Start an LLC in Sheridan County, Wyoming

Sheridan County notes for business owners

Sheridan County charges 6 percent on sales and 13 percent on lodging. For a consultant who sells advice and code rather than goods, the more important tax fact is the absence of a state income tax: Wyoming does not have an individual or corporate income tax, so an LLC owner here deals with federal income tax but no state income tax return for the business income.

Remote consultants often keep clients in other states. Whether the LLC must also register in a client's state depends on that state's own rules; an office or staff located there is a common trigger. Ask us before you sign a contract that requires the company to be registered where the client is.

The Sheridan County Clerk is in Suite B-17 at 224 South Main Street. The City of Sheridan says it does not issue business licenses, so a home-office consultant inside city limits typically has no city license to buy; zoning and building rules still apply to a storefront.

Sheridan County Clerk: address and contact

The Secretary of State's county clerk list places the Sheridan County Clerk in Sheridan. Call ahead before a visit to confirm hours.

Sheridan County sales and use tax rate

On the Department of Revenue chart effective October 1, 2026, Sheridan County (county number 3) charges 6 percent on taxable sales. On a $1,000 taxable sale, that is $60 of sales tax.

Lodging tax in Sheridan County

One lodging rate applies across Sheridan County:

• Sheridan County: 13 percent in all (6 percent sales and use tax, 5 percent statewide lodging and 2 percent local lodging).

Worked example: a remote software consultant who moved to Sheridan and wants an LLC for client contracts

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