Start an LLC in Goshen County, Wyoming

Goshen County notes for business owners

Goshen County is the only county on the October 2026 chart with a quarter-percent rate. Its 0.25 percent economic development option on top of the 4 percent state rate and 1 percent general purpose option makes 5.25 percent on sales and 12.25 percent on lodging. Price tags and receipts need two decimal places of tax precision here.

Farm supply stores sell exempt and taxable items side by side: W.S. 39-15-105 exempts feed for livestock or poultry raised for marketing, and seeds and fertilizer applied to land, while tools and most supplies stay taxable. Keep the exemption certificates customers give you, because the Department of Revenue can ask for them, and set up exempt items separately in your register.

A husband-and-wife LLC can be member-managed with both spouses as members. The operating agreement sets who signs checks and what happens if one spouse wants out, which is worth writing down even when the business is small. The Goshen County Clerk takes mail at a post office box in Torrington.

Goshen County Clerk: address and contact

The Secretary of State's county clerk list places the Goshen County Clerk in Torrington, with a post office box for mail. Call ahead before a visit to confirm hours.

Goshen County sales and use tax rate

On the Department of Revenue chart effective October 1, 2026, Goshen County (county number 7) charges 5.25 percent on taxable sales. On a $1,000 taxable sale, that is $52.50 of sales tax.

Lodging tax in Goshen County

One lodging rate applies across Goshen County:

• Goshen County: 12.25 percent in all (5.25 percent sales and use tax, 5 percent statewide lodging and 2 percent local lodging).

Worked example: a feed and farm supply store in Torrington run by a husband and wife

Entity: Wyoming LLC (W.S. 17-29). The company is formed once with the Secretary of State and can then operate anywhere in Goshen County.

Statewide rules that apply in every Wyoming county

• Your LLC or corporation is filed with the Wyoming Secretary of State, not the county. The state fee is $100 for Articles of Organization or Articles of Incorporation.
• Trade names are registered with the Secretary of State under W.S. 40-2-101 through 40-2-111 for $100, not with a county clerk.
• Retail liquor sales are licensed by incorporated cities and towns inside their limits and by counties outside them (W.S. 12-4-101).
• Business personal property is listed with the county assessor each year by March 1; a written request by February 15 extends the date to April 1 (W.S. 39-13-107).
• The annual report and license tax ($60 minimum) are due on or before the first day of your company's anniversary month every year.
• Every Wyoming company keeps a registered agent at a Wyoming street address. Ours is $199 per year.