Form the LLC with Wyoming Articles of Organization. Its annual report includes a license tax based on assets located and employed in Wyoming.
This guide covers forming a new Wyoming LLC. If your LLC already exists in another state or country, use the foreign-registration process instead.
Wyoming LLC at a glance
- Official filing website
- Wyoming Secretary of State
- Business name check
- Search business namesA name search does not reserve or approve the name.
- Formation document
- Articles of Organization
- State filing fee
- $100The published formation filing charge is $100. Online payment or service charges may be separate.
- Processing time
- OnlineImmediate in the cited guidePaper10-15 business days; add mail transitPublished guide estimate. Published guide estimate for a complete filing; not a state guarantee. Check the filing office before setting a deadline.
- Ongoing report or tax
- Annual Report / License Tax
- Report / renewal charge
- $60$60 is the minimum. The amount is the greater of $60 or $0.0002 per dollar of assets located and employed in Wyoming.
- Frequency / due date
- Annually; confirm the entity’s anniversary deadline
- Sales tax base rate
- 4%Local rates may apply. July 1, 2026 snapshot; not an address-specific rate. General rate for ordinary taxable sales; exemptions, special products and local rules can change the result.Official tax agency ↗
- Names in formation records
- No management roster requiredThe standard articles identify the entity, office/agent, organizer and contact details, without requiring a member/manager roster. Later signatures and filings can still reveal information. Other filings and private bank/tax records may identify owners.
Before you file in Wyoming
Prepare the name, agent’s consent, principal and mailing addresses, organizers and contact email.
File the Articles of Organization
- Start domestic LLC articles online, or use the paper packet if the state requires extra review for the proposed name.
- Complete the company, agent and organizer fields. For paper filing, include the required agent-consent document.
- Sign, pay and save the approved articles and filing ID.
What to enter in the form
- Agent consent
- Get the Wyoming agent’s consent before naming them. Paper filing needs the consent material in the packet.
- Addresses
- Enter the company’s principal address and a mailing address for correspondence. Before using the agent’s address for either, confirm that the field allows it and the agent agrees.
- Organizer
- The organizer signs formation. Keep ownership records in the operating agreement.
After approval in Wyoming
- Keep the financial records needed to calculate Wyoming assets for the annual report.
Annual Report / License Tax
File the Wyoming annual report ↗
- Find the LLC’s annual report using its filing ID and confirm the due date.
- Complete the state worksheet for assets located and employed in Wyoming. Use its valuation rules rather than total worldwide assets or company net worth.
- The license tax is the greater of $60 or the worksheet’s Wyoming asset amount × 0.0002. Sign, pay through the permitted method and save the filed report.
Compare the filing cycles in our annual report and recurring-fee table.
Next steps: operating agreement · get an EIN · starting checklist.
Sources and filing links
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Research and walkthrough references
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