submission of a Tax Data Request for the company in question can take place.

If there are no areas to address, the request will be queued and a Completed status will display.

Note

An Efile 'Completed' status indicates that the request is verified and queued. The Send and Receive process must still be initiated to eFile a Tax Data Request to the Delaware Division of Corporations.

  • Select Finish to close the wizard.