{"id":1256,"date":"2012-10-11T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/real-estate\/2012\/10\/11\/choosing-between-massachusetts-and-delaware-llcs-a-practical-approach\/"},"modified":"2021-09-20T18:53:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T18:53:31","slug":"choosing-between-massachusetts-and-delaware-llcs-a-practical-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/real-estate\/2012\/10\/11\/choosing-between-massachusetts-and-delaware-llcs-a-practical-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing Between Massachusetts and Delaware LLCs \u2013 A Practical Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/real-estate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/ma-v-de-resized-600.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/real-estate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/ma-v-de-resized-600.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/real-estate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/ma-v-de-resized-600.png 255w, https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/real-estate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/10\/ma-v-de-resized-600-175x171.png 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a>The <a title=\"Limited Liability Company (\u201cLLC\u201d)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/Businesses\/Small-Businesses-&amp;-Self-Employed\/Limited-Liability-Company-%28LLC%29\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Limited Liability Company (\u201cLLC\u201d)<\/a> has become the entity of choice for many owners and operators of commercial real estate, because LLCs provide limited liability, greater flexibility than corporations and pass-through taxation.\u00a0 For business owners located in Massachusetts, choosing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as the state of formation for an LLC is very often the default choice, since doing so is easier and less expensive than forming the LLC in Delaware. However, many people are unaware of the significant differences between Massachusetts and Delaware LLC law. What follows is a discussion of 8 different questions to consider when deciding where to form an LLC and some practical suggestions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Will an Experienced Massachusetts Corporate Attorney Draft the LLC\u2019s Operating Agreement<\/span>?\u00a0 Under the <a title=\"Massachusetts LLC Act (M.G.L. c. 156C)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.malegislature.gov\/Laws\/GeneralLaws\/PartI\/TitleXXII\/Chapter156C\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Massachusetts LLC Act (M.G.L. c. 156C)<\/a>, there are several onerous statutory provisions that apply to Massachusetts LLCs, which are not found in the <a title=\"Delaware LLC Act (6. Del. Chapter 18)\" href=\"http:\/\/delcode.delaware.gov\/title6\/c018\/sc06\/index.shtml\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Delaware LLC Act (6. Del. Chapter 18)<\/a>.\u00a0 However, many of these provisions apply to Massachusetts LLCs only to the extent not addressed in a written operating agreement.\u00a0 They affect LLC members\u2019 ability to lend or borrow money, be indemnified by the LLC, be released from personal liability, participate in management decisions, receive member distributions, admit new members to the LLC, bring suit in the name of the LLC and\/or effect a merger of the LLC.\u00a0 If the LLC operating agreement is drafted properly, these Massachusetts statutory provisions will not impede the operation of the Massachusetts LLC.\u00a0 But if not properly considered, the Massachusetts LLC Act could cause unforeseen problems.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Are Fiduciary Duties Desired Among Members and Managers<\/span>?\u00a0 The general consensus is that under Delaware law, fiduciary duties between or among the LLC\u2019s managers and\/or members may be eliminated by express language in a written operating agreement.\u00a0 In fact, under Delaware law, it may even be the case that fiduciary duties may not be imposed between or among members and managers absent specific language to the contrary in a written operating agreement.\u00a0 Under Massachusetts law, the default position imposes the same fiduciary duties upon managers and members of LLCs as are imposed on shareholders and officers of privately held corporations &#8211; the duty of utmost good faith and loyalty.\u00a0 Moreover, the Massachusetts LLC Act does not make it clear that fiduciary duties may be eliminated in a written LLC Operating Agreement, and the issue has yet to be tested in Massachusetts courts.\u00a0 If the elimination of fiduciary duties is important to a manager or member, formation in Delaware should be seriously considered.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What Level of Indemnification is Required<\/span>?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Under Delaware law, an LLC can indemnify and hold harmless any person against any claim, provided the indemnity is not against public policy.\u00a0 Under Massachusetts law, indemnification is not available for any person adjudicated to have not acted in good faith with the reasonable belief that his\u00a0 actions were in the best interest of the LLC.\u00a0 While acting in \u201cgood faith\u201d is a reasonable standard of conduct, if absolute indemnification is desired, formation of the LLC in Delaware should be considered.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Should A Member Be Allowed To Unilaterally Resign from the LLC<\/span>?\u00a0 Massachusetts law permits any member to resign as a member upon 6 months prior notice and receive the \u201cfair value\u201d of his or her member interest even if the operating agreement provides to the contrary.\u00a0 Under Delaware law, however, a member may not resign from and LLC if prohibited from doing so under the operating agreement.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Under What Circumstances Should Members Be Personally Liable For \u201cClawbacks\u201d<\/span>? Under the Delaware LLC Act, LLC members may be personally liable to the LLC if the member <em>knew<\/em> at the time he received a distribution that the LLC was either insolvent or made insolvent by the distribution.\u00a0 Under Massachusetts law, a member may be personally liable to the LLC and other members if he votes for or assents to distributions that violate the operating agreement.\u00a0 Since clawbacks are only available under Delaware law for knowing violations of the applicable section of the Delaware LLC Act, if the intent is to limit clawbacks, Delaware law is preferable.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Should a Charging Order Be the Exclusive Remedy for a Member\u2019s Judgment Creditor<\/span>?\u00a0 Under both Delaware and Massachusetts law, upon application to the applicable court, an LLC may be charged interest when satisfying a judgment entered against a member of the LLC.\u00a0 This is referred to as a \u201ccharging order\u201d.\u00a0 However, Delaware law makes a charging order the<em> exclusive remedy<\/em> by which a judgment creditor of a member or of a member&#8217;s assignee may satisfy a judgment.\u00a0 Massachusetts law, however, does not expressly make a charging order a judgment creditor\u2019s exclusive remedy.\u00a0 For those concerned about limiting the rights of a fellow member\u2019s judgment creditors, Delaware law may be preferable.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Might the LLC Enter Into A CMBS Loan or Bring In An Institutional Investor<\/span>?\u00a0 Most servicers of securitized (i.e., CMBS) loans require their borrowers to be Delaware LLCs.\u00a0 Similarly, many venture capital firms or large institutional investors will only invest in Delaware LLCs.\u00a0 If the LLC anticipates entering into a CMBS loan or admitting an institutional investor, formation in Delaware makes sense.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Can The LLC Afford To Form In Delaware<\/span>?\u00a0 There is no escaping the fact that if the business of the LLC is in Massachusetts, forming an LLC in Delaware will result in more annual fees.\u00a0 For LLCs formed and doing business exclusively in Massachusetts, the filing fee to form and maintain the LLC in good standing is $500.00 and $500.00 annually thereafter.\u00a0 Forming a Delaware LLC initially costs $90.00, with annual fees of $250.00 plus an annual fee to pay a corporate servicer in Delaware of approximately $250.00.\u00a0 Since forming an LLC in Delaware to do business in Massachusetts will require the LLC to qualify (i.e. register) in Massachusetts as a foreign LLC, the LLC\u2019s filing fees may double.\u00a0 The increase in compliance costs should be weighed against the potential benefits offered under Delaware LLC law.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Limited Liability Company (\u201cLLC\u201d) has become the entity of choice for many owners and operators of commercial real estate, because LLCs provide limited liability, greater flexibility than corporations and pass-through taxation.\u00a0 For business owners located in Massachusetts, choosing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as the state of formation for an LLC is very often the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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