Should you form an LLC in Wyoming? It helps when the business has no physical operations elsewhere, when you want charging order protection that covers a sole member, or when you need a holding company. It often does not help if you work in another state, which can require a foreign registration and fees on top of Wyoming's.
Wyoming Secretary of Statewww.wyo.govWyoming Statutes, Title 17Wyoming Secretary of StateWyoming Secretary of State fee schedule (effective July 1, 2026) and Wyoming Statutes Titles 17 and 40 reviewed November 10, 2026. Confirm current fees with the Secretary of State before filing.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Wyoming filings for owners. We are not the Wyoming Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
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- Cited to Wyoming Statutes Title 17
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The forks in the road.
Low Wyoming cost
$100 to form and a $60 minimum license tax per year, measured on Wyoming assets only.
Wyoming Secretary of StateNo state income tax
The State of Wyoming says it has no individual or corporate income tax.
www.wyo.govStrong charging order statute
W.S. 17-29-503(g) makes the charging order the exclusive remedy, including for a sole member.
Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Home-state registration
States generally require companies doing business there to register. Wyoming itself charges a $5,000 penalty plus fees, taxes and 18 percent interest on foreign companies that transact business without authority, according to its FAQ.
Wyoming Secretary of StateMoving later
Wyoming allows an outside entity to continue into Wyoming; the LLC fee for articles, continuance or domestication is $100.
Wyoming Secretary of StateWhat to have ready
- Where are your customers, staff and property?
- Will your home state treat you as doing business there?
- Compare home-state foreign fees with forming at home
- Decide whether you need series, close or DAO features
- Count the registered agent cost
- Decide on a holding structure
Should I Form an LLC in Wyoming? When It Helps and When It Doesn't
Should I Form an LLC in Wyoming? When It Helps and When It Doesn't
Wyoming first-year cost
State fees (at cost)
$100.00
Our service fee
$149.00
Registered agent
$199.00
First-year total
$448.00
Budget at least $60 of license tax for the first annual report, due on the first day of your anniversary month next year. Online card payments to the state carry a 2.4% fee ($1 minimum).
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When Wyoming is a good fit
Wyoming works best when the company does not have a physical operation somewhere else: an online business run by owners who travel, a holding company over other entities, a company owned by non-US residents, or an LLC holding investments. In those cases you get a $100 formation fee, a $60 minimum license tax measured on Wyoming assets only, no state income tax and a charging order statute that expressly covers a sole member (W.S. 17-29-503(g)).
Wyoming also offers structures not every state has: close LLCs (W.S. 17-25), series LLCs at $10 per series (W.S. 17-29-211) and DAO LLCs (W.S. 17-31).
Source: wyoleg.gov
When it is usually not worth it
If you live in another state and run the business there, with an office, employees, inventory or regular in-person work, that state will usually treat the LLC as doing business there and require foreign registration. You then pay that state's foreign registration fee and annual fees, keep a registered agent in both states, and still owe that state's income taxes on the business income.
Wyoming applies the same idea in reverse: a foreign company transacting business in Wyoming without authority faces a $5,000 penalty plus fees, license taxes and 18 percent interest, according to the Secretary of State's FAQ. Expect your home state to have comparable rules.
Source: sos.wyo.gov
Comparing the yearly cost
Wyoming's state cost is $60 per year for most small LLCs. With our registered agent at $199 and our annual report service at $129, the total is $388 a year plus any license tax above $60. Add your home state's foreign registration fees if you need one, and compare that with simply forming at home.
If you form in Wyoming and later need to operate elsewhere, we can register the LLC in the other state; our foreign registration service is $449 plus that state's fee.
Source: sos.wyo.gov
Already have an LLC elsewhere?
Wyoming lets an organization from another jurisdiction continue into Wyoming (W.S. 17-29-1010), and the fee schedule lists $100 for LLC articles, continuance or domestication. Your current state's law must permit the move. Talk to us before you file so the effective dates line up and the company is never in two places at once.
Source: sos.wyo.gov
Wyoming law and SOS rules behind this.
| Topic | Wyoming rule | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Low Wyoming cost | $100 to form and a $60 minimum license tax per year, measured on Wyoming assets only. | Wyoming Secretary of State |
| No state income tax | The State of Wyoming says it has no individual or corporate income tax. | www.wyo.gov |
| Strong charging order statute | W.S. 17-29-503(g) makes the charging order the exclusive remedy, including for a sole member. | Wyoming Statutes, Title 17 |
| Home-state registration | States generally require companies doing business there to register. Wyoming itself charges a $5,000 penalty plus fees, taxes and 18 percent interest on foreign companies that transact business without authority, according to its FAQ. | Wyoming Secretary of State |
| Moving later | Wyoming allows an outside entity to continue into Wyoming; the LLC fee for articles, continuance or domestication is $100. | Wyoming Secretary of State |
Related Wyoming reading.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Wyoming filings for owners. We are not the Wyoming Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
What Wyoming owners ask us
If you live and work in another state, you usually register there as a foreign LLC as well, so you pay both states' fees and keep two registered agents.
Wyoming Secretary of StateFor small private companies, Wyoming's $100 formation fee and $60 minimum license tax are low, and its charging order statute covers sole members. Delaware has its own fee and tax rules, so compare both against your home state before choosing.
Wyoming Secretary of StateThe state minimum is $60 in license tax. With our registered agent ($199) and annual report service ($129), the yearly total is $388 plus any tax above the minimum.
Wyoming Secretary of StateWyoming accepts continuance or domestication filings for $100. Your current state must allow the entity to leave.
Wyoming Secretary of StateYes. Corp USA prepares and submits your Wyoming filing with the Secretary of State for you. The state fee is passed through at cost and our service fee is shown separately at checkout, so you never have to work through the state's filing system yourself.
Wyoming Secretary of State