How to Start an LLC in Wyoming (2026)

Q: How much does it cost to start an LLC in Wyoming?

The Articles of Organization cost $100 with the Wyoming Secretary of State. Your EIN is free from the IRS. Each year you file an annual report with a license tax of $60 minimum, or two-tenths of one mill per dollar of assets located in Wyoming if that is greater. Add a registered agent service if you do not live in the state.

Q: When is the Wyoming annual report due?

On the first day of your anniversary month, every year. If you registered on January 15, your annual report is due January 1 each following year. The license tax is $60 or $0.0002 per dollar of assets located and employed in Wyoming, whichever is greater, so a business with $300,000 or less in Wyoming assets pays $60.

Q: Is Wyoming really the best state to form an LLC?

It is the best state if you live or operate in Wyoming, or for certain location-independent holding structures. It is not a tax shelter for a business that operates elsewhere: your home state taxes income earned there and requires the Wyoming LLC to register as a foreign LLC, so you pay both. The privacy is real, the tax saving usually is not.

Q: Does Wyoming list LLC members publicly?

Wyoming does not publish member names on the formation filing, which is why it has a reputation for privacy. Your registered agent is public. That privacy makes your operating agreement more important, because it is the document that actually records who owns what, and banks will ask for it.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

To start a Wyoming LLC, file the Articles of Organization with the Wyoming Secretary of State for $100, appoint a registered agent with a Wyoming address, and get a free EIN. Every year you pay an annual report license tax: $60 or $0.0002 per dollar of assets located in Wyoming, whichever is greater, due the first day of your anniversary month. Most small operators pay the $60 minimum.

Quick note: we're operators, not attorneys or accountants. This is general educational info, not legal or tax advice. Wyoming has no state income tax, which is why it gets recommended constantly. That does not make it right for a business operating elsewhere.

Wyoming is genuinely cheap and genuinely private, and it is also the state most often recommended to people who should not use it. Here are the real numbers, plus a straight answer on whether to form here if you live somewhere else.

The out-of-state question, answered honestly Wyoming has no state income tax and does not list members publicly, which is why every ad recommends it. But if you live and operate in another state, forming here does not lower your tax: your home state taxes income earned there, and you would register the Wyoming LLC as a foreign LLC at home. Two filings, two agents, two annual fees, one small business. Wyoming is excellent if you are in Wyoming, or for genuinely location-independent holding structures. For a courier running routes in Ohio, form in Ohio.

How to start a Wyoming LLC in 6 steps

Name it, appoint a Wyoming registered agent, file the Articles ($100), write an operating agreement, get a free EIN, then pay the $60 minimum annual report license tax on your anniversary month.

Name your Wyoming LLC

The name must be distinguishable from other Wyoming entities and include an LLC designator. Search it in the Wyoming business filing search before you file, and grab the matching domain while you are there.

Appoint a Wyoming registered agent

You need a registered agent with a Wyoming street address who has consented to serve. If you do not live in Wyoming this is a paid service and a permanent annual cost, so factor it in alongside the $60 tax. Northwest includes agent service free the first year with their $39 filing.

File the Articles of Organization

File the Articles of Organization with the Wyoming Secretary of State. The filing fee is $100. Online filing through the state's business portal is the fastest route.

Write an operating agreement

Wyoming does not require one, but write it anyway. It sets out ownership, management, and who can sign, it backs your liability protection, and banks ask for it at account opening. It matters more in Wyoming because member names are not on the public filing, so your agreement is the record of who owns what.

Get a free EIN from the IRS

Your EIN is free at irs.gov and takes about ten minutes. You need it for the business bank account, contracts, and hiring. Never pay a third-party site for one.

File the annual report and pay the license tax

Wyoming's annual report carries a license tax of $60, or two-tenths of one mill on the dollar ($0.0002) of assets located and employed in Wyoming, whichever is greater. An entity with $300,000 or less in Wyoming assets pays the $60 minimum. It is due on the first day of your anniversary month: register on January 15 and the report is due January 1 each year after.

Wyoming LLC cost breakdown

$100 to form and $60 a year for most small operators, plus a registered agent if you are out of state.

Item	Cost	Required?
Articles of Organization	$100	Yes
EIN	Free from the IRS	Yes (free)
Registered agent service	$0 (yourself, if in WY) to $300/yr	No
Annual report license tax	$60 minimum, or $0.0002 per dollar of WY assets	Yes
Due date	First day of your anniversary month	Yes

Wyoming figures as of August 2026, from the Secretary of State business fee schedule and business FAQs. Confirm before filing.

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Wyoming LLC FAQs

How much does it cost to start an LLC in Wyoming?

The Articles cost $100 and your EIN is free. Then a $60 minimum annual report license tax, plus a registered agent if you are out of state.

When is the Wyoming annual report due?

The first day of your anniversary month. Register January 15 and the report is due January 1 each year. It is $60 for most small businesses.

Is Wyoming really the best state to form an LLC?

Best if you are actually in Wyoming. If you operate elsewhere, your home state still taxes you and requires foreign registration, so you pay twice.

Does Wyoming list LLC members publicly?

No, member names are not on the public filing, though the registered agent is public. That makes your operating agreement the key ownership record.

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