§ Â 507. Collection of tax; preferred debt.

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Delaware Code › Title 8 › Chapter 5 › Section 507

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The franchise tax shall be a debt due from the corporation to the State, for which an action at law may be maintained after the same shall have been in arrears for a period of 1 month. The tax shall also be a preferred debt in case of insolvency.

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