How to start an LLC in Wyoming

Check your business name is free

Search for your name on Wyoming business name search. Checking the name is your own job. The Secretary of State reviews new filings the next business day. If your name turns out not to be clearly different from an existing one, you may have to file more paperwork and pay more fees.

Your name must end with

Limited Liability Company, LLC, L.L.C., Limited Company, LC, L.C., Ltd. Liability Company, Ltd. Liability Co. or Limited Liability Co. A low-profit LLC uses L3C. A DAO LLC (one run on a blockchain) also needs DAO or LAO.

Holding a name

Name reservation (holding a name before you file): $60 for 120 days. Mail the form with a check. Not needed if you file your Articles at the same time.

Words you can’t use, or need permission to use:

• Bank, banker, banc, bancorp, banque, banco, trust, PTC (private trust company) and similar words in any language need approval from the Division of Banking
• Academy, college, edu, education, institute, institution, school, university and similar words in any language need approval from the Department of Education
• No words that suggest a corporation (for example Inc. or Corp.). Endings for a different type of business are not allowed
• No words that suggest a purpose not in your Articles (the form that sets up your LLC)

Also worth knowing:

• If your name uses the banking or education words above, you must file on paper by mail. The approval step may cause delays.
• If your name starts with the letter 'A' and then a space, or has special characters, you must file on paper.

Choose your registered agent

Every LLC needs a registered agent: a person or company with an address in Wyoming who receives legal papers and official letters for it.

Can you do it yourself?

Yes, if you are at least 18, live in Wyoming and have a physical Wyoming address. If not, your registered agent must be a Wyoming resident or a business allowed to operate in Wyoming.

Address rules

The agent needs a physical street address in Wyoming where the agent, or someone acting for it, is actually present. A PO box, drop box, mail-forwarding service or UPS-store box is not accepted. You may add a PO box as well as the street address.

Do they need to agree?

Yes. For paper filings, the agent signs a Consent to Appointment by Registered Agent, sent with your Articles. In it, the agent confirms they follow Wyoming's agent law. Online, you confirm you have a similar written consent, and you must keep it.

• Anyone who is agent for more than 10 businesses must register with the Secretary of State as a commercial registered agent. This costs $50 a year. The Secretary of State publishes a list of these agents, but the list is not complete.
• Every LLC must give its registered agent the names and addresses of its managers (or people in similar roles). It must also name a 'communications contact': an owner (member), manager or officer with a mailing address, physical address and business phone. You must update these details within 60 days of any change.
• Instead, your LLC can choose to file this 'Key Individuals' and 'Communications Contact' information with the Secretary of State, on free optional forms. The contact cannot be the agent or the agent's employee. The contact also cannot use a PO box, a virtual address or a commercial agent's address.

File the form that creates your LLC

The form is called the Articles of Organization. File it online at wyobiz.wyo.gov. The fee: $100 (paying by card online adds a convenience fee from the payment company)

You’ll be asked for:

• LLC name
• whether your LLC chooses to be a close LLC (one with extra limits on owners transferring shares or leaving)
• registered agent's name and physical Wyoming address
• LLC mailing address
• main office address
• checkbox agreeing that legal papers can be served on your LLC by email
• signature and printed name of the organizer (the person who files the form)
• contact person, daytime phone and email (email is required)
• Consent to Appointment signed by the registered agent (online, you confirm you have it)

Good to know about the Wyoming form:

• Your Articles name no owners (members) or managers. Only an organizer (the person who files the form) signs.
• The form lets you opt in to Wyoming's close LLC rules. These limit transferring ownership shares, owners leaving, paying back money owners put in, and closing the LLC.
• Every LLC must agree to receive legal papers by email if its registered agent cannot be reached. It must also keep an email address on file.
• If you file online, you do not upload the agent's consent. You confirm you have a similar written consent and keep it.

Prefer paper? Yes. You can mail the PDF Articles with a check or money order. This takes up to 15 business days. Some names must be filed this way (names with banking or education words, or special characters).

Wait for approval (or pay to speed it up)

If you file online, your LLC is active right away. The name is then reviewed the next business day. Mailed forms take up to 15 business days.

Wyoming's expedited service (faster, for an extra fee) costs $700 for next business day or $1,400 for same day (guide revised June 2026). It does not cover new LLCs, because you can file those online. It also does not cover filings where the name needs banking or education approval.

After approval: what to do next

Once your LLC is approved, get its EIN (the business tax number), free from the IRS. Then work through what Wyoming asks for next:

• Annual report and license tax1st day of the month you formed in, every year starting the next year (you can file up to 120 days early) · $60, or $0.0002 x your LLC's assets in Wyoming if that is more (so $60 for up to $300,000); card payments add a convenience fee

  In the report, you confirm your LLC's capital (money put into the business), property and assets in Wyoming, and its main office address. You cannot file it online if the tax is over $500. The state sends email reminders 60, 30 and 10 days before it is due.

• Missed annual reportLate (delinquent) from the 2nd day of the month after the due date; closed down by the state if not filed within 60 days of the due date · $100 reinstatement fee (to bring your LLC back)

  If the state closes your LLC for missing annual reports, you can bring it back (reinstate it) within 2 years. You can do this online if there are no other problems. After 2 years, Wyoming law does not allow reinstatement.

• Give your registered agent your key individuals and communications contactWhen you form, then update within 60 days of any change · free

  Wyoming law requires this. Giving the agent false records can mean a fine of up to $1,000. You may file the same details with the Secretary of State on free forms instead.

• Sales and use tax license (only if you sell taxable goods or services)Before you start making taxable sales

  Forming a Wyoming LLC does not by itself mean you need a license. You need one if you sell taxable items and one of these is true. You have a physical presence in Wyoming (more than a registered agent or virtual office). Or your sales reach the state's limits (economic thresholds). Apply online through the Excise Tax Division's WYIFS system. This usually takes about two weeks.

• Register with the Department of Workforce Services (if you work in Wyoming or hire a Wyoming resident)Before you start work in Wyoming

  One registration at WYUI.wyo.gov handles both unemployment insurance and workers' compensation (insurance for staff hurt at work). Wyoming is a 'monopolistic' state. Most employers must buy workers' comp from the state fund, not a private insurer.

• State income taxnone

  Wyoming has no income tax for people or companies. So there is no state income tax return to file and no account to open.

• Business licenseBefore you start trading, if your city or type of business needs one

  There is no general business license for the whole state. Apart from registering with the Secretary of State, licenses and permits depend on your type of business and on your city or county clerk.