How to start an LLC in Wyoming

Check the name is free

Search on Wyoming business name search. Checking the name is the filer's own job: the Secretary of State reviews new registrations the next business day, and if the name turns out not to be distinguishable you may have to file more paperwork and pay more fees.

Name ending

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 also needs DAO or LAO).

Reserving

Name reservation: $60 for 120 days, by mailed form with a check; not needed if you file the Articles at the same time.

Words to avoid or that need permission:

• Bank, banker, banc, bancorp, banque, banco, trust, PTC (private trust company) and similar words in any language need Division of Banking approval
• Academy, college, edu, education, institute, institution, school, university and similar words in any language need Department of Education approval
• Nothing implying a corporation (for example Inc. or Corp.); conflicting entity endings are not allowed
• Nothing implying a purpose other than one in the Articles

Also worth knowing:

• Names using the banking or education words above must be filed on paper and mailed, and may be delayed by the approval process.
• Names starting with the letter 'A' followed by a space, or containing special characters, must be filed on paper.

Choose a registered agent

Can it be you?

Yes, if you are at least 18, live in Wyoming and have a physical Wyoming address; otherwise you need a Wyoming resident or a business entity authorized in Wyoming to act as agent.

Address

The agent needs a physical Wyoming street address 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, though a PO box may be added alongside the physical address.

Their consent

Yes: the agent signs a Consent to Appointment by Registered Agent that goes with paper Articles (certifying compliance with W.S. 17-28-101 to 111); online filers certify they have a similar written consent and must keep it.

• Anyone acting as agent for more than 10 entities must register with the Secretary of State as a commercial registered agent (annual registration $50); the Secretary of State publishes a roster of them, which is not complete.
• Every LLC must give its registered agent, and keep current within 60 days, the names and addresses of its managers (or similar), plus a 'communications contact': a member, manager or officer with a mailing and physical address and business phone.
• The LLC can instead file this 'Key Individuals' and 'Communications Contact' information with the Secretary of State on free election forms; the contact cannot be the agent or the agent's employee, and cannot use a PO box, virtual or commercial-agent address.

File the Articles of Organization

File online at wyobiz.wyo.gov. Fee: $100 (online card payments add a payment-processor convenience fee).

The form asks for:

• LLC name
• whether the LLC elects to be a close limited liability company
• registered agent's name and physical Wyoming address
• LLC mailing address
• principal office address
• tick-box consenting to electronic service of process by email (W.S. 17-28-104(e))
• organizer's signature and printed name
• contact person, daytime phone and email (email required)
• Consent to Appointment signed by the registered agent (online: certify you hold it)

What is different about Wyoming’s form:

• No members or managers are named on the Articles; only an organizer signs.
• The form offers an opt-in to Wyoming's close LLC supplement (W.S. 17-25), which restricts transfers of interests, resignation, return of capital and dissolution.
• Every LLC must consent to being served legal papers by email if it has no reachable registered agent, and must keep an email address on file.
• Online filers do not upload the agent's consent; they certify they have a similar written consent and keep it.

On paper: Yes: the PDF Articles can be mailed with a check or money order, taking up to 15 business days; some names (banking or education words, special characters) must be filed this way.

Wait for approval, or pay to go faster

When filed online, the business entity is active immediately (the name is then reviewed the next business day); mailed documents take a maximum of 15 business days.

Wyoming's expedite service ($700 next business day, $1,400 same day; guide revised June 2026) does not cover new LLC formations, because they can be filed online, nor filings needing banking or education approval of the name.

Do what comes after filing

Approval is the start. Get the LLC’s EIN, free from the IRS, then work through what Wyoming expects next:

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

  The report certifies the LLC's capital, property and assets in Wyoming and its principal office address. It cannot be filed online if the tax is over $500; email reminders go out 60, 30 and 10 days before.

• Missed annual reportDelinquent on the 2nd day of the month after the due date; dissolved if not filed within 60 days of the due date · $100 reinstatement fee

  An LLC dissolved for missing annual reports can be reinstated within 2 years (online if it has no other problems); after 2 years Wyoming law does not allow reinstatement.

• Give your registered agent the key individuals and communications contactAt formation, and keep current within 60 days of any change · free

  Required by W.S. 17-28-104(d) and 17-28-107; 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/use tax license (only if selling 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 have a physical presence in Wyoming (beyond a registered agent or virtual office) or meet the economic thresholds. Apply online through the Excise Tax Division's WYIFS system, which generally takes about two weeks.

• Register with the Department of Workforce Services (if working in Wyoming or hiring a Wyoming resident)Before starting work in Wyoming

  One registration at WYUI.wyo.gov decides both unemployment insurance and workers' compensation. 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 individual or corporate income tax, so there is no state income tax return or account to open.

• Business licenseBefore trading, if your city or activity requires one

  There is no statewide general business license: apart from registering with the Secretary of State, licenses and permits depend on the kind of business and on your city or county clerk.